Sunrise and sunset times in Cotter, IA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cotter, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Clocks go back one hour this Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 am (CDT → CST). From Sunday, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Today
October 27, 2026. Current time: 3:14:55 pm
Night ends at 5:59 am5:58:32 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:03 am7:03:00 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:31:24 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:07:20 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:36 pm6:35:43 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:40 pm7:40:07 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 26.21° · Azimuth: 220.01° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 35 minutes
2 hours, 52 minutes left for today's sunset in Cotter
Moonset: 9:30 am
Moonrise: 6:49 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (96%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 8:53 amTomorrow
October 28, 2026
Night ends at 6:00 am5:59:35 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:04 am7:04:07 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:32:34 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:06:01 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:34 pm6:34:27 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:39 pm7:38:54 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 33 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Cotter
Moonset: 10:48 am Moonrise: 7:40 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (87%)
- Cotter, Iowa
- Latitude: 41.291965 (North)
- Longitude: -91.461548 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Cotter, IA
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 24 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 11 minutes.Longest day in Cotter, IA
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 9 minutes.
October 2026 - Cotter, Iowa - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Cotter.
All times are in Cotter's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 18 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Cotter, IA - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 26 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:35:09 am | 7:02:42 am | +1m 3s | 6:47:31 pm | -1m 41s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:15:00 pm | 11h 44m 49s | -2m 44s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:55:26 pm | 45.31° | 6:03:07 am | 7:46:58 pm | 5:30:44 am | 8:19:16 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 16m 13s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:36 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:36:11 am | 7:03:44 am | +1m 2s | 6:45:50 pm | -1m 41s | 7:13:20 pm | 11h 42m 6s | -2m 43s | 12:55:07 pm | 44.92° | 6:04:10 am | 7:45:17 pm | 5:31:50 am | 8:17:32 pm | 12h 18m 57s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:17 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:37:14 am | 7:04:47 am | +1m 3s | 6:44:09 pm | -1m 41s | 7:11:40 pm | 11h 39m 22s | -2m 43s | 12:54:48 pm | 44.53° | 6:05:13 am | 7:43:36 pm | 5:32:56 am | 8:15:49 pm | 12h 21m 41s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:54:57 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:38:16 am | 7:05:50 am | +1m 3s | 6:42:29 pm | -1m 40s | 7:10:01 pm | 11h 36m 39s | -2m 43s | 12:54:30 pm | 44.15° | 6:06:16 am | 7:41:57 pm | 5:34:02 am | 8:14:06 pm | 12h 24m 25s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:40 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:39:19 am | 7:06:54 am | +1m 4s | 6:40:50 pm | -1m 39s | 7:08:22 pm | 11h 33m 56s | -2m 43s | 12:54:11 pm | 43.76° | 6:07:19 am | 7:40:17 pm | 5:35:07 am | 8:12:25 pm | 12h 27m 7s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:20 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:40:21 am | 7:07:57 am | +1m 3s | 6:39:10 pm | -1m 40s | 7:06:44 pm | 11h 31m 13s | -2m 43s | 12:53:53 pm | 43.38° | 6:08:22 am | 7:38:39 pm | 5:36:12 am | 8:10:45 pm | 12h 29m 51s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:02 