07:37 Sunrise12:59 Solar noon18:20 Sunset
Sunrise07:37105° E
10 h 43 min−2 min 35 sDay length
Sunset 18:20255° W
Golden hour · morning07:20–08:16
Golden hour · evening17:41–18:37
Blue hour · evening18:37–18:48
Solar noon12:59
Civil twilight07:09–18:48
CDTChicago
Tonight
Full moon
97% lit at noon
17:18 05:51
Coming up
Next full moonSunday, 25 October 202623:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October07:38 – 18:18
Sunday 25 October07:38 – 18:18
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:20–08:16
- evening
- 17:41–18:37
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 07:09–07:20
- evening
- 18:37–18:48
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 105° E
- Sunset
- 255° W
Des Moines in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:37 | 18:20 | 10 h 43 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 07:38 | 18:18 | 10 h 40 min | −2 min 35 s |
| Mon 26 | 07:39 | 18:17 | 10 h 37 min | −2 min 34 s |
| Tue 27 | 07:41 | 18:15 | 10 h 35 min | −2 min 33 s |
| Wed 28 | 07:42 | 18:14 | 10 h 32 min | −2 min 32 s |
| Thu 29 | 07:43 | 18:13 | 10 h 30 min | −2 min 31 s |
| Fri 30 | 07:44 | 18:12 | 10 h 27 min | −2 min 30 s |
| Sat 31 | 07:45 | 18:10 | 10 h 25 min | −2 min 29 s |
| Sun 1 | 06:47 | 17:09 | 10 h 22 min | −2 min 27 s |
| Mon 2 | 06:48 | 17:08 | 10 h 20 min | −2 min 26 s |
| Tue 3 | 06:49 | 17:07 | 10 h 18 min | −2 min 25 s |
| Wed 4 | 06:50 | 17:05 | 10 h 15 min | −2 min 24 s |
| Thu 5 | 06:51 | 17:04 | 10 h 13 min | −2 min 22 s |
| Fri 6 | 06:53 | 17:03 | 10 h 10 min | −2 min 21 s |
| Sat 7 | 06:54 | 17:02 | 10 h 8 min | −2 min 19 s |
| Sun 8 | 06:55 | 17:01 | 10 h 6 min | −2 min 18 s |
| Mon 9 | 06:56 | 17:00 | 10 h 4 min | −2 min 16 s |
| Tue 10 | 06:57 | 16:59 | 10 h 1 min | −2 min 14 s |
| Wed 11 | 06:59 | 16:58 | 9 h 59 min | −2 min 12 s |
| Thu 12 | 07:00 | 16:57 | 9 h 57 min | −2 min 11 s |
| Fri 13 | 07:01 | 16:56 | 9 h 55 min | −2 min 9 s |
| Sat 14 | 07:02 | 16:55 | 9 h 53 min | −2 min 7 s |
| Sun 15 | 07:04 | 16:54 | 9 h 51 min | −2 min 4 s |
| Mon 16 | 07:05 | 16:53 | 9 h 49 min | −2 min 2 s |
| Tue 17 | 07:06 | 16:53 | 9 h 47 min | −2 min 0 s |
| Wed 18 | 07:07 | 16:52 | 9 h 45 min | −1 min 58 s |
| Thu 19 | 07:08 | 16:51 | 9 h 43 min | −1 min 55 s |
| Fri 20 | 07:09 | 16:50 | 9 h 41 min | −1 min 53 s |
| Sat 21 | 07:11 | 16:50 | 9 h 39 min | −1 min 50 s |
| Sun 22 | 07:12 | 16:49 | 9 h 37 min | −1 min 48 s |
| Mon 23 | 07:13 | 16:48 | 9 h 35 min | −1 min 45 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day15 h 12 min21 June
Shortest day9 h 10 min21 December
Earliest sunset16:448 December
Latest sunrise07:4531 October
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Des Moines they are 13 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
