Sunrise and sunset times in Council Bluffs, IA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Council Bluffs, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 4, 2026. Current time: 12:09:33 am
First light at 6:55:53 am
Sunrise time: 7:23:26 am
Sunset time: 7:00:05 pm
Last light at 7:27:36 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -50.5° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 335° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 36 minutes
18 hours, 50 minutes left for today's sunset in Council Bluffs
Moon will rise on Oct 4 at 12:22 AM
Moon will set on Oct 4 at 4:02 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (43%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 10:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:13 PMTomorrow
October 5, 2026
First light at 6:56:55 am
Sunrise time: 7:24:29 am
Sunset time: 6:58:25 pm
Last light at 7:25:57 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 33 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Council Bluffs
Moon will rise on Oct 5 at 1:38 AM Moon will set on Oct 5 at 4:36 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (22%)
- Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Latitude: 41.261944 (North)
- Longitude: -95.860832 (West)
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Council Bluffs, IA
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 17 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 11 minutes.Longest day in Council Bluffs, IA
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 9 minutes.
October 2026 - Council Bluffs, 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 Council Bluffs.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 18 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Council Bluffs, IA - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 26 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:52:46 am | 7:20:18 am | 7:05:06 pm | 7:32:35 pm | 11h 44m 48s | -2m 43s | 1:13:02 pm | 45.3° | 6:20:45 am | 8:04:32 pm | 5:48:23 am | 8:36:48 pm | 12h 16m 14s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:53:48 am | 7:21:20 am | 7:03:25 pm | 7:30:54 pm | 11h 42m 5s | -2m 43s | 1:12:43 pm | 44.9° | 6:21:48 am | 8:02:51 pm | 5:49:29 am | 8:35:04 pm | 12h 18m 58s | 🌖 (54%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:54:50 am | 7:22:23 am | 7:01:45 pm | 7:29:15 pm | 11h 39m 22s | -2m 43s | 1:12:24 pm | 44.6° | 6:22:51 am | 8:01:10 pm | 5:50:34 am | 8:33:21 pm | 12h 21m 41s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:55:53 am | 7:23:26 am | 7:00:05 pm | 7:27:36 pm | 11h 36m 39s | -2m 43s | 1:12:05 pm | 44.2° | 6:23:54 am | 7:59:31 pm | 5:51:40 am | 8:31:39 pm | 12h 24m 24s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:56:55 am | 7:24:29 am | 6:58:25 pm | 7:25:57 pm | 11h 33m 56s | -2m 43s | 1:11:47 pm | 43.8° | 6:24:57 am | 7:57:51 pm | 5:52:45 am | 8:29:58 pm | 12h 27m 8s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:57:58 am | 7:25:33 am | 6:56:46 pm | 7:24:19 pm | 11h 31m 13s | -2m 43s | 1:11:29 pm | 43.4° | 6:26:00 am | 7:56:13 pm | 5:53:50 am | 8:28:18 pm | 12h 29m 51s | 🌘 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:59:00 am | 7:26:37 am | 6:55:08 pm | 7:22:42 pm | 11h 28m 31s | -2m 42s | 1:11:12 pm | 43° | 6:27:03 am | 7:54:36 pm | 5:54:55 am | 8:26:39 pm | 12h 32m 33s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:00:03 am | 7:27:41 am | 6:53:30 pm | 7:21:05 pm | 11h 25m 49s | -2m 42s | 1:10:55 pm | 42.6° | 6:28:05 am | 7:52:59 pm | 5:56:00 am | 8:25:01 pm | 12h 35m 15s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:01:06 am | 7:28:45 am | 6:51:52 pm | 7:19:29 pm | 11h 23m 7s | -2m 42s | 1:10:38 pm | 42.3° | 6:29:08 am | 7:51:23 pm | 5:57:04 am | 8:23:23 pm | 12h 37m 58s | 🌘 (0.2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:02:09 am | 7:29:50 am | 6:50:16 pm | 7:17:54 pm | 11h 20m 26s | -2m 41s | 1:10:22 pm | 41.9° | 6:30:11 am | 7:49:48 pm | 5:58:08 am | 8:21:47 pm | 12h 40m 39s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:03:13 am | 7:30:55 am | 6:48:39 pm | 7:16:19 pm | 11h 17m 44s | -2m 42s | 1:10:06 pm | 41.5° | 6:31:14 am | 7:48:15 pm | 5:59:12 am | 8:20:12 pm | 12h 43m 21s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:04:16 am | 7:32:00 am | 6:47:04 pm | 7:14:46 pm | 11h 15m 4s | -2m 40s | 1:09:51 pm | 41.1° | 6:32:17 am | 7:46:42 pm | 6:00:17 am | 8:18:38 pm | 12h 46m 2s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:05:20 am | 7:33:06 am | 6:45:29 pm | 7:13:13 pm | 11h 12m 23s | -2m 41s | 1:09:36 pm | 40.8° | 6:33:20 am | 7:45:10 pm | 6:01:20 am | 8:17:06 pm | 12h 48m 43s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:06:24 am | 7:34:12 am | 6:43:55 pm | 7:11:41 pm | 11h 9m 43s | -2m 40s | 1:09:22 pm | 40.4° | 6:34:23 am | 7:43:39 pm | 6:02:24 am | 8:15:34 pm | 12h 51m 23s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:07:28 am | 7:35:18 am | 