Sunrise and sunset times in Des Moines, WA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Des Moines, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 10, 2026. Current time: 5:51:20 pm
Night ends at 5:21 am5:20:51 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 6:34 am6:33:44 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: 7:06:43 am PSTWhen 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: 4:39:08 pm PSTWhen 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 5:12 pm5:12:06 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:25 pm6:24:55 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.
Des Moines Tides
Low 11:27 pm -1.7 ftHigh 7:06 am 12.2 ftEast Passage
| High tide | 6:27 am | 12.1 ft | 3.68 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:47 am | 7.5 ft | 2.30 m |
| High tide | 4:17 pm | 10.7 ft | 3.26 m |
| Low tide | 11:27 pm | -1.7 ft | -0.52 m |
| High tide | 7:06 am | 12.2 ft | 3.71 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 12:33 pm | 7.9 ft | 2.40 m |
| High tide | 4:49 pm | 10.3 ft | 3.13 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9446248, Des Moines, East Passage (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -12.38° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 257.69° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 9 hours, 32 minutes
Sunset in Des Moines was 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Moonrise: 9:03 am
Moonset: 4:59 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (3%)🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 6:53 am · 🌑 New moon: Dec 8 at 4:51 pmTomorrow
November 11, 2026
Night ends at 5:22 am5:22:07 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 6:35 am6:35:07 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: 7:08:12 am PSTWhen 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: 4:37:53 pm PSTWhen 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 5:11 pm5:10:56 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:24 pm6:23:53 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: 9 hours, 29 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Des Moines
Moonrise: 10:05 am Moonset: 5:43 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (9%)
- Des Moines, Washington
- Latitude: 47.401768 (North)
- Longitude: -122.324287 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Des Moines, WA
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 11 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 27 minutes.Longest day in Des Moines, WA
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, 57 minutes.
November 2026 - Des Moines, Washington - 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 November in Des Moines.
All times are in Des Moines's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) until November 1, 2026, and Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) from then on.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 12 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Des Moines, WA - from 9 hours, 58 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 46 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. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:21:02 am | 6:53:10 am | +1m 30son the clock: -58m 30s | 4:51:50 pm | -1m 33son the clock: -1h 1m 33s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:23:57 pm | 9h 58m 40s | -3m 3s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:52:49 am | 27.97° | 5:44:46 am | 6:00:11 pm | 5:09:06 am | 6:35:47 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.14h 2m 50s | 🌗 (45%) Last quarter at 12:28 pmLast quarter at 12:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 45% illuminated |
12:52:50 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:22:27 am | 6:54:40 am | +1m 30s | 4:50:19 pm | -1m 31s | 5:22:31 pm | 9h 55m 39s | -3m 2s | 11:52:48 am | 27.66° | 5:46:07 am | 5:58:49 pm | 5:10:25 am | 6:34:27 pm | 14h 5m 52s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:48 pm | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:23:52 am | 6:56:11 am | +1m 31s | 4:48:49 pm | -1m 30s | 5:21:06 pm | 9h 52m 38s | -3m 0s | 11:52:48 am | 27.35° | 5:47:28 am | 5:57:28 pm | 5:11:44 am | 6:33:09 pm | 14h 8m 52s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:49 pm | 15.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:25:17 am | 6:57:41 am | +1m 30s | 4:47:21 pm | -1m 28s | 5:19:44 pm | 9h 49m 40s | -2m 59s | 11:52:49 am | 27.04° | 5:48:49 am | 5:56:10 pm | 5:13:03 am | 6:31:52 pm | 14h 11m 50s | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:50 pm | 15.