Current time in Indianapolis, IN
Eastern Time
UTC−04:00- Time zone
- Eastern Time · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- UTC offset now
- UTC−04:00 EDT
- Abbreviation
- EST / EDT
- Daylight saving
- Forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (EDT → EST).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- IN, United States · 39.77° N, 86.16° W
- Population
- 887,642
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Indianapolis at about 12:45 standard time: the clock runs about 45 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:28 and 13:55 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 07:47 | 19:56 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:16 | 21:16 | 15h 00m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 07:32 | 19:41 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:02 | 17:23 | 9h 21m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:39–19:30 (11 h 51 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Vincennes · 170 km
- Louisville · 170 km
- Chicago · 260 km · clock 1 h behind
- Detroit · 390 km
- Toronto, Canada · 710 km
- Washington · 790 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Toronto, Canada · 710 km
- Ottawa, Canada · 1,060 km
- Montréal, Canada · 1,210 km
- Nassau, Bahamas · 1,830 km
- Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands · 2,390 km
- Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands · 2,480 km