Current Local Time in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

9:05:14 pm CST

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	Iowa (IA)
Lat/Long:	41°35'N / 93°36'W
Elevation:	271 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

15 °F

Passing clouds.
35 / 17 °F

Fri 5.		35 / 17 °F
Sat 6.		32 / 20 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:25 am
↑ 120° Southeast

Sunset

4:44 pm
↑ 240° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 19 minutes
-1m 9s shorter

Moon 99.8%

Set – 7:18 am
Rise – 4:11 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:04 pm
Altitude: 26.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:45 am – 6:19 am
5:50 pm – 6:23 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:19 am – 6:53 am
5:15 pm – 5:50 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:53 am – 7:25 am
4:44 pm – 5:15 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 4, 2025
5:14 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
2:51 pm

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Des Moines International Airport, DSM
About 5 mi SW of Des Moines
Eppley Airfield, OMA
About 121 mi W of Des Moines

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Thursday, December 4, 2025