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:41:24 am | 7:09:01 am | +1m 4s | 6:37:32 pm | -1m 38s | 7:05:07 pm | 11h 28m 31s | -2m 42s | 12:53:36 pm | 43.00° | 6:09:25 am | 7:37:02 pm | 5:37:17 am | 8:09:06 pm | 12h 32m 33s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:45 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:42:27 am | 7:10:05 am | +1m 4s | 6:35:54 pm | -1m 38s | 7:03:30 pm | 11h 25m 49s | -2m 42s | 12:53:19 pm | 42.62° | 6:10:28 am | 7:35:25 pm | 5:38:22 am | 8:07:27 pm | 12h 35m 16s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:28 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:43:30 am | 7:11:10 am | +1m 5s | 6:34:16 pm | -1m 38s | 7:01:54 pm | 11h 23m 6s | -2m 42s | 12:53:02 pm | 42.24° | 6:11:31 am | 7:33:49 pm | 5:39:26 am | 8:05:50 pm | 12h 37m 59s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:10 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:44:33 am | 7:12:15 am | +1m 5s | 6:32:39 pm | -1m 37s | 7:00:18 pm | 11h 20m 24s | -2m 42s | 12:52:46 pm | 41.86° | 6:12:34 am | 7:32:14 pm | 5:40:31 am | 8:04:14 pm | 12h 40m 41s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:52:54 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:45:37 am | 7:13:20 am | +1m 5s | 6:31:03 pm | -1m 36s | 6:58:44 pm | 11h 17m 43s | -2m 41s | 12:52:30 pm | 41.48° | 6:13:38 am | 7:30:40 pm | 5:41:35 am | 8:02:39 pm | 12h 43m 22s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:38 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:46:40 am | 7:14:25 am | +1m 5s | 6:29:28 pm | -1m 35s | 6:57:10 pm | 11h 15m 3s | -2m 41s | 12:52:15 pm | 41.11° | 6:14:41 am | 7:29:07 pm | 5:42:39 am | 8:01:05 pm | 12h 46m 3s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:22 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:47:44 am | 7:15:31 am | +1m 6s | 6:27:53 pm | -1m 35s | 6:55:37 pm | 11h 12m 22s | -2m 40s | 12:52:01 pm | 40.73° | 6:15:44 am | 7:27:35 pm | 5:43:43 am | 7:59:32 pm | 12h 48m 44s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:09 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:48:48 am | 7:16:37 am | +1m 6s | 6:26:19 pm | -1m 34s | 6:54:05 pm | 11h 9m 42s | -2m 40s | 12:51:46 pm | 40.36° | 6:16:47 am | 7:26:04 pm | 5:44:47 am | 7:58:00 pm | 12h 51m 24s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:53 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:49:53 am | 7:17:43 am | +1m 6s | 6:24:46 pm | -1m 33s | 6:52:34 pm | 11h 7m 3s | -2m 40s | 12:51:33 pm | 39.99° | 6:17:50 am | 7:24:34 pm | 5:45:51 am | 7:56:29 pm | 12h 54m 4s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:40 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:50:57 am | 7:18:50 am | +1m 7s | 6:23:13 pm | -1m 33s | 6:51:04 pm | 11h 4m 23s | -2m 39s | 12:51:20 pm | 39.62° | 6:18:53 am | 7:23:05 pm | 5:46:54 am | 7:55:00 pm | 12h 56m 44s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:27 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:52:02 am | 7:19:57 am | +1m 7s | 6:21:42 pm | -1m 31s | 6:49:35 pm | 11h 1m 45s | -2m 39s | 12:51:07 pm | 39.26° | 6:19:57 am | 7:21:37 pm | 5:47:58 am | 7:53:32 pm | 12h 59m 22s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:13 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:53:06 am | 7:21:04 am | +1m 7s | 6:20:11 pm | -1m 31s | 6:48:06 pm | 10h 59m 7s | -2m 38s | 12:50:55 pm | 38.90° | 6:21:00 am | 7:20:10 pm | 5:49:02 am | 7:52:05 pm | 13h 2m 1s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:51:01 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:54:12 am | 7:22:12 am | +1m 8s | 6:18:41 pm | -1m 30s | 6:46:39 pm | 10h 56m 29s | -2m 37s | 12:50:44 pm | 38.54° | 6:22:04 am | 7:18:44 pm | 5:50:05 am | 7:50:40 pm | 13h 4m 38s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:49 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:55:17 am | 7:23:19 am | +1m 7s | 6:17:12 pm | -1m 29s | 6:45:13 pm | 10h 53m 53s | -2m 37s | 12:50:34 pm | 38.18° | 6:23:07 am | 7:17:20 pm | 5:51:09 am | 7:49:16 pm | 13h 7m 16s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:39 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:56:22 am | 7:24:28 