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

Moon: 23.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 14, 2025 at 11:28:19 am
Sunrise Today: 7:25 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:36 pm 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 2:22 am 105° East
Moonset Today: 1:13 pm 252° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 11 minutes (-30s)
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Today's Sun Position in Iowa City

Time:11:28 am
Altitude:24.7°
Direction:172° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 10m 50s (Dec 14, 2025)

30 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 13, 2025)

1 minute, 39 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

6 hours, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Iowa City Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:45 am
Astro. Twilight5:45 am – 6:19 am
Nautical Twilight6:19 am – 6:54 am
Civil Twilight6:54 am – 7:25 am
Daylight7:25 am – 4:36 pm
Civil Twilight4:36 pm – 5:07 pm
Nautical Twilight5:07 pm – 5:42 pm
Astro. Twilight5:42 pm – 6:16 pm
Night6:16 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Iowa City - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 147:25 am4:36 pm9:10:50−0:3012:00 pm (25.1°)91.502
Dec 157:26 am4:36 pm9:10:23−0:2612:01 pm (25.1°)91.493
Dec 167:26 am4:36 pm9:10:00−0:2212:01 pm (25.0°)91.485
Dec 177:27 am4:37 pm9:09:42−0:1812:02 pm (25.0°)91.477
Dec 187:28 am4:37 pm9:09:28−0:1412:02 pm (25.0°)91.470
Dec 197:28 am4:38 pm9:09:18−0:0912:03 pm (24.9°)91.463
Dec 207:29 am4:38 pm9:09:12−0:0512:03 pm (24.9°)91.456
* All times are local time for Iowa City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Iowa City is at 9:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 3 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Iowa City

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Iowa City - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 142:22 am1:13 pm-7:52 am(35.7°)250,38625.0%
Dec 153:25 am1:35 pm-8:34 am(30.6°)251,71517.1%
Dec 164:28 am2:02 pm-9:18 am(26.2°)252,37510.5%
Dec 175:31 am2:33 pm-10:05 am(22.7°)252,4345.3%
Dec 186:33 am3:13 pm-10:55 am(20.4°)251,9751.9%
Dec 197:31 am4:00 pm-11:46 am(19.3°)251,0830.3%
Dec 208:23 am4:56 pm-12:39 pm(19.7°)249,8260.6%
* 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 14, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:48 amSun 3:30 pmSun 10:40 amAverage visibility
VenusSun 7:00 amSun 4:13 pmSun 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 8:00 amSun 4:58 pmSun 12:29 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 6:45 pmMon 9:34 amMon 2:10 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 12:29 pmMon 12:05 amSun 6:17 pmGreat visibility
UranusSun 2:58 pmMon 5:31 amSun 10:15 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 12:33 pmMon 12:27 amSun 6:30 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Iowa City.

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