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

Moon: 42.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Apr 21, 2025 at 12:58:00 pm
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)
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Today's Sun Position in Des Moines

Time:12:58 pm
Altitude:60.4°
Direction:173° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 37m 6s (Apr 21, 2025)

2 minutes, 35 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 20, 2025)

4 hours, 27 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Des Moines Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:42 am
Astro. Twilight4:42 am – 5:20 am
Nautical Twilight5:20 am – 5:55 am
Civil Twilight5:55 am – 6:24 am
Daylight6:24 am – 8:01 pm
Civil Twilight8:01 pm – 8:31 pm
Nautical Twilight8:31 pm – 9:06 pm
Astro. Twilight9:06 pm – 9:44 pm
Night9:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Des Moines - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 216:24 am8:01 pm13:37:06+2:351:12 pm (60.5°)93.426
Apr 226:23 am8:02 pm13:39:40+2:341:12 pm (60.9°)93.452
Apr 236:21 am8:04 pm13:42:13+2:331:12 pm (61.2°)93.477
Apr 246:20 am8:05 pm13:44:45+2:321:12 pm (61.5°)93.503
Apr 256:18 am8:06 pm13:47:16+2:311:12 pm (61.9°)93.528
Apr 266:17 am8:07 pm13:49:46+2:301:12 pm (62.2°)93.552
Apr 276:16 am8:08 pm13:52:15+2:281:11 pm (62.5°)93.577
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Des Moines - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 213:18 am12:46 pm-7:58 am(25.3°)238,23445.1%
Apr 223:48 am1:59 pm-8:49 am(30.3°)234,37434.2%
Apr 234:15 am3:14 pm-9:39 am(36.4°)230,54623.7%
Apr 244:39 am4:29 pm-10:28 am(43.3°)227,05714.3%
Apr 255:02 am5:47 pm-11:17 am(50.7°)224,2666.8%
Apr 265:26 am7:07 pm-12:09 pm(58.1°)222,4661.9%
Apr 275:53 am8:30 pm-1:04 pm(64.9°)221,9050.1%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Des Moines This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:33 amMon 5:34 pmMon 11:33 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 4:49 amMon 5:00 pmMon 10:55 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 12:03 pmTue 2:56 amMon 7:30 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 8:58 amMon 11:58 pmMon 4:28 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 5:14 amMon 4:57 pmMon 11:06 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 7:34 amMon 10:01 pmMon 2:48 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 5:20 amMon 5:18 pmMon 11:19 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Des Moines.

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