| Current Time: | May 19, 2024 at 4:33:56 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:50 am↑ 62° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:31 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 4:52 pm↑ 100° East |
| Moonset Today: | 3:50 am↑ 264° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 41 minutes (+1m 49s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Des Moines Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 3:52 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 3:52 am – 4:38 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:38 am – 5:18 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:18 am – 5:50 am |
| Daylight | 5:50 am – 8:31 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:31 pm – 9:03 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:03 pm – 9:44 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:44 pm – 10:30 pm |
| Night | 10:30 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Des Moines
Moon in Des Moines - Next 7 days
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| 2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 19 | - | 3:50 am | 4:52 pm | 10:36 pm | (39.3°) | 249,580 | 88.8% | |||
| May 20 | - | 4:09 am | 5:55 pm | 11:17 pm | (33.7°) | 247,846 | 94.3% | |||
| May 21 | - | 4:30 am | 7:01 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| May 22 | - | 4:55 am | 8:09 pm | 12:02 am | (28.6°) | 245,763 | 98.0% | |||
 May 23 | - | 5:26 am | 9:18 pm | 12:51 am | (24.3°) | 243,488 | 99.8% | |||
| May 24 | - | 6:06 am | 10:24 pm | 1:44 am | (21.1°) | 241,163 | 99.3% | |||
| May 25 | - | 6:55 am | 11:24 pm | 2:41 am | (19.4°) | 238,900 | 96.5% | |||
| * All times are local time for Des Moines. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||