Sun Times in Des Moines

Check the sunrise time displayed above for Des Moines (). Times are calculated from the city's coordinates.

Check the sunset time displayed above for Des Moines (). Times are calculated from the city's coordinates.

Golden hour times for Des Moines are displayed above. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise until about an hour after. Evening golden hour starts about an hour before sunset.

The day length for Des Moines is shown above. It represents the time between sunrise and sunset.

The sun's highest point (solar noon) for Des Moines is shown in the times above (). This is when the sun crosses the meridian.

Sunset and dusk times for Des Moines are displayed above (). It typically takes over an hour after sunset for the sky to get fully dark.

Twilight duration in Des Moines varies by season. You can calculate it from the sunset and astronomical dusk times shown above.

The earliest sunrise in Des Moines in 2026 is at 12:13 PM on June 10 (). This occurs around the summer solstice when days are longest.

The latest sunset in Des Moines in 2026 is at 4:11 AM on June 21 (). This occurs shortly after the summer solstice.

After sunset in Des Moines, civil twilight lasts roughly 30 minutes, during which the sky fades but remains somewhat bright. Full darkness follows after astronomical dusk. See the exact times above.