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Ames, IA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.1%
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Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 10:34:09 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:31 am 68° East
Moonset Today: 8:16 pm 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 19 minutes (+2m 16s)
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Today's Sun Position in Ames

Time:10:34 pm
Altitude:-20.6°
Direction:320° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 18m 30s (May 7, 2024)

2 minutes, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (May 6, 2024)

5 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

56 minutes, 15 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Ames Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:09 am
Astro. Twilight4:09 am – 4:52 am
Nautical Twilight4:52 am – 5:30 am
Civil Twilight5:30 am – 6:02 am
Daylight6:02 am – 8:20 pm
Civil Twilight8:20 pm – 8:51 pm
Nautical Twilight8:51 pm – 9:30 pm
Astro. Twilight9:30 pm – 10:13 pm
Night10:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Ames - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 76:02 am8:20 pm14:18:30+2:161:10 pm (65.1°)93.815
May 86:00 am8:21 pm14:20:45+2:141:10 pm (65.3°)93.837
May 95:59 am8:22 pm14:22:58+2:131:10 pm (65.6°)93.858
May 105:58 am8:23 pm14:25:10+2:111:10 pm (65.9°)93.879
May 115:57 am8:24 pm14:27:19+2:091:10 pm (66.1°)93.900
May 125:56 am8:25 pm14:29:26+2:071:10 pm (66.4°)93.920
May 135:55 am8:26 pm14:31:31+2:051:10 pm (66.6°)93.940
* All times are local time for Ames. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Ames

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Ames - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 75:31 am8:16 pm-12:46 pm(65.3°)227,1560.3%
May 86:02 am9:35 pm-1:42 pm(70.6°)229,3080.7%
May 96:41 am10:50 pm-2:41 pm(74.2°)232,2293.9%
May 107:28 am11:57 pm-3:41 pm(76.0°)235,6649.6%
May 118:24 am--4:40 pm(75.9°)239,30017.1%
May 12-12:51 am9:28 am5:35 pm(74.1°)242,82326.0%
May 13-1:34 am10:35 am6:27 pm(70.9°)245,95535.6%
* All times are local time for Ames. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Ames This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:10 amWed 5:58 pmWed 11:34 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:47 amWed 7:40 pmWed 12:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:24 amWed 4:38 pmWed 10:31 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:28 amWed 8:54 pmWed 1:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:44 amWed 3:00 pmWed 9:22 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:16 amWed 8:39 pmWed 1:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:08 amWed 4:02 pmWed 10:05 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Ames.

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