5:55 am – 8:45 pm
14 hours, 50 minutes
| Current Time: | Jul 17, 2025 at 12:07:03 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | 137.28° SE↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | 64.27° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.469 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2025 1:19 pm (Autumnal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:55 am↑ 60° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:45 pm↑ 299° Northwest |
2025 Sun Graph for Des Moines
December 2025 — Sun in Des Moines
| 2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:23:00 | −1:19 | 5:43 am | 6:23 pm | 6:16 am | 5:50 pm | 6:51 am | 5:15 pm | 12:03 pm (26.5°) | 91.656 |
| 2 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:21:44 | −1:16 | 5:44 am | 6:23 pm | 6:17 am | 5:50 pm | 6:52 am | 5:15 pm | 12:04 pm (26.4°) | 91.641 |
| 3 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:31 | −1:12 | 5:44 am | 6:23 pm | 6:18 am | 5:50 pm | 6:53 am | 5:15 pm | 12:04 pm (26.2°) | 91.626 |
| 4 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:22 | −1:09 | 5:45 am | 6:23 pm | 6:19 am | 5:50 pm | 6:53 am | 5:15 pm | 12:04 pm (26.1°) | 91.612 |
| 5 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:16 | −1:05 | 5:46 am | 6:23 pm | 6:20 am | 5:50 pm | 6:54 am | 5:15 pm | 12:05 pm (26.0°) | 91.599 |
| 6 | 7:26 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:14 | −1:01 | 5:47 am | 6:23 pm | 6:21 am | 5:50 pm | 6:55 am | 5:15 pm | 12:05 pm (25.9°) | 91.586 |
| 7 | 7:27 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:16 | −0:58 | 5:48 am | 6:23 pm | 6:21 am | 5:50 pm | 6:56 am | 5:15 pm | 12:06 pm (25.7°) | 91.574 |
| 8 | 7:28 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:21 | −0:54 | 5:49 am | 6:23 pm | 6:22 am | 5:50 pm | 6:57 am | 5:15 pm | 12:06 pm (25.6°) | 91.562 |
| 9 | 7:29 am ↑ (120°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:31 | −0:50 | 5:49 am | 6:23 pm | 6:23 am | 5:50 pm | 6:58 am | 5:15 pm | 12:06 pm (25.6°) | 91.551 |
| 10 | 7:30 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:44 | −0:46 | 5:50 am | 6:24 pm | 6:24 am | 5:50 pm | 6:59 am | 5:15 pm | 12:07 pm (25.5°) | 91.540 |
| 11 | 7:31 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:01 | −0:42 | 5:51 am | 6:24 pm | 6:25 am | 5:50 pm | 6:59 am | 5:15 pm | 12:07 pm (25.4°) | 91.530 |
| 12 | 7:32 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:22 | −0:38 | 5:52 am | 6:24 pm | 6:25 am | 5:50 pm | 7:00 am | 5:15 pm | 12:08 pm (25.3°) | 91.520 |
| 13 | 7:32 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:48 | −0:34 | 5:52 am | 6:24 pm | 6:26 am | 5:50 pm | 7:01 am | 5:16 pm | 12:08 pm (25.2°) | 91.511 |
| 14 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:17 | −0:30 | 5:53 am | 6:25 pm | 6:27 am | 5:51 pm | 7:02 am | 5:16 pm | 12:09 pm (25.2°) | 91.502 |
| 15 | 7:34 am ↑ (121°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:50 | −0:26 | 5:54 am | 6:25 pm | 6:27 am | 5:51 pm | 7:02 am | 5:16 pm | 12:09 pm (25.1°) | 91.493 |
| 16 | 7:34 am ↑ (121°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:28 | −0:22 | 5:54 am | 6:25 pm | 6:28 am | 5:51 pm | 7:03 am | 5:16 pm | 12:10 pm (25.1°) | 91.485 |
| 17 | 7:35 am ↑ (121°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:09 | −0:18 | 5:55 am | 6:26 pm | 6:29 am | 5:52 pm | 7:04 am | 5:17 pm | 12:10 pm (25.1°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 7:36 am ↑ (121°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:55 | −0:14 | 5:55 am | 6:26 pm | 6:29 am | 5:52 pm | 7:04 am | 5:17 pm | 12:11 pm (25.0°) | 91.470 |
| 19 | 7:36 am ↑ (121°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:45 | −0:09 | 5:56 am | 6:26 pm | 6:30 am | 5:53 pm | 7:05 am | 5:18 pm | 12:11 pm (25.0°) | 91.463 |
| 20 | 7:37 am ↑ (121°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:40 | −0:05 | 5:57 am | 6:27 pm | 6:30 am | 5:53 pm | 7:05 am | 5:18 pm | 12:12 pm (25.0°) | 91.456 |
| 21 | 7:37 am ↑ (121°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:38 | −0:01 | 5:57 am | 6:27 pm | 6:31 am | 5:54 pm | 7:06 am | 5:19 pm | 12:12 pm (25.0°) | 91.449 |
| 22 | 7:38 am ↑ (121°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:41 | +0:02 | 5:58 am | 6:28 pm | 6:31 am | 5:54 pm | 7:06 am | 5:19 pm | 12:13 pm (25.0°) | 91.443 |
| 23 | 7:38 am ↑ (121°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:48 | +0:06 | 5:58 am | 6:28 pm | 6:32 am | 5:55 pm | 7:07 am | 5:20 pm | 12:13 pm (25.0°) | 91.437 |
| 24 | 7:39 am ↑ (121°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:59 | +0:11 | 5:58 am | 6:29 pm | 6:32 am | 5:55 pm | 7:07 am | 5:20 pm | 12:14 pm (25.0°) | 91.432 |
| 25 | 7:39 am ↑ (121°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:14 | +0:15 | 5:59 am | 6:30 pm | 6:33 am | 5:56 pm | 7:08 am | 5:21 pm | 12:14 pm (25.1°) | 91.427 |
| 26 | 7:39 am ↑ (121°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:34 | +0:19 | 5:59 am | 6:30 pm | 6:33 am | 5:56 pm | 7:08 am | 5:21 pm | 12:15 pm (25.1°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:57 | +0:23 | 6:00 am | 6:31 pm | 6:33 am | 5:57 pm | 7:08 am | 5:22 pm | 12:15 pm (25.2°) | 91.418 |
| 28 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:25 | +0:27 | 6:00 am | 6:32 pm | 6:34 am | 5:58 pm | 7:09 am | 5:23 pm | 12:16 pm (25.2°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:57 | +0:31 | 6:00 am | 6:32 pm | 6:34 am | 5:59 pm | 7:09 am | 5:24 pm | 12:16 pm (25.3°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:33 | +0:36 | 6:00 am | 6:33 pm | 6:34 am | 5:59 pm | 7:09 am | 5:24 pm | 12:17 pm (25.3°) | 91.408 |
| 31 | 7:41 am ↑ (121°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:13 | +0:40 | 6:01 am | 6:34 pm | 6:34 am | 6:00 pm | 7:09 am | 5:25 pm | 12:17 pm (25.4°) | 91.406 |
| * All times are local time for Des Moines. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Des Moines is at 9:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 2 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 7 or December 8.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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