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

Moon: 64.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 4:52:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:35 am 104° East
Sunset Today: 6:21 pm 255° West
Moonrise Today: 10:28 pm 52° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:51 pm 309° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 47 minutes (-2m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Des Moines

Time:4:52 pm
Altitude:14.6°
Direction:240° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 46m 36s (Oct 22, 2024)

2 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

1 hour, 36 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Des Moines Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:02 am
Astro. Twilight6:02 am – 6:34 am
Nautical Twilight6:34 am – 7:06 am
Civil Twilight7:06 am – 7:35 am
Daylight7:35 am – 6:21 pm
Civil Twilight6:21 pm – 6:50 pm
Nautical Twilight6:50 pm – 7:22 pm
Astro. Twilight7:22 pm – 7:54 pm
Night7:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Des Moines - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 227:35 am6:21 pm10:46:36−2:3612:58 pm (37.0°)92.491
Oct 237:36 am6:20 pm10:44:00−2:3512:58 pm (36.7°)92.466
Oct 247:37 am6:18 pm10:41:25−2:3512:58 pm (36.3°)92.441
Oct 257:38 am6:17 pm10:38:50−2:3412:58 pm (36.0°)92.417
Oct 267:39 am6:16 pm10:36:17−2:3312:58 pm (35.6°)92.392
Oct 277:41 am6:14 pm10:33:45−2:3212:58 pm (35.3°)92.368
Oct 287:42 am6:13 pm10:31:13−2:3112:58 pm (35.0°)92.343
* All times are local time for Des Moines. 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 Des Moines

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Des Moines - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-1:51 pm10:28 pm5:39 am(76.7°)236,00169.4%
Oct 23-2:36 pm11:36 pm6:36 am(75.1°)239,99258.8%
Oct 24-3:11 pm-7:29 am(72.0°)243,62748.3%
Oct 2512:44 am3:39 pm-8:18 am(67.8°)246,71238.1%
Oct 261:50 am4:01 pm-9:02 am(62.8°)249,13828.6%
Oct 272:53 am4:21 pm-9:43 am(57.3°)250,86920.2%
Oct 283:54 am4:39 pm-10:22 am(51.5°)251,92313.0%
* All times are local time for Des Moines. 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 Des Moines This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:51 amTue 6:52 pmTue 1:52 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 10:46 amTue 7:59 pmTue 3:23 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 11:28 pmWed 2:23 pmWed 6:55 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 8:58 pmWed 11:54 amWed 4:26 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:36 pmWed 3:38 amTue 10:07 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 7:27 pmWed 9:54 amWed 2:41 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 5:05 pmWed 4:54 amTue 10:59 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Des Moines.

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