What time is it in Indianapolis, Indiana?

Indianapolis is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Indianapolis sits at 39.78°N, 86.15°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Indianapolis.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Eastern Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Indianapolis it is highest at 1:36 pm today — 96 minutes after clock noon.

At 86.1°W, Indianapolis sits well toward the western edge of its zone, which is why the sun stays up later here than the clock suggests. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in Indianapolis, and the day is getting shorter by 3 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 5 hours 39 minutes, from 14 hours 59 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 21 minutes in December.

At 39.8°N that puts Indianapolis between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.