6:42:22 pm | 7:10:10 pm | 11h 7m 4s | -2m 39s | 1:09:08 pm | 40° | 6:35:27 am | 7:42:09 pm | 6:03:28 am | 8:14:03 pm | 12h 54m 2s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:08:32 am | 7:36:24 am | 6:40:50 pm | 7:08:40 pm | 11h 4m 26s | -2m 38s | 1:08:55 pm | 39.7° | 6:36:30 am | 7:40:40 pm | 6:04:32 am | 8:12:34 pm | 12h 56m 41s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:09:37 am | 7:37:31 am | 6:39:18 pm | 7:07:11 pm | 11h 1m 47s | -2m 39s | 1:08:43 pm | 39.3° | 6:37:33 am | 7:39:12 pm | 6:05:35 am | 8:11:06 pm | 12h 59m 20s | 🌒 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:10:42 am | 7:38:38 am | 6:37:48 pm | 7:05:43 pm | 10h 59m 10s | -2m 37s | 1:08:31 pm | 38.9° | 6:38:36 am | 7:37:45 pm | 6:06:39 am | 8:09:40 pm | 13h 1m 58s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:11:47 am | 7:39:46 am | 6:36:18 pm | 7:04:15 pm | 10h 56m 32s | -2m 38s | 1:08:20 pm | 38.6° | 6:39:40 am | 7:36:20 pm | 6:07:42 am | 8:08:14 pm | 13h 4m 36s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:12:52 am | 7:40:54 am | 6:34:49 pm | 7:02:49 pm | 10h 53m 55s | -2m 37s | 1:08:09 pm | 38.2° | 6:40:44 am | 7:34:56 pm | 6:08:46 am | 8:06:50 pm | 13h 7m 13s | 🌔 (74%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:13:57 am | 7:42:02 am | 6:33:22 pm | 7:01:25 pm | 10h 51m 20s | -2m 35s | 1:07:59 pm | 37.8° | 6:41:47 am | 7:33:32 pm | 6:09:49 am | 8:05:28 pm | 13h 9m 49s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:15:03 am | 7:43:11 am | 6:31:55 pm | 7:00:01 pm | 10h 48m 44s | -2m 36s | 1:07:50 pm | 37.5° | 6:42:51 am | 7:32:11 pm | 6:10:52 am | 8:04:06 pm | 13h 12m 24s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:16:09 am | 7:44:19 am | 6:30:29 pm | 6:58:38 pm | 10h 46m 10s | -2m 34s | 1:07:42 pm | 37.1° | 6:43:55 am | 7:30:50 pm | 6:11:56 am | 8:02:47 pm | 13h 15m 0s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:17:15 am | 7:45:29 am | 6:29:05 pm | 6:57:17 pm | 10h 43m 36s | -2m 34s | 1:07:34 pm | 36.8° | 6:44:59 am | 7:29:31 pm | 6:12:59 am | 8:01:28 pm | 13h 17m 33s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:18:21 am | 7:46:38 am | 6:27:41 pm | 6:55:57 pm | 10h 41m 3s | -2m 33s | 1:07:27 pm | 36.5° | 6:46:03 am | 7:28:13 pm | 6:14:02 am | 8:00:11 pm | 13h 20m 7s | 🌕 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:19:28 am | 7:47:48 am | 6:26:19 pm | 6:54:38 pm | 10h 38m 31s | -2m 32s | 1:07:20 pm | 36.1° | 6:47:07 am | 7:26:57 pm | 6:15:05 am | 7:58:56 pm | 13h 22m 39s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:20:34 am | 7:48:58 am | 6:24:58 pm | 6:53:20 pm | 10h 36m 0s | -2m 31s | 1:07:15 pm | 35.8° | 6:48:11 am | 7:25:42 pm | 6:16:09 am | 7:57:42 pm | 13h 25m 10s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:21:41 am | 7:50:08 am | 6:23:38 pm | 6:52:04 pm | 10h 33m 30s | -2m 30s | 1:07:10 pm | 35.4° | 6:49:16 am | 7:24:28 pm | 6:17:12 am | 7:56:29 pm | 13h 27m 41s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:22:48 am | 7:51:19 am | 6:22:20 pm | 6:50:49 pm | 10h 31m 1s | -2m 29s | 1:07:06 pm | 35.1° | 6:50:20 am | 7:23:16 pm | 6:18:15 am | 7:55:19 pm | 13h 30m 10s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:23:56 am | 7:52:30 am | 6:21:03 pm | 6:49:36 pm | 10h 28m 33s | -2m 28s | 1:07:02 pm | 34.8° | 6:51:24 am | 7:22:05 pm | 6:19:18 am | 7:54:09 pm | 13h 32m 38s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:25:03 am | 7:53:41 am | 6:19:47 pm | 6:48:24 pm | 10h 26m 6s | -2m 27s | 1:07:00 pm | 34.5° | 6:52:29 am | 7:20:56 pm | 6:20:21 am | 7:53:02 pm | 13h 35m 5s | 🌖 (57%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Council Bluffs, IA
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Council Bluffs, IA.
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Council Bluffs, IA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Council Bluffs, 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 Council Bluffs, IA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Council Bluffs, IA
In Council Bluffs, IA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:49 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:53 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:54 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 9:00 pm.
Council Bluffs, IA gets 5h 57m 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.
Council Bluffs, IA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Council Bluffs. 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 Council Bluffs.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 25.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 71.4° (around Jun 18) in Council Bluffs. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Council Bluffs the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:06 and 12:37 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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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