Sunrise and sunset times in Van Meter, IA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Van Meter, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 5, 2026. Current time: 3:57:06 am
First light at 6:49:19 am
Sunrise time: 7:17:00 am
Sunset time: 6:50:39 pm
Last light at 7:18:18 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -36.8° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 58° (NE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 33 minutes
14 hours, 53 minutes left for today's sunset in Van Meter
Moon rose on Oct 5 at 1:29 AM
Moon will set on Oct 5 at 4:28 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (30%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 10:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:13 PMTomorrow
October 6, 2026
First light at 6:50:22 am
Sunrise time: 7:18:05 am
Sunset time: 6:48:59 pm
Last light at 7:16:39 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 30 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Van Meter
Moon will rise on Oct 6 at 2:44 AM Moon will set on Oct 6 at 4:56 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (13%)
- Van Meter, Iowa
- Latitude: 41.533321 (North)
- Longitude: -93.954391 (West)
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Van Meter, IA
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 16 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 10 minutes.Longest day in Van Meter, 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, 11 minutes.
October 2026 - Van Meter, 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 Van Meter.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 19 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Van Meter, IA - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 25 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 | 6:45:07 am | 7:12:46 am | 6:57:23 pm | 7:24:59 pm | 11h 44m 37s | -2m 46s | 1:05:24 pm | 45.1° | 6:12:57 am | 7:57:04 pm | 5:40:27 am | 8:29:29 pm | 12h 16m 26s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:46:10 am | 7:13:49 am | 6:55:41 pm | 7:23:18 pm | 11h 41m 52s | -2m 45s | 1:05:05 pm | 44.7° | 6:14:01 am | 7:55:22 pm | 5:41:33 am | 8:27:44 pm | 12h 19m 11s | 🌖 (54%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:47:13 am | 7:14:52 am | 6:54:00 pm | 7:21:37 pm | 11h 39m 8s | -2m 44s | 1:04:46 pm | 44.3° | 6:15:05 am | 7:53:41 pm | 5:42:40 am | 8:26:00 pm | 12h 21m 56s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:48:16 am | 7:15:56 am | 6:52:19 pm | 7:19:57 pm | 11h 36m 23s | -2m 45s | 1:04:28 pm | 43.9° | 6:16:09 am | 7:52:00 pm | 5:43:46 am | 8:24:17 pm | 12h 24m 41s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:49:19 am | 7:17:00 am | 6:50:39 pm | 7:18:18 pm | 11h 33m 39s | -2m 44s | 1:04:09 pm | 43.5° | 6:17:13 am | 7:50:20 pm | 5:44:52 am | 8:22:35 pm | 12h 27m 26s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:50:22 am | 7:18:05 am | 6:48:59 pm | 7:16:39 pm | 11h 30m 54s | -2m 45s | 1:03:52 pm | 43.1° | 6:18:16 am | 7:48:41 pm | 5:45:58 am | 8:20:54 pm | 12h 30m 10s | 🌘 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:51:26 am | 7:19:09 am | 6:47:20 pm | 7:15:01 pm | 11h 28m 11s | -2m 43s | 1:03:34 pm | 42.8° | 6:19:20 am | 7:47:03 pm | 5:47:04 am | 8:19:14 pm | 12h 32m 54s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:52:29 am | 7:20:14 am | 6:45:41 pm | 7:13:23 pm | 11h 25m 27s | -2m 44s | 1:03:17 pm | 42.4° | 6:20:24 am | 7:45:26 pm | 5:48:09 am | 8:17:35 pm | 12h 35m 38s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:53:33 am | 7:21:19 am | 6:44:03 pm | 7:11:47 pm | 11h 22m 44s | -2m 43s | 1:03:00 pm | 42° | 6:21:27 am | 7:43:49 pm | 5:49:15 am | 8:15:57 pm | 12h 38m 22s | 🌘 (0.2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:54:37 am | 7:22:25 am | 6:42:26 pm | 7:10:11 pm | 11h 20m 1s | -2m 43s | 1:02:44 pm | 41.6° | 6:22:31 am | 7:42:13 pm | 5:50:20 am | 8:14:20 pm | 12h 41m 4s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:55:41 am | 7:23:30 am | 6:40:49 pm | 7:08:35 pm | 11h 17m 19s | -2m 42s | 1:02:29 pm | 41.2° | 6:23:35 am | 7:40:39 pm | 5:51:25 am | 8:12:45 pm | 12h 43m 47s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:56:46 am | 7:24:36 am | 6:39:12 pm | 7:07:01 pm | 11h 14m 36s | -2m 43s | 1:02:13 pm | 40.9° | 6:24:39 am | 7:39:05 pm | 5:52:30 am | 8:11:10 pm | 12h 46m 31s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:57:50 am | 7:25:43 am | 6:37:37 pm | 7:05:27 pm | 11h 11m 54s | -2m 42s | 1:01:59 pm | 40.5° | 6:25:42 am | 7:37:32 pm | 5:53:34 am | 8:09:36 pm | 12h 49m 12s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:58:55 am | 7:26:49 am | 6:36:02 pm | 7:03:55 pm | 11h 9m 13s | -2m 41s | 1:01:45 pm | 40.1° | 6:26:46 am | 7:36:00 pm | 