Current Time: | Dec 5, 2023 at 7:23:07 pm |
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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) |
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)
The Sun's altitude in Des Moines 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 Des Moines Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Des Moines 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
Night | 12:00 am – 5:46 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:46 am – 6:19 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:19 am – 6:54 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:54 am – 7:25 am |
Daylight | 7:25 am – 4:44 pm |
Civil Twilight | 4:44 pm – 5:15 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:15 pm – 5:50 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 5:50 pm – 6:23 pm |
Night | 6:23 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Des Moines - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 5 | 7:25 am | 4:44 pm | 9:18:50 | −1:07 | 12:04 pm (26.0°) | 91.606 |
Dec 6 | 7:26 am | 4:44 pm | 9:17:46 | −1:03 | 12:05 pm (25.9°) | 91.593 |
Dec 7 | 7:27 am | 4:44 pm | 9:16:45 | −1:00 | 12:05 pm (25.8°) | 91.581 |
Dec 8 | 7:28 am | 4:44 pm | 9:15:49 | −0:56 | 12:06 pm (25.7°) | 91.569 |
Dec 9 | 7:29 am | 4:44 pm | 9:14:56 | −0:52 | 12:06 pm (25.6°) | 91.558 |
Dec 10 | 7:30 am | 4:44 pm | 9:14:08 | −0:48 | 12:07 pm (25.5°) | 91.547 |
Dec 11 | 7:30 am | 4:44 pm | 9:13:23 | −0:44 | 12:07 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 20 | 4:24 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 9:58 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 1:50 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 9:27 pm |
* All times are local Des Moines time. |
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Today's Moon in Des Moines
Percent Illuminated: | 42.5% |
Time: | 7:23 pm |
Altitude: | -43.1° |
Direction: | 10° N |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in Des Moines 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
Moon in Des Moines - Next 7 days
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 5 | - | 1:06 pm | - | 6:32 am | (56.3°) | 251,022 | 47.5% | |||
Dec 6 | 12:46 am | 1:25 pm | - | 7:11 am | (50.5°) | 249,974 | 37.9% | |||
Dec 7 | 1:47 am | 1:43 pm | - | 7:51 am | (44.6°) | 248,142 | 28.6% | |||
Dec 8 | 2:50 am | 2:03 pm | - | 8:32 am | (38.7°) | 245,662 | 20.0% | |||
Dec 9 | 3:55 am | 2:26 pm | - | 9:15 am | (33.0°) | 242,729 | 12.4% | |||
Dec 10 | 5:04 am | 2:54 pm | - | 10:03 am | (27.9°) | 239,580 | 6.3% | |||
Dec 11 | 6:16 am | 3:28 pm | - | 10:55 am | (23.6°) | 236,477 | 2.1% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Des Moines This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 5, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 9:12 am | Wed 6:01 pm | Wed 1:37 pm | Average visibility |
Venus | Wed 3:49 am | Wed 2:43 pm | Wed 9:16 am | Good visibility |
Mars | Wed 7:02 am | Wed 4:20 pm | Wed 11:41 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Tue 2:47 pm | Wed 4:22 am | Tue 9:34 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 12:15 pm | Tue 10:49 pm | Tue 5:32 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Tue 3:19 pm | Wed 5:33 am | Tue 10:26 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 1:08 pm | Wed 12:50 am | Tue 6:59 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Des Moines. |
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