| Current Time: | Apr 21, 2025 at 12:58:00 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:24 am↑ 73° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:01 pm↑ 287° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 3:18 am↑ 122° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 12:46 pm↑ 241° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 37 minutes (+2m 35s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Des Moines Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:42 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:42 am – 5:20 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:20 am – 5:55 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:55 am – 6:24 am |
| Daylight | 6:24 am – 8:01 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:01 pm – 8:31 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:31 pm – 9:06 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:06 pm – 9:44 pm |
| Night | 9:44 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Des Moines
Moon in Des Moines - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Apr 21 | 3:18 am | 12:46 pm | - | 7:58 am | (25.3°) | 238,234 | 45.1% | |||
| Apr 22 | 3:48 am | 1:59 pm | - | 8:49 am | (30.3°) | 234,374 | 34.2% | |||
| Apr 23 | 4:15 am | 3:14 pm | - | 9:39 am | (36.4°) | 230,546 | 23.7% | |||
| Apr 24 | 4:39 am | 4:29 pm | - | 10:28 am | (43.3°) | 227,057 | 14.3% | |||
| Apr 25 | 5:02 am | 5:47 pm | - | 11:17 am | (50.7°) | 224,266 | 6.8% | |||
| Apr 26 | 5:26 am | 7:07 pm | - | 12:09 pm | (58.1°) | 222,466 | 1.9% | |||
 Apr 27 | 5:53 am | 8:30 pm | - | 1:04 pm | (64.9°) | 221,905 | 0.1% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||