Current Local Time in Ames, Iowa, USA

11:52:50 am CDT

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	Iowa (IA)
Lat/Long:	42°02'N / 93°37'W
Elevation:	287 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

85 °F

Sunny.
92 / 72 °F

Thu 24.		84 / 72 °F
Fri 25.		84 / 69 °F

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Time Zone

CDT (Central Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:59 am
↑ 62° Northeast

Sunset

8:41 pm
↑ 298° Northwest

Day length

14 hours, 42 minutes
-1m 49s shorter

Moon 1.7%

Rise – 4:13 am
Set – 8:26 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:21 pm
Altitude: 67.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:59 am – 4:46 am
9:55 pm – 10:41 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:46 am – 5:26 am
9:14 pm – 9:55 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:26 am – 5:59 am
8:41 pm – 9:14 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
July 17, 2025
7:37 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
July 24, 2025
2:11 pm

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Airports

Des Moines International Airport, DSM
About 35 mi S of Ames
The Eastern Iowa Airport, CID
About 99 mi E of Ames
AMES MUNI
About 3 mi S of Ames

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11:5250am

Wednesday, July 23, 2025