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 October 2026.
Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 6:36:01 pm
Night ends at 5:54 am5:54:18 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 7:06 am7:05:32 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: 7:36:50 am PDTWhen 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: 6:10:07 pm PDTWhen 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 6:41 pm6:41:23 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:52 pm7:52:29 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 9:30 pm 4.4 ftHigh 2:42 am 8.6 ftEast Passage
| High tide | 1:37 am | 8.0 ft | 2.44 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 7:45 am | 2.4 ft | 0.72 m |
| High tide | 2:54 pm | 11.1 ft | 3.39 m |
| Low tide | 9:30 pm | 4.4 ft | 1.36 m |
| High tide | 2:42 am | 8.6 ft | 2.62 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 8:38 am | 2.7 ft | 0.83 m |
| High tide | 3:18 pm | 11.3 ft | 3.45 m |
| Low tide | 9:52 pm | 3.2 ft | 0.97 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: -5.10° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 259.3° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 33 minutes
Sunset in Des Moines was 25 minutes ago
Moonset: 2:17 am
Moonrise: 4:16 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (81%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 9:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 8 at 11:02 pmTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 5:56 am5:55:39 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 7:07 am7:06:56 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: 7:38:18 am PDTWhen 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: 6:08:21 pm PDTWhen 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 6:40 pm6:39:41 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:51 pm7:50:50 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, 30 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Des Moines
Moonset: 3:29 am Moonrise: 4:32 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Des Moines, Washington
- Latitude: 47.401768 (North)
- Longitude: -122.324287 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Des Moines, WA
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 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.
October 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 October in Des Moines.
All times are in Des Moines's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 38 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Des Moines, WA - from 11 hours, 39 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 1 minute 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.6:37:58 am | 7:08:33 am | +1m 22s | 6:48:21 pm | -2m 1s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:18:52 pm | 11h 39m 48s | -3m 23s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:58:52 pm | 39.16° | 6:02:19 am | 7:54:25 pm | 5:26:03 am | 8:30:33 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 21m 34s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:02 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:39:20 am | 7:09:55 am | +1m 22s | 6:46:21 pm | -2m 0s | 7:16:52 pm | 11h 36m 26s | -3m 23s | 12:58:32 pm | 38.78° | 6:03:43 am | 7:52:23 pm | 5:27:31 am | 8:28:27 pm | 12h 24m 57s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:41 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:40:42 am | 7:11:18 am | +1m 23s | 6:44:21 pm | -2m 0s | 7:14:53 pm | 11h 33m 3s | -3m 22s | 12:58:14 pm | 38.39° | 6:05:06 am | 7:50:23 pm | 5:28:59 am | 8:26:22 pm | 12h 28m 19s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:58:24 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:42:03 am | 7:12:40 am | +1m 22s | 6:42:21 pm | -2m 0s | 7:12:54 pm | 11h 29m 41s | -3m 22s | 12:57:55 pm | 38.01° | 6:06:29 am | 7:48:23 pm | 5:30:26 am | 8:24:19 pm | 12h 31m 42s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:04 