Daylight
6:17 am – 8:07 pm
13 hours, 50 minutes
| Current Time: | Apr 26, 2024 at 7:30:09 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 283° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 6.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.560 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:17 am↑ 71° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:07 pm↑ 290° West |
2024 Sun Graph for Des Moines
December 2024 — Sun in Des Moines
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:22:41 | −1:18 | 5:43 am | 6:23 pm | 6:16 am | 5:50 pm | 6:51 am | 5:15 pm | 12:03 pm (26.5°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:21:26 | −1:15 | 5:44 am | 6:23 pm | 6:17 am | 5:50 pm | 6:52 am | 5:15 pm | 12:04 pm (26.3°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:24 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:14 | −1:11 | 5:45 am | 6:23 pm | 6:18 am | 5:50 pm | 6:53 am | 5:15 pm | 12:04 pm (26.2°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:05 | −1:08 | 5:45 am | 6:23 pm | 6:19 am | 5:50 pm | 6:54 am | 5:15 pm | 12:04 pm (26.1°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:26 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:00 | −1:04 | 5:46 am | 6:23 pm | 6:20 am | 5:50 pm | 6:55 am | 5:15 pm | 12:05 pm (25.9°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:27 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:59 | −1:01 | 5:47 am | 6:23 pm | 6:21 am | 5:50 pm | 6:55 am | 5:15 pm | 12:05 pm (25.8°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:28 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:02 | −0:57 | 5:48 am | 6:23 pm | 6:22 am | 5:50 pm | 6:56 am | 5:15 pm | 12:06 pm (25.7°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:28 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:09 | −0:53 | 5:49 am | 6:23 pm | 6:22 am | 5:50 pm | 6:57 am | 5:15 pm | 12:06 pm (25.6°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:29 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:19 | −0:49 | 5:50 am | 6:23 pm | 6:23 am | 5:50 pm | 6:58 am | 5:15 pm | 12:07 pm (25.5°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:30 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:33 | −0:45 | 5:50 am | 6:24 pm | 6:24 am | 5:50 pm | 6:59 am | 5:15 pm | 12:07 pm (25.4°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:31 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:51 | −0:41 | 5:51 am | 6:24 pm | 6:25 am | 5:50 pm | 7:00 am | 5:15 pm | 12:07 pm (25.4°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:32 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:13 | −0:37 | 5:52 am | 6:24 pm | 6:25 am | 5:50 pm | 7:00 am | 5:15 pm | 12:08 pm (25.3°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:40 | −0:33 | 5:52 am | 6:24 pm | 6:26 am | 5:51 pm | 7:01 am | 5:16 pm | 12:08 pm (25.2°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:10 | −0:29 | 5:53 am | 6:25 pm | 6:27 am | 5:51 pm | 7:02 am | 5:16 pm | 12:09 pm (25.2°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:34 am ↑ (121°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:44 | −0:25 | 5:54 am | 6:25 pm | 6:28 am | 5:51 pm | 7:03 am | 5:16 pm | 12:09 pm (25.1°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:35 am ↑ (121°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:23 | −0:21 | 5:54 am | 6:25 pm | 6:28 am | 5:51 pm | 7:03 am | 5:17 pm | 12:10 pm (25.1°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:35 am ↑ (121°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:06 | −0:17 | 5:55 am | 6:26 pm | 6:29 am | 5:52 pm | 7:04 am | 5:17 pm | 12:10 pm (25.1°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:36 am ↑ (121°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:53 | −0:13 | 5:56 am | 6:26 pm | 6:29 am | 5:52 pm | 7:04 am | 5:17 pm | 12:11 pm (25.0°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:36 am ↑ (121°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:44 | −0:08 | 5:56 am | 6:27 pm | 6:30 am | 5:53 pm | 7:05 am | 5:18 pm | 12:11 pm (25.0°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:37 am ↑ (121°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:39 | −0:04 | 5:57 am | 6:27 pm | 6:30 am | 5:53 pm | 7:06 am | 5:18 pm | 12:12 pm (25.0°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:38 am ↑ (121°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:38 | < 1s | 5:57 am | 6:27 pm | 6:31 am | 5:54 pm | 7:06 am | 5:19 pm | 12:12 pm (25.0°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:38 am ↑ (121°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:42 | +0:03 | 5:58 am | 6:28 pm | 6:31 am | 5:54 pm | 7:06 am | 5:19 pm | 12:13 pm (25.0°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:38 am ↑ (121°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:50 | +0:07 | 5:58 am | 6:29 pm | 6:32 am | 5:55 pm | 7:07 am | 5:20 pm | 12:13 pm (25.0°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:39 am ↑ (121°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:02 | +0:12 | 5:59 am | 6:29 pm | 6:32 am | 5:55 pm | 7:07 am | 5:20 pm | 12:14 pm (25.0°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:39 am ↑ (121°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:18 | +0:16 | 5:59 am | 6:30 pm | 6:33 am | 5:56 pm | 7:08 am | 5:21 pm | 12:14 pm (25.1°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:39 | +0:20 | 5:59 am | 6:30 pm | 6:33 am | 5:57 pm | 7:08 am | 5:22 pm | 12:15 pm (25.1°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:03 | +0:24 | 6:00 am | 6:31 pm | 6:33 am | 5:57 pm | 7:08 am | 5:22 pm | 12:15 pm (25.2°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:32 | +0:28 | 6:00 am | 6:32 pm | 6:34 am | 5:58 pm | 7:09 am | 5:23 pm | 12:16 pm (25.2°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:05 | +0:32 | 6:00 am | 6:32 pm | 6:34 am | 5:59 pm | 7:09 am | 5:24 pm | 12:16 pm (25.3°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:42 | +0:36 | 6:01 am | 6:33 pm | 6:34 am | 5:59 pm | 7:09 am | 5:25 pm | 12:17 pm (25.3°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:41 am ↑ (121°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:23 | +0:41 | 6:01 am | 6:34 pm | 6:34 am | 6:00 pm | 7:09 am | 5:25 pm | 12:17 pm (25.4°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Des Moines. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Des Moines is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 2 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 7 or December 8.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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