First light
6:46 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Crown Point today, Tuesday, October 27, is at 5:51 PM and sunrise is at 7:15 AM. It gets dark at 6:19 PM. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 7:16 AM and sets at 5:49 PM. Local time: CDT (UTC−05:00).
Sunset in 4h 21m 44s
Showing: today Tuesday, October 27
First light
6:46 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:14 AM
106° · east-southeast
Sunset
5:52 PM
254° · west-southwest
Dark
6:21 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 38m
−2 min 33 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:33 PM
Sun 36.0° high
First light
6:47 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:15 AM
107° · east-southeast
Sunset
5:51 PM
253° · west-southwest
Dark
6:19 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 36m
−2 min 32 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:33 PM
Sun 35.6° high
First light
6:48 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:16 AM
107° · east-southeast
Sunset
5:49 PM
253° · west-southwest
Dark
6:18 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 33m
−2 min 31 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:33 PM
Sun 35.3° high
Wednesday, October 28: sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:49 PM, 10h 33m of daylight. It gets dark at 6:18 PM.
Morning blue hour6:47–6:58 AM
Morning golden hour6:58–7:54 AM
Evening golden hour5:12–6:08 PM
Evening blue hour6:08–6:19 PM
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 107° (east-southeast) and sets at 253° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 57° and 121° and sunset between 239° and 303°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:19 AM | 6:46 AM | 6:31 PM | 6:59 PM | 11h 45m | −2 min 44 s |
| Fri 2 | 6:20 AM | 6:47 AM | 6:29 PM | 6:57 PM | 11h 42m | −2 min 44 s |
| Sat 3 | 6:21 AM | 6:48 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:55 PM | 11h 39m | −2 min 44 s |
| Sun 4 | 6:22 AM | 6:50 AM | 6:26 PM | 6:54 PM | 11h 37m | −2 min 44 s |
| Mon 5 | 6:23 AM | 6:51 AM | 6:24 PM | 6:52 PM | 11h 34m | −2 min 44 s |
| Tue 6 | 6:24 AM | 6:52 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:50 PM | 11h 31m | −2 min 43 s |
| Wed 7 | 6:25 AM | 6:53 AM | 6:21 PM | 6:49 PM | 11h 28m | −2 min 43 s |
| Thu 8 | 6:26 AM | 6:54 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:47 PM | 11h 26m | −2 min 43 s |
| Fri 9 | 6:27 AM | 6:55 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:45 PM | 11h 23m | −2 min 43 s |
| Sat 10 | 6:28 AM | 6:56 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:44 PM | 11h 20m | −2 min 42 s |
| Sun 11 | 6:29 AM | 6:57 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:42 PM | 11h 18m | −2 min 42 s |
| Mon 12 | 6:30 AM | 6:58 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:41 PM | 11h 15m | −2 min 42 s |
| Tue 13 | 6:31 AM | 6:59 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:39 PM | 11h 12m | −2 min 41 s |
| Wed 14 | 6:33 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:38 PM | 11h 09m | −2 min 41 s |
| Thu 15 | 6:34 AM | 7:01 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:36 PM | 11h 07m | −2 min 40 s |
| Fri 16 | 6:35 AM | 7:03 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:35 PM | 11h 04m | −2 min 40 s |
| Sat 17 | 6:36 AM | 7:04 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:33 PM | 11h 01m | −2 min 39 s |
| Sun 18 | 6:37 AM | 7:05 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:32 PM | 10h 59m | −2 min 39 s |
| Mon 19 | 6:38 AM | 7:06 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:30 PM | 10h 56m | −2 min 38 s |
| Tue 20 | 6:39 AM | 7:07 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:29 PM | 10h 54m | −2 min 37 s |
| Wed 21 | 6:40 AM | 7:08 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:27 PM | 10h 51m | −2 min 37 s |
| Thu 22 | 6:41 AM | 7:09 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:26 PM | 10h 48m | −2 min 36 s |
| Fri 23 | 6:42 AM | 7:11 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:25 PM | 10h 46m | −2 min 35 s |
| Sat 24 | 6:43 AM | 7:12 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:23 PM | 10h 43m | −2 min 34 s |
| Sun 25 | 6:45 AM | 7:13 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:22 PM | 10h 41m | −2 min 34 s |
| Mon 26 | 6:46 AM | 7:14 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:21 PM | 10h 38m | −2 min 33 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 6:47 AM | 7:15 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:19 PM | 10h 36m | −2 min 32 s |
| Wed 28 | 6:48 AM | 7:16 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:18 PM | 10h 33m | −2 min 31 s |
| Thu 29 | 6:49 AM | 7:18 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:17 PM | 10h 31m | −2 min 30 s |
| Fri 30 | 6:50 AM | 7:19 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:15 PM | 10h 28m | −2 min 29 s |
| Sat 31 | 6:51 AM | 7:20 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:14 PM | 10h 26m | −2 min 28 s |
Local times in America/Chicago; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Crown Point ranges from 9h 11m (Dec 21) to 15h 11m (Jun 21).
America/Chicago · CDT · UTC−05:00. Daylight saving time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from UTC−05:00 to UTC−06:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in United StatesIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 5:51 PM on Tuesday, October 27 (CDT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (253°).
Sunrise is at 7:15 AM on Tuesday, October 27. The sun rises in the east-southeast (107°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, the sun rises at 7:16 AM and sets at 5:49 PM, giving 10h 33m of daylight.
It gets dark at 6:19 PM, 28 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 7:24 PM.
Morning golden hour: 6:58 AM to 7:54 AM. Evening golden hour: 5:12 PM to 6:08 PM. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Crown Point gets 10 hours 36 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes and 32 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is June 21, with 15h 11m of daylight (sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:27 PM). The shortest is December 21, with 9h 11m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on December 8 at 4:20 PM; the latest is on June 27 at 8:27 PM.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1 2026 (UTC−05:00 to UTC−06:00). Sunrise and sunset move earlier on the clock from Nov 2.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (107°) and sets in the west-southwest (253°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 57° and 121° on the horizon.
In Crown Point, the longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15h 11m of daylight, and the shortest is December 21, with 9h 11m: a difference of 6 hours. The earliest sunrise of the year is on June 14 (5:15 AM) and the latest sunset on June 27 (8:27 PM). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Crown Point lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 72.0° above the horizon, on June 21.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Merrillville 8 km | 7:15 AM | 5:51 PM |
| Schererville 10 km | 7:16 AM | 5:51 PM |
| Griffith 13 km | 7:16 AM | 5:51 PM |
| Dyer 16 km | 7:16 AM | 5:51 PM |
| Hobart 16 km | 7:15 AM | 5:50 PM |
| Highland 17 km | 7:16 AM | 5:51 PM |
| Gary 20 km | 7:15 AM | 5:50 PM |
| Munster 20 km | 7:16 AM | 5:51 PM |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modeled.
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