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:43:25 am | 7:14:03 am | +1m 23s | 6:40:22 pm | -1m 59s | 7:10:56 pm | 11h 26m 19s | -3m 22s | 12:57:37 pm | 37.62° | 6:07:52 am | 7:46:24 pm | 5:31:53 am | 8:22:16 pm | 12h 35m 5s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:46 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:44:47 am | 7:15:27 am | +1m 24s | 6:38:24 pm | -1m 58s | 7:08:59 pm | 11h 22m 57s | -3m 22s | 12:57:19 pm | 37.24° | 6:09:15 am | 7:44:26 pm | 5:33:19 am | 8:20:15 pm | 12h 38m 26s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:28 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:46:09 am | 7:16:50 am | +1m 23s | 6:36:25 pm | -1m 59s | 7:07:03 pm | 11h 19m 35s | -3m 22s | 12:57:02 pm | 36.86° | 6:10:38 am | 7:42:29 pm | 5:34:45 am | 8:18:15 pm | 12h 41m 49s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:11 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:47:32 am | 7:18:14 am | +1m 24s | 6:34:28 pm | -1m 57s | 7:05:07 pm | 11h 16m 14s | -3m 21s | 12:56:45 pm | 36.48° | 6:12:01 am | 7:40:33 pm | 5:36:11 am | 8:16:16 pm | 12h 45m 10s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:54 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:48:54 am | 7:19:38 am | +1m 24s | 6:32:31 pm | -1m 57s | 7:03:12 pm | 11h 12m 53s | -3m 21s | 12:56:28 pm | 36.10° | 6:13:23 am | 7:38:38 pm | 5:37:37 am | 8:14:18 pm | 12h 48m 31s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:36 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:50:16 am | 7:21:02 am | +1m 24s | 6:30:35 pm | -1m 56s | 7:01:17 pm | 11h 9m 33s | -3m 21s | 12:56:12 pm | 35.72° | 6:14:46 am | 7:36:43 pm | 5:39:02 am | 8:12:21 pm | 12h 51m 52s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:56:20 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:51:39 am | 7:22:27 am | +1m 25s | 6:28:39 pm | -1m 56s | 6:59:24 pm | 11h 6m 12s | -3m 20s | 12:55:56 pm | 35.34° | 6:16:08 am | 7:34:50 pm | 5:40:26 am | 8:10:26 pm | 12h 55m 13s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:04 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:53:02 am | 7:23:52 am | +1m 25s | 6:26:44 pm | -1m 55s | 6:57:31 pm | 11h 2m 52s | -3m 20s | 12:55:41 pm | 34.97° | 6:17:30 am | 7:32:58 pm | 5:41:51 am | 8:08:32 pm | 12h 58m 33s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:49 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:54:24 am | 7:25:17 am | +1m 25s | 6:24:50 pm | -1m 54s | 6:55:40 pm | 10h 59m 33s | -3m 19s | 12:55:26 pm | 34.59° | 6:18:52 am | 7:31:07 pm | 5:43:15 am | 8:06:39 pm | 13h 1m 53s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:33 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:55:47 am | 7:26:43 am | +1m 26s | 6:22:57 pm | -1m 53s | 6:53:49 pm | 10h 56m 14s | -3m 19s | 12:55:12 pm | 34.22° | 6:20:15 am | 7:29:17 pm | 5:44:38 am | 8:04:48 pm | 13h 5m 11s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:19 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:57:10 am | 7:28:08 am | +1m 25s | 6:21:04 pm | -1m 53s | 6:51:59 pm | 10h 52m 56s | -3m 18s | 12:54:59 pm | 33.85° | 6:21:37 am | 7:27:29 pm | 5:46:02 am | 8:02:58 pm | 13h 8m 31s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:06 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:58:34 am | 7:29:35 am | +1m 27s | 6:19:12 pm | -1m 52s | 6:50:10 pm | 10h 49m 37s | -3m 18s | 12:54:46 pm | 33.48° | 6:22:59 am | 7:25:41 pm | 5:47:25 am | 8:01:10 pm | 13h 11m 49s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:53 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:59:57 am | 7:31:01 am | +1m 26s | 6:17:21 pm | -1m 51s | 6:48:23 pm | 10h 46m 20s | -3m 17s | 12:54:33 pm | 33.12° | 6:24:21 am | 7:23:55 pm | 5:48:48 am | 7:59:23 pm | 13h 15m 7s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:39 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:01:20 am | 7:32:28 am | +1m 27s | 6:15:31 pm | -1m 50s | 6:46:36 pm | 10h 43m 3s | -3m 17s | 12:54:22 pm | 32.76° | 6:25:43 am | 7:22:10 pm | 5:50:11 am | 7:57:37 pm | 13h 18m 24s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:54:28 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:02:44 am | 7:33:55 am | +1m 27s | 6:13:42 pm | -1m 49s | 6:44:51 pm | 10h 39m 47s | -3m 16s | 12:54:10 pm | 32.39° | 6:27:05 am | 7:20:26 pm | 5:51:33 am | 7:55:53 pm | 13h 21m 40s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:15 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:04:08 am | 7:35:22 am | +1m 27s | 6:11:54 pm | -1m 48s | 6:43:06 pm | 10h 36m 32s | -3m 15s | 12:54:00 pm | 32.04° | 6:28:26 am | 7:18:44 pm | 5:52:56 am | 7:54:10 pm | 13h 24m 56s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:05 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:05:32 am | 7:36:50 am | +1m 28s | 6:10:07 pm | -1m 47s | 6:41:23 pm | 10h 33m 17s | -3m 15s | 12:53:50 pm | 31.68° | 6:29:48 am | 7:17:03 pm | 5:54:18 am | 7:52:29 pm | 13h 28m 11s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:55 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:06:56 am | 7:38:18 am | +1m 28s | 6:08:21 pm | -1m 46s | 6:39:41 pm | 10h 30m 3s | -3m 14s | 12:53:41 pm | 31.33° | 6:31:10 am | 7:15:23 pm | 5:55:39 am | 7:50:50 pm | 13h 31m 25s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:46 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:08:20 am | 7:39:46 am | +1m 28s | 6:06:37 pm | -1m 44s | 6:38:00 pm | 10h 26m 51s | -3m 13s | 12:53:32 pm | 30.98° | 6:32:32 am | 7:13:45 pm | 5:57:01 am | 7:49:12 pm | 13h 34m 37s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:36 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:09:44 am | 7:41:14 am | +1m 28s | 6:04:53 pm | -1m 44s | 6:36:21 pm | 10h 23m 39s | -3m 12s | 12:53:24 pm | 30.63° | 6:33:54 am | 7:12:08 pm | 5:58:22 am | 7:47:36 pm | 13h 37m 50s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:28 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:11:09 am | 7:42:43 am | +1m 29s | 6:03:11 pm | -1m 42s | 6:34:43 pm | 10h 20m 28s | -3m 11s | 12:53:17 pm | 30.29° | 6:35:15 am | 7:10:33 pm | 5:59:44 am | 7:46:01 pm | 13h 41m 1s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:53:20 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:12:33 am | 7:44:12 am | +1m 29s | 6:01:29 pm | -1m 42s | 6:33:06 pm | 10h 17m 17s | -3m 10s | 12:53:11 pm | 29.95° | 6:36:37 am | 7:08:59 pm | 6:01:05 am | 7:44:28 pm | 13h 44m 12s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:14 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:13:58 am | 7:45:41 am | +1m 29s | 5:59:49 pm | -1m 40s | 6:31:31 pm | 10h 14m 8s | -3m 9s | 12:53:05 pm | 29.61° | 6:37:59 am | 7:07:27 pm | 6:02:25 am | 7:42:57 pm | 13h 47m 22s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:07 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:15:23 am | 7:47:11 am | +1m 30s | 5:58:11 pm | -1m 38s | 6:29:57 pm | 10h 11m 0s | -3m 8s | 12:53:01 pm | 29.27° | 6:39:20 am | 7:05:57 pm | 6:03:46 am | 7:41:27 pm | 13h 50m 29s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:03 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:16:47 am | 7:48:40 am | +1m 29s | 5:56:33 pm | -1m 38s | 6:28:25 pm | 10h 7m 53s | -3m 7s | 12:52:57 pm | 28.94° | 6:40:42 am | 7:04:28 pm | 6:05:06 am | 7:40:00 pm | 13h 53m 37s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:59 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:18:12 am | 7:50:10 am | +1m 30s | 5:54:58 pm | -1m 35s | 6:26:54 pm | 10h 4m 48s | -3m 6s | 12:52:53 pm | 28.62° | 6:42:03 am | 7:03:00 pm | 6:06:26 am | 7:38:34 pm | 13h 56m 42s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:54 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:19:37 am | 7:51:40 am | +1m 30s | 5:53:23 pm | -1m 35s | 6:25:25 pm | 10h 1m 43s | -3m 4s | 12:52:51 pm | 28.29° | 6:43:24 am | 7:01:35 pm | 6:07:46 am | 7:37:10 pm | 13h 59m 47s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:52 am | 14.3° 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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