| Current Time: | May 22, 2025 at 4:33:14 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:48 am↑ 61° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:34 pm↑ 299° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 3:03 am↑ 93° East |
| Moonset Today: | 3:23 pm↑ 272° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 45 minutes (+1m 42s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Des Moines Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 3:48 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 3:48 am – 4:35 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:35 am – 5:16 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:16 am – 5:48 am |
| Daylight | 5:48 am – 8:34 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:34 pm – 9:06 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:06 pm – 9:47 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:47 pm – 10:34 pm |
| Night | 10:34 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Des Moines
Moon in Des Moines - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 22 | 3:03 am | 3:23 pm | - | 9:07 am | (47.5°) | 228,858 | 27.5% | |||
| May 23 | 3:25 am | 4:39 pm | - | 9:55 am | (54.7°) | 226,142 | 17.4% | |||
| May 24 | 3:50 am | 5:59 pm | - | 10:47 am | (61.6°) | 224,150 | 9.1% | |||
| May 25 | 4:19 am | 7:22 pm | - | 11:43 am | (67.9°) | 223,160 | 3.2% | |||
 May 26 | 4:55 am | 8:45 pm | - | 12:44 pm | (72.8°) | 223,343 | 0.4% | |||
| May 27 | 5:41 am | 10:02 pm | - | 1:48 pm | (75.8°) | 224,733 | 0.8% | |||
| May 28 | 6:39 am | 11:08 pm | - | 2:54 pm | (76.6°) | 227,216 | 4.4% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
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