5:54:39 am | 8:08:04 pm | 12h 51m 54s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:00:00 am | 7:27:56 am | 6:34:28 pm | 7:02:23 pm | 11h 6m 32s | -2m 41s | 1:01:31 pm | 39.7° | 6:27:50 am | 7:34:30 pm | 5:55:43 am | 8:06:33 pm | 12h 54m 36s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:01:05 am | 7:29:04 am | 6:32:55 pm | 7:00:52 pm | 11h 3m 51s | -2m 41s | 1:01:18 pm | 39.4° | 6:28:54 am | 7:33:00 pm | 5:56:48 am | 8:05:03 pm | 12h 57m 16s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:02:10 am | 7:30:11 am | 6:31:23 pm | 6:59:22 pm | 11h 1m 12s | -2m 39s | 1:01:05 pm | 39° | 6:29:58 am | 7:31:31 pm | 5:57:52 am | 8:03:34 pm | 12h 59m 56s | 🌒 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:03:16 am | 7:31:19 am | 6:29:51 pm | 6:57:53 pm | 10h 58m 32s | -2m 40s | 1:00:54 pm | 38.7° | 6:31:02 am | 7:30:04 pm | 5:58:57 am | 8:02:07 pm | 13h 2m 37s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:04:21 am | 7:32:28 am | 6:28:21 pm | 6:56:26 pm | 10h 55m 53s | -2m 39s | 1:00:42 pm | 38.3° | 6:32:07 am | 7:28:38 pm | 6:00:01 am | 8:00:40 pm | 13h 5m 15s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:05:27 am | 7:33:36 am | 6:26:51 pm | 6:54:59 pm | 10h 53m 15s | -2m 38s | 1:00:32 pm | 37.9° | 6:33:11 am | 7:27:13 pm | 6:01:05 am | 7:59:16 pm | 13h 7m 54s | 🌔 (74%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:06:33 am | 7:34:45 am | 6:25:23 pm | 6:53:33 pm | 10h 50m 38s | -2m 37s | 1:00:22 pm | 37.6° | 6:34:15 am | 7:25:49 pm | 6:02:09 am | 7:57:52 pm | 13h 10m 32s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:07:40 am | 7:35:55 am | 6:23:55 pm | 6:52:09 pm | 10h 48m 0s | -2m 38s | 1:00:13 pm | 37.2° | 6:35:20 am | 7:24:27 pm | 6:03:13 am | 7:56:30 pm | 13h 13m 9s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:08:46 am | 7:37:04 am | 6:22:29 pm | 6:50:45 pm | 10h 45m 25s | -2m 35s | 1:00:04 pm | 36.9° | 6:36:24 am | 7:23:05 pm | 6:04:17 am | 7:55:10 pm | 13h 15m 45s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:09:53 am | 7:38:14 am | 6:21:04 pm | 6:49:23 pm | 10h 42m 50s | -2m 35s | 12:59:56 pm | 36.5° | 6:37:29 am | 7:21:45 pm | 6:05:21 am | 7:53:50 pm | 13h 18m 20s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:11:00 am | 7:39:24 am | 6:19:40 pm | 6:48:02 pm | 10h 40m 16s | -2m 34s | 12:59:49 pm | 36.2° | 6:38:34 am | 7:20:27 pm | 6:06:25 am | 7:52:33 pm | 13h 20m 55s | 🌕 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:12:07 am | 7:40:35 am | 6:18:17 pm | 6:46:43 pm | 10h 37m 42s | -2m 34s | 12:59:43 pm | 35.8° | 6:39:39 am | 7:19:10 pm | 6:07:29 am | 7:51:17 pm | 13h 23m 29s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:13:15 am | 7:41:46 am | 6:16:55 pm | 6:45:24 pm | 10h 35m 9s | -2m 33s | 12:59:37 pm | 35.5° | 6:40:43 am | 7:17:54 pm | 6:08:33 am | 7:50:02 pm | 13h 26m 2s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:14:22 am | 7:42:57 am | 6:15:34 pm | 6:44:08 pm | 10h 32m 37s | -2m 32s | 12:59:32 pm | 35.2° | 6:41:48 am | 7:16:40 pm | 6:09:37 am | 7:48:49 pm | 13h 28m 34s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:15:30 am | 7:44:08 am | 6:14:15 pm | 6:42:52 pm | 10h 30m 7s | -2m 30s | 12:59:28 pm | 34.8° | 6:42:54 am | 7:15:27 pm | 6:10:41 am | 7:47:37 pm | 13h 31m 5s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:16:38 am | 7:45:20 am | 6:12:57 pm | 6:41:38 pm | 10h 27m 37s | -2m 30s | 12:59:25 pm | 34.5° | 6:43:59 am | 7:14:15 pm | 6:11:44 am | 7:46:28 pm | 13h 33m 35s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:17:46 am | 7:46:32 am | 6:11:41 pm | 6:40:25 pm | 10h 25m 9s | -2m 28s | 12:59:22 pm | 34.2° | 6:45:04 am | 7:13:06 pm | 6:12:48 am | 7:45:19 pm | 13h 36m 3s | 🌖 (57%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Van Meter, IA
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Van Meter, IA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Van Meter, 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 Van Meter, IA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Van Meter, IA
In Van Meter, IA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:41 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:46 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:45 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:53 pm.
Van Meter, IA gets 6h 01m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 11m versus 9h 10m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Van Meter, IA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Van Meter. 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 Van Meter.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 71.5° (around Jun 18) in Van Meter. 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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