Sunrise and sunset times in West Branch, IA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in West Branch, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 4, 2026. Current time: 1:13:04 am
First light at 6:37:50 am
Sunrise time: 7:05:34 am
Sunset time: 6:41:50 pm
Last light at 7:09:31 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -52.5° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 8° (N)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 36 minutes
17 hours, 28 minutes left for today's sunset in West Branch
Moon rose on Oct 4 at 12:02 AM
Moon will set on Oct 4 at 3:45 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (42%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 10:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:13 PMTomorrow
October 5, 2026
First light at 6:38:54 am
Sunrise time: 7:06:38 am
Sunset time: 6:40:09 pm
Last light at 7:07:51 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 33 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in West Branch
Moon will rise on Oct 5 at 1:18 AM Moon will set on Oct 5 at 4:18 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (22%)
- West Branch, Iowa
- Latitude: 41.67141 (North)
- Longitude: -91.34655 (West)
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in West Branch, 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, 9 minutes.Longest day in West Branch, 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, 12 minutes.
October 2026 - West Branch, 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 West Branch.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 19 minutes over the course of October 2026 in West Branch, IA - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 24 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 | 6:34:40 am | 7:02:22 am | 6:46:55 pm | 7:14:34 pm | 11h 44m 33s | -2m 45s | 12:54:59 pm | 44.9° | 6:02:26 am | 7:46:44 pm | 5:29:51 am | 8:19:13 pm | 12h 16m 31s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:35:43 am | 7:03:26 am | 6:45:13 pm | 7:12:53 pm | 11h 41m 47s | -2m 46s | 12:54:39 pm | 44.5° | 6:03:30 am | 7:45:01 pm | 5:30:58 am | 8:17:28 pm | 12h 19m 17s | 🌖 (54%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:36:46 am | 7:04:30 am | 6:43:31 pm | 7:11:12 pm | 11h 39m 1s | -2m 46s | 12:54:21 pm | 44.2° | 6:04:35 am | 7:43:19 pm | 5:32:05 am | 8:15:44 pm | 12h 22m 3s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:37:50 am | 7:05:34 am | 6:41:50 pm | 7:09:31 pm | 11h 36m 16s | -2m 45s | 12:54:02 pm | 43.8° | 6:05:39 am | 7:41:38 pm | 5:33:12 am | 8:14:00 pm | 12h 24m 48s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:38:54 am | 7:06:38 am | 6:40:09 pm | 7:07:51 pm | 11h 33m 31s | -2m 45s | 12:53:44 pm | 43.4° | 6:06:43 am | 7:39:58 pm | 5:34:18 am | 8:12:18 pm | 12h 27m 34s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:39:57 am | 7:07:43 am | 6:38:29 pm | 7:06:12 pm | 11h 30m 46s | -2m 45s | 12:53:26 pm | 43° | 6:07:47 am | 7:38:19 pm | 5:35:25 am | 8:10:36 pm | 12h 30m 19s | 🌘 (13%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:41:01 am | 7:08:48 am | 6:36:49 pm | 7:04:34 pm | 11h 28m 1s | -2m 45s | 12:53:08 pm | 42.6° | 6:08:51 am | 7:36:40 pm | 5:36:31 am | 8:08:56 pm | 12h 33m 4s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:42:05 am | 7:09:53 am | 6:35:10 pm | 7:02:56 pm | 11h 25m 17s | -2m 44s | 12:52:51 pm | 42.2° | 6:09:55 am | 7:35:02 pm | 5:37:37 am | 8:07:16 pm | 12h 35m 49s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:43:09 am | 7:10:59 am | 6:33:32 pm | 7:01:19 pm | 11h 22m 33s | -2m 44s | 12:52:35 pm | 41.9° | 6:10:59 am | 7:33:25 pm | 5:38:42 am | 8:05:38 pm | 12h 38m 33s | 🌘 (0.2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:44:14 am | 7:12:05 am | 6:31:54 pm | 6:59:42 pm | 11h 19m 49s | -2m 44s | 12:52:19 pm | 41.5° | 6:12:03 am | 7:31:49 pm | 5:39:48 am | 8:04:00 pm | 12h 41m 17s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:45:18 am | 7:13:11 am | 6:30:16 pm | 6:58:07 pm | 11h 17m 5s | -2m 44s | 12:52:03 pm | 41.1° | 6:13:08 am | 7:30:14 pm | 5:40:53 am | 8:02:24 pm | 12h 44m 1s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:46:23 am | 7:14:17 am | 6:28:40 pm | 6:56:32 pm | 11h 14m 23s | -2m 42s | 12:51:48 pm | 40.7° | 6:14:12 am | 7:28:40 pm | 5:41:59 am | 8:00:49 pm | 12h 46m 44s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:47:28 am | 7:15:24 am | 6:27:04 pm | 6:54:58 pm | 11h 11m 40s | -2m 43s | 12:51:33 pm | 40.4° | 6:15:16 am | 7:27:07 pm | 5:43:04 am | 7:59:15 pm | 12h 49m 27s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:48:33 am | 7:16:31 am | 6:25:29 pm | 6:53:25 pm | 11h 8m 58s | -2m 42s | 12:51:19 pm | 40° | 6:16:20 am | 7:25:35 pm | 5:44:09 am | 7:57:42 pm | 12h 52m 10s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:49:38 