| Current Time: | Feb 4, 2026 at 12:57:38 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:22 am↑ 111° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:34 pm↑ 249° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 8:58 pm↑ 90° East |
| Moonset Today: | 8:46 am↑ 274° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 11 minutes (+2m 21s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Des Moines Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:48 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:48 am – 6:20 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:20 am – 6:53 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:53 am – 7:22 am |
| Daylight | 7:22 am – 5:34 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 5:34 pm – 6:03 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:03 pm – 6:36 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:36 pm – 7:08 pm |
| Night | 7:08 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Des Moines
Moon in Des Moines - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Feb 4 | - | 8:46 am | 8:58 pm | 2:24 am | (52.6°) | 237,728 | 93.0% | |||
| Feb 5 | - | 9:07 am | 10:04 pm | 3:08 am | (46.2°) | 241,110 | 86.5% | |||
| Feb 6 | - | 9:27 am | 11:09 pm | 3:50 am | (39.9°) | 244,346 | 78.6% | |||
| Feb 7 | - | 9:48 am | - | 4:33 am | (34.2°) | 247,168 | 69.7% | |||
| Feb 8 | 12:13 am | 10:12 am | - | 5:16 am | (29.2°) | 249,373 | 60.2% | |||
 Feb 9 |
1:17 am | 10:40 am | - | 6:02 am | (25.0°) | 250,804 | 50.4% | |||
| Feb 10 | 2:21 am | 11:14 am | - | 6:50 am | (21.8°) | 251,381 | 40.7% | |||
| * All times are local time for Des Moines. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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