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:26:42 am | 6:59:11 am | +1m 30s | 4:45:54 pm | -1m 27s | 5:18:23 pm | 9h 46m 43s | -2m 57s | 11:52:51 am | 26.73° | 5:50:09 am | 5:54:53 pm | 5:14:22 am | 6:30:38 pm | 14h 14m 48s | 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:52 pm | 15.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:28:06 am | 7:00:42 am | +1m 31s | 4:44:30 pm | -1m 24s | 5:17:04 pm | 9h 43m 48s | -2m 55s | 11:52:53 am | 26.44° | 5:51:30 am | 5:53:38 pm | 5:15:40 am | 6:29:25 pm | 14h 17m 42s | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:55 pm | 16.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:29:31 am | 7:02:12 am | +1m 30s | 4:43:06 pm | -1m 24s | 5:15:46 pm | 9h 40m 54s | -2m 53s | 11:52:57 am | 26.14° | 5:52:50 am | 5:52:25 pm | 5:16:58 am | 6:28:14 pm | 14h 20m 36s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:59 pm | 16.5° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:30:55 am | 7:03:42 am | +1m 30s | 4:41:45 pm | -1m 21s | 5:14:31 pm | 9h 38m 3s | -2m 52s | 11:53:01 am | 25.85° | 5:54:10 am | 5:51:14 pm | 5:18:16 am | 6:27:06 pm | 14h 23m 28s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 11:02 pmNew moon at 11:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
11:53:04 pm | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:32:20 am | 7:05:13 am | +1m 31s | 4:40:26 pm | -1m 19s | 5:13:18 pm | 9h 35m 13s | -2m 50s | 11:53:06 am | 25.57° | 5:55:30 am | 5:50:05 pm | 5:19:34 am | 6:26:00 pm | 14h 26m 17s | 🌒 (1%)Waxing Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:09 pm | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:33:44 am | 7:06:43 am | +1m 30s | 4:39:08 pm | -1m 18s | 5:12:06 pm | 9h 32m 25s | -2m 48s | 11:53:12 am | 25.29° | 5:56:50 am | 5:48:58 pm | 5:20:51 am | 6:24:55 pm | 14h 29m 4s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:16 pm | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:35:07 am | 7:08:12 am | +1m 29s | 4:37:53 pm | -1m 15s | 5:10:56 pm | 9h 29m 41s | -2m 45s | 11:53:19 am | 25.01° | 5:58:09 am | 5:47:53 pm | 5:22:07 am | 6:23:53 pm | 14h 31m 49s | 🌒 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:23 pm | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:36:31 am | 7:09:42 am | +1m 30s | 4:36:39 pm | -1m 14s | 5:09:49 pm | 9h 26m 57s | -2m 43s | 11:53:26 am | 24.74° | 5:59:28 am | 5:46:50 pm | 5:23:23 am | 6:22:53 pm | 14h 34m 32s | 🌒 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:31 pm | 17.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:37:54 am | 7:11:11 am | +1m 29s | 4:35:27 pm | -1m 12s | 5:08:43 pm | 9h 24m 16s | -2m 41s | 11:53:35 am | 24.48° | 6:00:46 am | 5:45:50 pm | 5:24:39 am | 6:21:55 pm | 14h 37m 13s | 🌒 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:40 pm | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:39:17 am | 7:12:40 am | +1m 29s | 4:34:18 pm | -1m 9s | 5:07:40 pm | 9h 21m 38s | -2m 38s | 11:53:44 am | 24.22° | 6:02:04 am | 5:44:51 pm | 5:25:55 am | 6:20:59 pm | 14h 39m 50s | 🌒 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:50 pm | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:40:39 am | 7:14:08 am | +1m 28s | 4:33:11 pm | -1m 7s | 5:06:39 pm | 9h 19m 3s | -2m 36s | 11:53:55 am | 23.96° | 6:03:22 am | 5:43:55 pm | 5:27:10 am | 6:20:05 pm | 14h 42m 25s | 🌒 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:01 pm | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:42:01 am | 7:15:36 am | +1m 28s | 4:32:05 pm | -1m 6s | 5:05:40 pm | 9h 16m 29s | -2m 33s | 11:54:06 am | 23.71° | 6:04:39 am | 5:43:00 pm | 5:28:24 am | 6:19:14 pm | 14h 44m 59s | 🌒 (49%)Waxing Crescent: 49% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:12 pm | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:43:23 am | 7:17:04 am | +1m 28s | 4:31:02 pm | -1m 3s | 5:04:43 pm | 9h 13m 58s | -2m 31s | 11:54:17 am | 23.47° | 6:05:56 am | 5:42:08 pm | 5:29:38 am | 6:18:25 pm | 14h 47m 29s | 🌓 (58%) First quarter at 3:47 amFirst quarter at 3:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
