Sunrise and sunset in West Des Moines

West Des Moines Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (CST)

Day length goes from 9 h 24 min on December 1 to 9 h 14 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:41 AM and sunset from 4:46 PM to 4:55 PM.

Every day

Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
Dec 16:51 AM7:22 AM4:46 PM5:16 PM4:02 PM6:24 PM9 h 24 minLast quarter 12:09 AM12:51 PM
Dec 26:52 AM7:23 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:02 PM6:24 PM9 h 22 min-2.0 minLast quarter, 43%12:59 AM1:12 PM
Dec 36:53 AM7:24 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:01 PM6:24 PM9 h 21 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 32%2:06 AM1:33 PM
Dec 46:54 AM7:25 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:01 PM6:24 PM9 h 20 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 23%3:12 AM1:56 PM
Dec 56:55 AM7:26 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:01 PM6:24 PM9 h 19 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 15%4:17 AM2:21 PM
Dec 66:56 AM7:27 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:01 PM6:24 PM9 h 18 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 8%5:23 AM2:51 PM
Dec 76:57 AM7:28 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:01 PM6:24 PM9 h 17 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 3%6:28 AM3:27 PM
Dec 86:58 AM7:29 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:00 PM6:24 PM9 h 16 min-1.0 minNew moon 6:52 PM7:29 AM4:10 PM
Dec 96:59 AM7:30 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:00 PM6:24 PM9 h 15 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%8:24 AM5:00 PM
Dec 106:59 AM7:31 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:00 PM6:25 PM9 h 14 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%9:12 AM5:56 PM
Dec 117:00 AM7:32 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:00 PM6:25 PM9 h 13 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 6%9:52 AM6:57 PM
Dec 127:01 AM7:32 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:01 PM6:25 PM9 h 13 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 12%10:26 AM8:00 PM
Dec 137:02 AM7:33 AM4:45 PM5:17 PM4:01 PM6:25 PM9 h 12 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 20%10:53 AM9:03 PM
Dec 147:02 AM7:34 AM4:45 PM5:17 PM4:01 PM6:25 PM9 h 11 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 29%11:17 AM10:06 PM
Dec 157:03 AM7:35 AM4:46 PM5:17 PM4:01 PM6:26 PM9 h 11 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 39%11:38 AM11:09 PM
Dec 167:04 AM7:35 AM4:46 PM5:17 PM4:01 PM6:26 PM9 h 11 min+0.0 minFirst quarter 11:43 PM11:58 AM
Dec 177:04 AM7:36 AM4:46 PM5:18 PM4:02 PM6:26 PM9 h 10 min-1.0 minFirst quarter, 60%12:18 PM12:13 AM
Dec 187:05 AM7:37 AM4:47 PM5:18 PM4:02 PM6:27 PM9 h 10 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 70%12:41 PM1:19 AM
Dec 197:06 AM7:37 AM4:47 PM5:18 PM4:02 PM6:27 PM9 h 10 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 79%1:06 PM2:29 AM
Dec 207:06 AM7:38 AM4:47 PM5:19 PM4:03 PM6:28 PM9 h 09 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 87%1:38 PM3:43 AM
Dec 217:07 AM7:38 AM4:48 PM5:19 PM4:03 PM6:28 PM9 h 10 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 93%2:18 PM5:01 AM
Dec 227:07 AM7:39 AM4:48 PM5:20 PM4:04 PM6:29 PM9 h 09 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%3:11 PM6:19 AM
Dec 237:08 AM7:39 AM4:49 PM5:20 PM4:04 PM6:29 PM9 h 10 min+1.0 minFull moon 7:28 PM4:17 PM7:31 AM
Dec 247:08 AM7:40 AM4:50 PM5:21 PM4:05 PM6:30 PM9 h 10 min+0.0 minFull moon, 100%5:34 PM8:33 AM
Dec 257:08 AM7:40 AM4:50 PM5:22 PM4:06 PM6:30 PM9 h 10 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%6:56 PM9:21 AM
Dec 267:09 AM7:40 AM4:51 PM5:22 PM4:06 PM6:31 PM9 h 11 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 93%8:17 PM9:59 AM
Dec 277:09 AM7:41 AM4:52 PM5:23 PM4:07 PM6:32 PM9 h 11 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%9:34 PM10:29 AM
Dec 287:09 AM7:41 AM4:52 PM5:24 PM4:08 PM6:32 PM9 h 11 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 78%10:47 PM10:54 AM
Dec 297:10 AM7:41 AM4:53 PM5:24 PM4:09 PM6:33 PM9 h 12 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 69%11:56 PM11:16 AM
Dec 307:10 AM7:41 AM4:54 PM5:25 PM4:09 PM6:34 PM9 h 13 min+1.0 minLast quarter 12:59 PM11:38 AM
Dec 317:10 AM7:41 AM4:55 PM5:26 PM4:10 PM6:35 PM9 h 14 min+1.0 minLast quarter, 48%1:03 AM12:00 PM

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Sources

Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.