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Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit, IA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 94.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 4:55:18 am
Sunrise Today: 6:20 am↑ 71° East
Sunset Today: 8:12 pm↑ 290° West
Moonrise Today: 11:35 pm↑ 128° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:28 am↑ 235° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 52 minutes (+2m 32s)
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Today's Sun Position in Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit

Time:4:55 am
Altitude:-14.8°
Direction:55° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 52m 23s (Apr 26, 2024)

2 minutes, 32 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 25, 2024)

4 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 22 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 4:34 am
Astro. Twilight4:34 am – 5:13 am
Nautical Twilight5:13 am – 5:50 am
Civil Twilight5:50 am – 6:20 am
Daylight6:20 am – 8:12 pm
Civil Twilight8:12 pm – 8:42 pm
Nautical Twilight8:42 pm – 9:19 pm
Astro. Twilight9:19 pm – 9:59 pm
Night9:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 266:20 am8:12 pm13:52:23+2:321:16 pm (61.7°)93.553
Apr 276:18 am8:13 pm13:54:54+2:311:15 pm (62.1°)93.578
Apr 286:17 am8:14 pm13:57:25+2:301:15 pm (62.4°)93.602
Apr 296:16 am8:15 pm13:59:54+2:281:15 pm (62.7°)93.627
Apr 306:14 am8:17 pm14:02:21+2:271:15 pm (63.0°)93.651
May 16:13 am8:18 pm14:04:48+2:261:15 pm (63.3°)93.676
May 26:12 am8:19 pm14:07:13+2:241:15 pm (63.6°)93.700
* All times are local time for Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 1910:06 pm
June solsticeJun 203:51 pm
September equinoxSep 227:44 am
December solsticeDec 213:21 am
* All times are local Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit time.

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Today's Moon in Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit

Percent Illuminated:94.2%
Time:4:55 am
Altitude:17.5°
Direction:206° SW
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 26-7:28 am11:35 pm3:01 am(22.4°)244,05594.6%
Apr 27-8:10 am-3:54 am(19.7°)241,84588.8%
Apr 2812:39 am9:02 am-4:51 am(18.5°)239,49581.1%
Apr 291:36 am10:05 am-5:49 am(19.1°)237,03571.7%
Apr 302:23 am11:17 am-6:47 am(21.5°)234,51861.0%
May 13:01 am12:33 pm-7:43 am(25.5°)232,03349.5%
May 23:32 am1:50 pm-8:36 am(30.8°)229,71837.8%
* All times are local time for Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit. 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 Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:39 amFri 6:18 pmFri 11:59 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 6:02 amFri 7:15 pmFri 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:54 amFri 4:42 pmFri 10:48 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:11 amFri 9:31 pmFri 2:21 pmAverage visibility
SaturnFri 4:33 amFri 3:46 pmFri 10:10 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:05 amFri 9:27 pmFri 2:16 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:59 amFri 4:51 pmFri 10:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit.

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