11:54:24 pm | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:44:44 am | 7:18:31 am | +1m 27s | 4:30:01 pm | -1m 1s | 5:03:48 pm | 9h 11m 30s | -2m 28s | 11:54:30 am | 23.23° | 6:07:12 am | 5:41:18 pm | 5:30:51 am | 6:17:38 pm | 14h 49m 56s | 🌔 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:37 pm | 19.4° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:46:04 am | 7:19:57 am | +1m 26s | 4:29:03 pm | -58s | 5:02:56 pm | 9h 9m 6s | -2m 25s | 11:54:44 am | 23.00° | 6:08:28 am | 5:40:31 pm | 5:32:04 am | 6:16:53 pm | 14h 52m 20s | 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:51 pm | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:47:24 am | 7:21:23 am | +1m 26s | 4:28:07 pm | -56s | 5:02:05 pm | 9h 6m 44s | -2m 22s | 11:54:58 am | 22.77° | 6:09:43 am | 5:39:45 pm | 5:33:16 am | 6:16:11 pm | 14h 54m 41s | 🌔 (86%)Waxing Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:06 pm | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:48:43 am | 7:22:48 am | +1m 25s | 4:27:13 pm | -54s | 5:01:18 pm | 9h 4m 25s | -2m 19s | 11:55:13 am | 22.55° | 6:10:57 am | 5:39:02 pm | 5:34:27 am | 6:15:31 pm | 14h 56m 59s | 🌔 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:21 pm | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:50:01 am | 7:24:12 am | +1m 24s | 4:26:22 pm | -51s | 5:00:32 pm | 9h 2m 10s | -2m 16s | 11:55:29 am | 22.34° | 6:12:11 am | 5:38:21 pm | 5:35:38 am | 6:14:53 pm | 14h 59m 13s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:38 pm | 20.3° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:51:18 am | 7:25:35 am | +1m 23s | 4:25:33 pm | -49s | 4:59:49 pm | 8h 59m 58s | -2m 12s | 11:55:46 am | 22.13° | 6:13:23 am | 5:37:43 pm | 5:36:48 am | 6:14:18 pm | 15h 1m 25s | 🌔 (99.6%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:55 pm | 20.5° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:52:35 am | 7:26:58 am | +1m 23s | 4:24:46 pm | -47s | 4:59:09 pm | 8h 57m 48s | -2m 9s | 11:56:04 am | 21.93° | 6:14:35 am | 5:37:07 pm | 5:37:57 am | 6:13:44 pm | 15h 3m 33s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:53 amFull moon at 6:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:56:13 pm | 20.7° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:53:50 am | 7:28:19 am | +1m 21s | 4:24:02 pm | -44s | 4:58:30 pm | 8h 55m 43s | -2m 5s | 11:56:22 am | 21.74° | 6:15:47 am | 5:36:33 pm | 5:39:05 am | 6:13:14 pm | 15h 5m 37s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:32 pm | 20.9° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:55:05 am | 7:29:39 am | +1m 20s | 4:23:21 pm | -41s | 4:57:55 pm | 8h 53m 42s | -2m 2s | 11:56:41 am | 21.55° | 6:16:57 am | 5:36:02 pm | 5:40:12 am | 6:12:45 pm | 15h 7m 37s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:51 pm | 21.1° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:56:19 am | 7:30:58 am | +1m 19s | 4:22:42 pm | -39s | 4:57:21 pm | 8h 51m 44s | -1m 58s | 11:57:01 am | 21.37° | 6:18:06 am | 5:35:33 pm | 5:41:19 am | 6:12:19 pm | 15h 9m 34s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:11 pm | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:57:31 am | 7:32:16 am | +1m 18s | 4:22:06 pm | -36s | 4:56:51 pm | 8h 49m 50s | -1m 54s | 11:57:21 am | 21.19° | 6:19:14 am | 5:35:07 pm | 5:42:24 am | 6:11:56 pm | 15h 11m 27s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:32 pm | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:58:42 am | 7:33:33 am | +1m 17s | 4:21:32 pm | -34s | 4:56:23 pm | 8h 47m 59s | -1m 50s | 11:57:43 am | 21.02° | 6:20:22 am | 5:34:43 pm | 5:43:29 am | 6:11:34 pm | 15h 13m 16s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:54 pm | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:59:53 am | 7:34:48 am | +1m 15s | 4:21:02 pm | -30s | 4:55:57 pm | 8h 46m 14s | -1m 46s | 11:58:04 am | 20.86° | 6:21:28 am | 5:34:21 pm | 5:44:32 am | 6:11:16 pm | 15h 15m 0s | 🌗 (49%) Last quarter at 10:08 pmLast quarter at 10:08 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 49% illuminated |
11:58:16 pm | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Des Moines, WA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Des Moines, WA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Des Moines, WA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Des Moines, WA
In Des Moines, WA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:11 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 1 at 7:56 am. The earliest sunset is on December 10 at 4:18 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:10 pm.
Des Moines, WA gets 7h 30m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 57m versus 8h 27m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Des Moines, WA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Des Moines. 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 Des Moines.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 19.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 65.9° (around Jun 21) in Des Moines. 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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