Current Time: | Dec 8, 2024 at 12:20:42 am |
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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) |
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)
The Sun's altitude in Iowa City 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 Iowa City Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Iowa City 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 – 5:41 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:41 am – 6:14 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:14 am – 6:49 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:49 am – 7:20 am |
Daylight | 7:20 am – 4:35 pm |
Civil Twilight | 4:35 pm – 5:06 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:06 pm – 5:41 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 5:41 pm – 6:15 pm |
Night | 6:15 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Iowa City - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 8 | 7:20 am | 4:35 pm | 9:14:42 | −0:53 | 11:58 am (25.6°) | 91.558 |
Dec 9 | 7:21 am | 4:35 pm | 9:13:52 | −0:49 | 11:58 am (25.5°) | 91.546 |
Dec 10 | 7:22 am | 4:35 pm | 9:13:06 | −0:45 | 11:59 am (25.4°) | 91.534 |
Dec 11 | 7:23 am | 4:35 pm | 9:12:25 | −0:41 | 11:59 am (25.3°) | 91.523 |
Dec 12 | 7:24 am | 4:35 pm | 9:11:47 | −0:37 | 12:00 pm (25.2°) | 91.512 |
Dec 13 | 7:24 am | 4:36 pm | 9:11:13 | −0:33 | 12:00 pm (25.2°) | 91.502 |
Dec 14 | 7:25 am | 4:36 pm | 9:10:43 | −0:29 | 12:01 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local Iowa City time. |
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Today's Moon in Iowa City
Percent Illuminated: | 45.9% |
Time: | 12:20 am |
Altitude: | -12.2° |
Direction: | 268° W |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Iowa City 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 Iowa City - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 8 | 12:35 pm | - | - | 6:26 pm | (43.7°) | 230,689 | 54.4% | |||
Dec 9 | - | 12:28 am | 12:58 pm | 7:13 pm | (50.7°) | 229,024 | 65.9% | |||
Dec 10 | - | 1:42 am | 1:21 pm | 8:02 pm | (57.7°) | 227,767 | 76.7% | |||
Dec 11 | - | 2:58 am | 1:46 pm | 8:54 pm | (64.3°) | 227,094 | 86.0% | |||
Dec 12 | - | 4:17 am | 2:16 pm | 9:50 pm | (69.8°) | 227,164 | 93.3% | |||
Dec 13 | - | 5:37 am | 2:54 pm | 10:49 pm | (74.0°) | 228,086 | 98.0% | |||
Dec 14 | - | 6:55 am | 3:41 pm | 11:52 pm | (76.2°) | 229,874 | 99.8% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Iowa City This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 8, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 6:47 am | Sun 4:19 pm | Sun 11:33 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 10:33 am | Sun 7:51 pm | Sun 3:12 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Sat 8:08 pm | Sun 10:57 am | Sun 3:32 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 4:29 pm | Sun 7:23 am | Sat 11:56 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sun 12:22 pm | Sun 11:26 pm | Sun 5:54 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sun 3:08 pm | Mon 5:32 am | Sun 10:20 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Sun 12:50 pm | Mon 12:38 am | Sun 6:44 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Iowa City. |
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