Current Local Time in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

5:36:15 am CST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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

Passing clouds.
39 / 17 °F

Thu 22.		29 / 6 °F
Fri 23.		6 / -13 °F

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Time Zone

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

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:35 am
↑ 116° Southeast

Sunset

5:16 pm
↑ 244° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 41 minutes
+1m 51s longer

Moon 7.2%

Rise – 9:14 am
Set – 8:29 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:25 pm
Altitude: 28.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:58 am – 6:31 am
6:20 pm – 6:53 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:31 am – 7:05 am
5:46 pm – 6:20 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:05 am – 7:35 am
5:16 pm – 5:46 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
1:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
10:47 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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5:3615am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026