Current Local Time in Ames, Iowa, USA

3:01:24 am CST

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	Iowa (IA)
Lat/Long:	42°02'N / 93°37'W
Elevation:	287 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

24 °F

Light snow. Overcast.
29 / 16 °F

Sun 7.		26 / 2 °F
Mon 8.		25 / 3 °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

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:28 am
↑ 120° Southeast

Sunset

4:42 pm
↑ 240° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 14 minutes
-1m 3s shorter

Moon 96.8%

Set – 9:42 am
Rise – 6:25 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:05 pm
Altitude: 25.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:48 am – 6:21 am
5:49 pm – 6:23 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:21 am – 6:56 am
5:14 pm – 5:49 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:56 am – 7:28 am
4:42 pm – 5:14 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 4, 2025
5:14 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
2:51 pm

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Airports

Des Moines International Airport, DSM
About 35 mi S of Ames
The Eastern Iowa Airport, CID
About 99 mi E of Ames
AMES MUNI
About 3 mi S of Ames

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3:0124am

Saturday, December 6, 2025