am | +1m 9s | 6:15:44 pm | -1m 28s | 6:43:48 pm | 10h 51m 16s | -2m 36s | 12:50:24 pm | 37.82° | 6:24:11 am | 7:15:57 pm | 5:52:12 am | 7:47:53 pm | 13h 9m 52s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:29 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:57:28 am | 7:25:36 am | +1m 8s | 6:14:18 pm | -1m 26s | 6:42:24 pm | 10h 48m 42s | -2m 35s | 12:50:14 pm | 37.47° | 6:25:15 am | 7:14:35 pm | 5:53:16 am | 7:46:32 pm | 13h 12m 27s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:18 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:58:34 am | 7:26:45 am | +1m 9s | 6:12:52 pm | -1m 26s | 6:41:02 pm | 10h 46m 7s | -2m 35s | 12:50:06 pm | 37.12° | 6:26:19 am | 7:13:14 pm | 5:54:19 am | 7:45:12 pm | 13h 15m 2s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:10 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:59:40 am | 7:27:54 am | +1m 9s | 6:11:27 pm | -1m 25s | 6:39:40 pm | 10h 43m 33s | -2m 34s | 12:49:58 pm | 36.77° | 6:27:23 am | 7:11:55 pm | 5:55:22 am | 7:43:53 pm | 13h 17m 37s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:02 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:00:46 am | 7:29:04 am | +1m 10s | 6:10:04 pm | -1m 23s | 6:38:20 pm | 10h 41m 0s | -2m 33s | 12:49:51 pm | 36.43° | 6:28:27 am | 7:10:37 pm | 5:56:26 am | 7:42:36 pm | 13h 20m 10s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:49:54 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:01:53 am | 7:30:14 am | +1m 10s | 6:08:41 pm | -1m 23s | 6:37:01 pm | 10h 38m 27s | -2m 32s | 12:49:45 pm | 36.08° | 6:29:31 am | 7:09:21 pm | 5:57:29 am | 7:41:21 pm | 13h 22m 43s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:48 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:03:00 am | 7:31:24 am | +1m 10s | 6:07:20 pm | -1m 21s | 6:35:43 pm | 10h 35m 56s | -2m 31s | 12:49:39 pm | 35.75° | 6:30:36 am | 7:08:05 pm | 5:58:32 am | 7:40:07 pm | 13h 25m 14s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:42 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04:07 am | 7:32:34 am | +1m 10s | 6:06:01 pm | -1m 19s | 6:34:27 pm | 10h 33m 27s | -2m 30s | 12:49:34 pm | 35.41° | 6:31:40 am | 7:06:52 pm | 5:59:35 am | 7:38:54 pm | 13h 27m 44s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:36 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05:14 am | 7:33:45 am | +1m 11s | 6:04:42 pm | -1m 19s | 6:33:12 pm | 10h 30m 57s | -2m 29s | 12:49:30 pm | 35.08° | 6:32:45 am | 7:05:40 pm | 6:00:39 am | 7:37:43 pm | 13h 30m 14s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:32 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:06:21 am | 7:34:56 am | +1m 11s | 6:03:25 pm | -1m 17s | 6:31:58 pm | 10h 28m 29s | -2m 28s | 12:49:27 pm | 34.75° | 6:33:49 am | 7:04:29 pm | 6:01:42 am | 7:36:34 pm | 13h 32m 42s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:29 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:07:29 am | 7:36:07 am | +1m 11s | 6:02:09 pm | -1m 16s | 6:30:46 pm | 10h 26m 2s | -2m 27s | 12:49:24 pm | 34.43° | 6:34:54 am | 7:03:20 pm | 6:02:45 am | 7:35:26 pm | 13h 35m 10s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:25 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cotter, IA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Cotter, IA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Cotter, IA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cotter, IA
In Cotter, IA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:32 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:36 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:36 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:43 pm.
Cotter, IA gets 5h 58m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 09m versus 9h 11m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Cotter, IA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Cotter. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Cotter.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 25.3° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 72.1° (around Jun 21) in Cotter. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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