Vincennes, IN: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Vincennes
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 8:04 am and sets at 5:32 pm: 9h 28m of daylight, a moderate winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 53m, so the swing is 5h 25m.
When it gets better in Vincennes
- Earliest sunset: 5:28 pm on Dec 6, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 8:08 am on Jan 5.
- Back above 10 hours of daylight: Jan 24.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 2.4 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 184 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 13. 13 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 38.7°N this sits between Sarasota FL (27°N, 1.4%) and Nashua NH (43°N, 9.7%) in a 1990 survey of winter depression by latitude.
What to do about it in Vincennes
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth getting here: on 148 weekdays the sun is still at least 20 minutes from rising at 7:00 am. Dark mornings run from Aug 11 to Apr 23, so set it up before Aug 11.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 8:04 am to 5:32 pm window on the shortest day does more than most people expect.
- If you head home at 5:30 pm, the sun has already set from Nov 30 to Dec 16: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 30.
Daylight in Vincennes, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 9h 28m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:42 am | 9:10 pm | 14h 28m |
| August 2026 | 7:10 am | 8:36 pm | 13h 27m |
| September 2026 | 7:37 am | 7:48 pm | 12h 12m |
| October 2026 | 8:05 am | 7:03 pm | 10h 58m |
| November 2026 | 7:39 am | 5:33 pm | 9h 54m |
| December 2026 | 8:04 am | 5:32 pm | 9h 28m |
| January 2027 | 8:04 am | 5:59 pm | 9h 55m |
| February 2027 | 7:34 am | 6:34 pm | 11h 01m |
| March 2027 | 7:52 am | 8:03 pm | 12h 11m |
| April 2027 | 7:06 am | 8:33 pm | 13h 27m |
| May 2027 | 6:33 am | 9:00 pm | 14h 27m |
| June 2027 | 6:26 am | 9:18 pm | 14h 53m |
Vincennes against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Vincennes (9h 28m, sunset 5:32 pm):
- Washington, IN, 19 mi away: 9h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:31 pm (-1 min).
- Jasper, IN, 36 mi away: 9h 29m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:31 pm (-1 min).
- Evansville, IN, 48 mi away: 9h 32m of daylight (+4 min), sunset 4:34 pm (-58 min), on America/Chicago time.
- Terre Haute, IN, 55 mi away: 9h 23m of daylight (-5 min), sunset 5:29 pm (-3 min), on America/Indiana/Indianapolis time.
- Bedford, IN, 56 mi away: 9h 27m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:27 pm (-5 min), on America/Indiana/Indianapolis time.