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Des Moines, IA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 42.5%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 5, 2023 at 7:23:07 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:25 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:44 pm 240° Southwest
Moonset Today: 1:06 pm 279° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 19 minutes (-1m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Des Moines

Time:7:23 pm
Altitude:-29.0°
Direction:265° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 18m 50s (Dec 5, 2023)

1 minute, 7 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 4, 2023)

9 minutes, 11 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

5 hours, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Des Moines Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:46 am
Astro. Twilight5:46 am – 6:19 am
Nautical Twilight6:19 am – 6:54 am
Civil Twilight6:54 am – 7:25 am
Daylight7:25 am – 4:44 pm
Civil Twilight4:44 pm – 5:15 pm
Nautical Twilight5:15 pm – 5:50 pm
Astro. Twilight5:50 pm – 6:23 pm
Night6:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Des Moines - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 57:25 am4:44 pm9:18:50−1:0712:04 pm (26.0°)91.606
Dec 67:26 am4:44 pm9:17:46−1:0312:05 pm (25.9°)91.593
Dec 77:27 am4:44 pm9:16:45−1:0012:05 pm (25.8°)91.581
Dec 87:28 am4:44 pm9:15:49−0:5612:06 pm (25.7°)91.569
Dec 97:29 am4:44 pm9:14:56−0:5212:06 pm (25.6°)91.558
Dec 107:30 am4:44 pm9:14:08−0:4812:07 pm (25.5°)91.547
Dec 117:30 am4:44 pm9:13:23−0:4412:07 pm (25.4°)91.536
* All times are local time for Des Moines. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Des Moines

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Des Moines - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-1:06 pm-6:32 am(56.3°)251,02247.5%
Dec 612:46 am1:25 pm-7:11 am(50.5°)249,97437.9%
Dec 71:47 am1:43 pm-7:51 am(44.6°)248,14228.6%
Dec 82:50 am2:03 pm-8:32 am(38.7°)245,66220.0%
Dec 93:55 am2:26 pm-9:15 am(33.0°)242,72912.4%
Dec 105:04 am2:54 pm-10:03 am(27.9°)239,5806.3%
Dec 116:16 am3:28 pm-10:55 am(23.6°)236,4772.1%
* All times are local time for Des Moines. 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 Des Moines This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 5, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 9:12 amWed 6:01 pmWed 1:37 pmAverage visibility
VenusWed 3:49 amWed 2:43 pmWed 9:16 amGood visibility
MarsWed 7:02 amWed 4:20 pmWed 11:41 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 2:47 pmWed 4:22 amTue 9:34 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 12:15 pmTue 10:49 pmTue 5:32 pmAverage visibility
UranusTue 3:19 pmWed 5:33 amTue 10:26 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 1:08 pmWed 12:50 amTue 6:59 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Des Moines.

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