am | 7:17:39 am | 6:23:54 pm | 6:51:53 pm | 11h 6m 15s | -2m 43s | 12:51:05 pm | 39.6° | 6:17:25 am | 7:24:03 pm | 5:45:14 am | 7:56:11 pm | 12h 54m 52s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:50:44 am | 7:18:46 am | 6:22:21 pm | 6:50:22 pm | 11h 3m 35s | -2m 40s | 12:50:52 pm | 39.2° | 6:18:29 am | 7:22:33 pm | 5:46:18 am | 7:54:40 pm | 12h 57m 33s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:51:49 am | 7:19:54 am | 6:20:48 pm | 6:48:51 pm | 11h 0m 54s | -2m 41s | 12:50:40 pm | 38.9° | 6:19:33 am | 7:21:05 pm | 5:47:23 am | 7:53:11 pm | 13h 0m 15s | 🌒 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:52:55 am | 7:21:03 am | 6:19:16 pm | 6:47:22 pm | 10h 58m 13s | -2m 41s | 12:50:28 pm | 38.5° | 6:20:38 am | 7:19:37 pm | 5:48:28 am | 7:51:43 pm | 13h 2m 55s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:54:01 am | 7:22:11 am | 6:17:45 pm | 6:45:54 pm | 10h 55m 34s | -2m 39s | 12:50:17 pm | 38.2° | 6:21:42 am | 7:18:10 pm | 5:49:32 am | 7:50:17 pm | 13h 5m 36s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:55:08 am | 7:23:21 am | 6:16:16 pm | 6:44:27 pm | 10h 52m 55s | -2m 39s | 12:50:06 pm | 37.8° | 6:22:47 am | 7:16:45 pm | 5:50:37 am | 7:48:52 pm | 13h 8m 14s | 🌔 (74%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:56:14 am | 7:24:30 am | 6:14:47 pm | 6:43:01 pm | 10h 50m 17s | -2m 38s | 12:49:56 pm | 37.4° | 6:23:52 am | 7:15:21 pm | 5:51:42 am | 7:47:28 pm | 13h 10m 53s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:57:21 am | 7:25:40 am | 6:13:19 pm | 6:41:36 pm | 10h 47m 39s | -2m 38s | 12:49:47 pm | 37.1° | 6:24:57 am | 7:13:58 pm | 5:52:46 am | 7:46:05 pm | 13h 13m 31s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:58:28 am | 7:26:50 am | 6:11:52 pm | 6:40:12 pm | 10h 45m 2s | -2m 37s | 12:49:38 pm | 36.7° | 6:26:02 am | 7:12:36 pm | 5:53:50 am | 7:44:44 pm | 13h 16m 8s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:59:35 am | 7:28:00 am | 6:10:26 pm | 6:38:50 pm | 10h 42m 26s | -2m 36s | 12:49:30 pm | 36.4° | 6:27:07 am | 7:11:16 pm | 5:54:55 am | 7:43:25 pm | 13h 18m 44s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:00:42 am | 7:29:10 am | 6:09:02 pm | 6:37:28 pm | 10h 39m 52s | -2m 34s | 12:49:23 pm | 36° | 6:28:12 am | 7:09:57 pm | 5:55:59 am | 7:42:07 pm | 13h 21m 19s | 🌕 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:01:50 am | 7:30:21 am | 6:07:38 pm | 6:36:08 pm | 10h 37m 17s | -2m 35s | 12:49:17 pm | 35.7° | 6:29:17 am | 7:08:39 pm | 5:57:03 am | 7:40:50 pm | 13h 23m 55s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:02:58 am | 7:31:33 am | 6:06:16 pm | 6:34:50 pm | 10h 34m 43s | -2m 34s | 12:49:11 pm | 35.4° | 6:30:22 am | 7:07:23 pm | 5:58:08 am | 7:39:35 pm | 13h 26m 28s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04:06 am | 7:32:44 am | 6:04:55 pm | 6:33:32 pm | 10h 32m 11s | -2m 32s | 12:49:06 pm | 35° | 6:31:28 am | 7:06:09 pm | 5:59:12 am | 7:38:22 pm | 13h 29m 1s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05:14 am | 7:33:56 am | 6:03:36 pm | 6:32:16 pm | 10h 29m 40s | -2m 31s | 12:49:02 pm | 34.7° | 6:32:33 am | 7:04:55 pm | 6:00:16 am | 7:37:10 pm | 13h 31m 32s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:06:22 am | 7:35:08 am | 6:02:18 pm | 6:31:02 pm | 10h 27m 10s | -2m 30s | 12:48:59 pm | 34.4° | 6:33:39 am | 7:03:44 pm | 6:01:20 am | 7:36:00 pm | 13h 34m 2s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:07:31 am | 7:36:20 am | 6:01:01 pm | 6:29:49 pm | 10h 24m 41s | -2m 29s | 12:48:56 pm | 34.1° | 6:34:44 am | 7:02:33 pm | 6:02:24 am | 7:34:51 pm | 13h 36m 31s | 🌖 (57%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in West Branch, IA
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at West Branch, IA.
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in West Branch, IA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in West Branch, 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 West Branch, IA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in West Branch, IA
In West Branch, IA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:30 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:36 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:34 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:43 pm.
West Branch, IA gets 6h 03m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 12m versus 9h 09m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
West Branch, IA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in West Branch. 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 West Branch.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 71.7° (around Jun 21) in West Branch. 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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