South Bend, Indiana Sunset Time Today

South Bend sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

South Bend, IN · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:43 PM Sunrise 7:31 AM

12h 12m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in South Bend · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:32 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:42 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today

In South Bend, the sun rises at 7:32 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:42 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:31 AM8:09 AM

Blue hour7:04 AM7:31 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:09 PM7:43 PM

Blue hour7:43 PM8:14 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in South Bend

The sun rises in South Bend at 7:31 AM today and at 7:32 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 7:04 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:31 AM to 8:09 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:31 AM7:43 PM12h 12m
Tue, Sep 227:32 AM7:42 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 237:33 AM7:40 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:34 AM7:38 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:35 AM7:36 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 267:36 AM7:35 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 277:37 AM7:33 PM11h 56m

South Bend daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan8:13 AM5:26 PM9h 13m
Feb7:58 AM6:01 PM10h 3m
Mar7:21 AM6:36 PM11h 15m
Apr7:29 AM8:10 PM12h 42m
May6:43 AM8:43 PM14h 1m
Jun6:14 AM9:14 PM15h 0m
Jul6:15 AM9:24 PM15h 9m
Aug6:40 AM9:04 PM14h 24m
Sep7:12 AM8:20 PM13h 8m
Oct7:42 AM7:28 PM11h 46m
Nov7:18 AM5:41 PM10h 23m
Dec7:53 AM5:17 PM9h 23m

South Bend’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 12m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 9m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 12m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 219h 9m

How fast South Bend gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 35s a day+50m
Febgaining 2m 36s a day+1h 12m
Margaining 2m 49s a day+1h 27m
Aprgaining 2m 40s a day+1h 19m
Maygaining 2m a day+59m
Jungaining 23s a day+9m
Jullosing 1m 25s a day−45m
Auglosing 2m 27s a day−1h 16m
Seplosing 2m 45s a day−1h 22m
Octlosing 2m 42s a day−1h 23m
Novlosing 2m 5s a day−1h
Declosing 28s a day−11m

South Bend golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:21–7:57 PM7:57–8:25 PM7:49–8:26 AM7:22–7:49 AM
Summer solstice8:42–9:24 PM9:24–9:58 PM6:12–6:54 AM5:37–6:12 AM
Fall equinox7:08–7:44 PM7:44–8:12 PM7:33–8:10 AM7:05–7:33 AM
Winter solstice4:34–5:18 PM5:18–5:50 PM8:10–8:54 AM7:38–8:10 AM

Daylight saving time in South Bend

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in South Bend

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In South Bend, the longest day carries about 15h 12m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 9m — a swing of roughly 6h 3m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for South Bend’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in South Bend?
South Bend's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:16 PM around December 8, 13 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:24 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does South Bend get on the longest and shortest days?
South Bend gets about 15h 12m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 9m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 3m.
When is golden hour in South Bend?
Near the June solstice, South Bend's evening golden hour runs 8:42–9:24 PM and the morning one 6:12–6:54 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:34–5:18 PM and 8:10–8:54 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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