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

Moon: 89.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 7:08:09 am
Sunrise Today: 6:49 am↑ 83° East
Sunset Today: 7:32 pm↑ 277° West
Moonrise Today: 8:53 pm↑ 68° East
Moonset Today: 10:19 am↑ 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 42 minutes (-2m 46s)
Location of Ames Location

Today's Sun Position in Ames

Time: 7:08 am
Altitude: 2.8°
Direction: 86° E
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 42m 17s (Sep 10, 2025)

2 minutes, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

3 hours, 35 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 32 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 – 5:13 am
Astro. Twilight 5:13 am – 5:48 am
Nautical Twilight 5:48 am – 6:21 am
Civil Twilight 6:21 am – 6:49 am
Daylight 6:49 am – 7:32 pm
Civil Twilight 7:32 pm – 8:00 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:00 pm – 8:33 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:33 pm – 9:08 pm
Night 9:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Ames - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 6:49 am 7:32 pm 12:42:17 −2:46 1:11 pm (52.6°) 93.589
Sep 11 6:50 am 7:30 pm 12:39:31 −2:46 1:10 pm (52.2°) 93.565
Sep 12 6:51 am 7:28 pm 12:36:44 −2:46 1:10 pm (51.8°) 93.542
Sep 13 6:52 am 7:26 pm 12:33:57 −2:46 1:10 pm (51.5°) 93.518
Sep 14 6:53 am 7:25 pm 12:31:10 −2:47 1:09 pm (51.1°) 93.494
Sep 15 6:54 am 7:23 pm 12:28:22 −2:47 1:09 pm (50.7°) 93.469
Sep 16 6:55 am 7:21 pm 12:25:35 −2:47 1:09 pm (50.3°) 93.445
* All times are local time for Ames. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 4:01 am
June solstice Jun 20 9:42 pm
September equinox Sep 22 1:19 pm
December solstice Dec 21 9:03 am
* All times are local Ames time.

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Today's Moon in Ames

Percent Illuminated: 89.8%
Time: 7:08 am
Altitude: 32.7°
Direction: 256° W
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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Ames - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 10:19 am 8:53 pm 3:15 am (59.1°) 226,671 91.0%
Sep 11 - 11:39 am 9:24 pm 4:08 am (65.5°) 226,946 82.7%
Sep 12 - 12:59 pm 10:03 pm 5:05 am (70.8°) 227,928 72.6%
Sep 13 - 2:16 pm 10:52 pm 6:05 am (74.5°) 229,461 61.2%
Sep 14 - 3:24 pm 11:51 pm 7:06 am (76.2°) 231,365 49.4%
Sep 15 - 4:20 pm - 8:08 am (76.0°) 233,492 37.8%
Sep 16 1:00 am 5:04 pm - 9:07 am (73.8°) 235,713 27.1%
* All times are local time for Ames. 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Ames This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:33 am Wed 7:34 pm Wed 1:04 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 4:20 am Wed 6:23 pm Wed 11:22 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 9:45 am Wed 8:48 pm Wed 3:16 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 1:51 am Wed 4:47 pm Wed 9:19 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Tue 8:04 pm Wed 7:50 am Wed 1:57 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Tue 10:33 pm Wed 1:13 pm Wed 5:53 am Average visibility
Neptune Tue 8:03 pm Wed 8:01 am Wed 2:02 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Ames.

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