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Iowa City, IA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 45.9%
First Quarter
Current Time: Dec 8, 2024 at 12:20:42 am
Sunrise Today: 7:20 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:35 pm 240° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 12:35 pm 98° East
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 15 minutes (-53s)
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Today's Sun Position in Iowa City

Time:12:20 am
Altitude:-70.5°
Direction:16° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 14m 42s (Dec 8, 2024)

53 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 7, 2024)

5 minutes, 31 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

5 hours, 57 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Iowa City Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:41 am
Astro. Twilight5:41 am – 6:14 am
Nautical Twilight6:14 am – 6:49 am
Civil Twilight6:49 am – 7:20 am
Daylight7:20 am – 4:35 pm
Civil Twilight4:35 pm – 5:06 pm
Nautical Twilight5:06 pm – 5:41 pm
Astro. Twilight5:41 pm – 6:15 pm
Night6:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Iowa City - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 87:20 am4:35 pm9:14:42−0:5311:58 am (25.6°)91.558
Dec 97:21 am4:35 pm9:13:52−0:4911:58 am (25.5°)91.546
Dec 107:22 am4:35 pm9:13:06−0:4511:59 am (25.4°)91.534
Dec 117:23 am4:35 pm9:12:25−0:4111:59 am (25.3°)91.523
Dec 127:24 am4:35 pm9:11:47−0:3712:00 pm (25.2°)91.512
Dec 137:24 am4:36 pm9:11:13−0:3312:00 pm (25.2°)91.502
Dec 147:25 am4:36 pm9:10:43−0:2912:01 pm (25.1°)91.492
* All times are local time for Iowa City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Iowa City

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Iowa City - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 812:35 pm--6:26 pm(43.7°)230,68954.4%
Dec 9-12:28 am12:58 pm7:13 pm(50.7°)229,02465.9%
Dec 10-1:42 am1:21 pm8:02 pm(57.7°)227,76776.7%
Dec 11-2:58 am1:46 pm8:54 pm(64.3°)227,09486.0%
Dec 12-4:17 am2:16 pm9:50 pm(69.8°)227,16493.3%
Dec 13-5:37 am2:54 pm10:49 pm(74.0°)228,08698.0%
Dec 14-6:55 am3:41 pm11:52 pm(76.2°)229,87499.8%
* All times are local time for Iowa City. 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 Iowa City This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:47 amSun 4:19 pmSun 11:33 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 10:33 amSun 7:51 pmSun 3:12 pmGood visibility
MarsSat 8:08 pmSun 10:57 amSun 3:32 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 4:29 pmSun 7:23 amSat 11:56 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 12:22 pmSun 11:26 pmSun 5:54 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 3:08 pmMon 5:32 amSun 10:20 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 12:50 pmMon 12:38 amSun 6:44 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Iowa City.

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