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Ames, IA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 92.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 2:39:33 am
Sunrise Today: 7:23 am↑ 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:33 pm↑ 249° West
Moonrise Today: 8:58 pm↑ 90° East
Moonset Today: 8:47 am↑ 274° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 9 minutes (+2m 23s)
Location of Ames Location

Today's Sun Position in Ames

Time: 2:39 am
Altitude: -51.8°
Direction: 57° NE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 9m 23s (Feb 4, 2026)

2 minutes, 23 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

1 hour, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

5 hours, 5 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Ames today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Ames Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Ames today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:48 am
Astro. Twilight 5:48 am – 6:21 am
Nautical Twilight 6:21 am – 6:54 am
Civil Twilight 6:54 am – 7:23 am
Daylight 7:23 am – 5:33 pm
Civil Twilight 5:33 pm – 6:02 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:02 pm – 6:35 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:35 pm – 7:08 pm
Night 7:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Ames - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 7:23 am 5:33 pm 10:09:23 +2:23 12:28 pm (31.9°) 91.641
Feb 5 7:22 am 5:34 pm 10:11:48 +2:25 12:28 pm (32.2°) 91.655
Feb 6 7:21 am 5:35 pm 10:14:15 +2:26 12:28 pm (32.5°) 91.671
Feb 7 7:20 am 5:37 pm 10:16:43 +2:28 12:28 pm (32.9°) 91.687
Feb 8 7:19 am 5:38 pm 10:19:12 +2:29 12:28 pm (33.2°) 91.703
Feb 9 7:18 am 5:39 pm 10:21:43 +2:30 12:28 pm (33.5°) 91.720
Feb 10 7:16 am 5:41 pm 10:24:15 +2:32 12:28 pm (33.8°) 91.737
* All times are local time for Ames. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 9:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 3:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 7:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 2:50 pm
* All times are local Ames time.

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Today's Moon in Ames

Percent Illuminated: 92.9%
Time: 2:39 am
Altitude: 52.0°
Direction: 186° S
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Ames today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Ames - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:47 am 8:58 pm 2:25 am (52.2°) 237,729 93.0%
Feb 5 - 9:06 am 10:04 pm 3:08 am (45.7°) 241,110 86.5%
Feb 6 - 9:26 am 11:09 pm 3:50 am (39.5°) 244,346 78.6%
Feb 7 - 9:47 am - 4:33 am (33.8°) 247,168 69.7%
Feb 8 12:14 am 10:11 am - 5:16 am (28.7°) 249,374 60.2%
Feb 9 1:19 am 10:38 am - 6:02 am (24.5°) 250,804 50.4%
Feb 10 2:22 am 11:12 am - 6:50 am (21.3°) 251,381 40.7%
* All times are local time for Ames. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Ames This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 8:01 am Wed 6:23 pm Wed 1:11 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:51 am Wed 6:04 pm Wed 12:57 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 7:13 am Wed 4:56 pm Wed 12:04 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 2:55 pm Thu 5:57 am Wed 10:26 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:20 am Wed 9:07 pm Wed 3:14 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 11:38 am Thu 2:10 am Wed 6:54 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:19 am Wed 9:15 pm Wed 3:17 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Ames.

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