Current Local Time in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

7:53:16 pm CST

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	Iowa (IA)
Lat/Long:	41°35'N / 93°36'W
Elevation:	271 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

17 °F

Light snow. Mostly cloudy.
34 / 12 °F

Fri 19.		34 / 12 °F
Sat 20.		38 / 28 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Chicago

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Sunrise

7:36 am
↑ 121° Southeast

Sunset

4:46 pm
↑ 239° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 10 minutes
-14s shorter

Moon 1.1%

Rise – 6:42 am
Set – 3:21 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:11 pm
Altitude: 25.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:55 am – 6:29 am
5:52 pm – 6:26 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:29 am – 7:04 am
5:17 pm – 5:52 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:04 am – 7:36 am
4:46 pm – 5:17 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
7:43 pm

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Airports

Des Moines International Airport, DSM
About 5 mi SW of Des Moines
Eppley Airfield, OMA
About 121 mi W of Des Moines

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7:53 16 pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025