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Ames, IA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 14.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Jun 2, 2024 at 10:43:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:40 am 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:44 pm 302° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:07 am 81° East
Moonset Today: 4:36 pm 284° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 4 minutes (+1m 9s)
Location of AmesLocation

Today's Sun Position in Ames

Time:10:43 pm
Altitude:-16.9°
Direction:324° NW
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 15h 4m 15s (Jun 2, 2024)

1 minute, 9 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 1, 2024)

5 hours, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

10 minutes, 30 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Ames Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:32 am
Astro. Twilight3:32 am – 4:23 am
Nautical Twilight4:23 am – 5:06 am
Civil Twilight5:06 am – 5:40 am
Daylight5:40 am – 8:44 pm
Civil Twilight8:44 pm – 9:18 pm
Nautical Twilight9:18 pm – 10:02 pm
Astro. Twilight10:02 pm – 10:53 pm
Night10:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Ames - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 25:40 am8:44 pm15:04:15+1:091:12 pm (70.3°)94.285
Jun 35:40 am8:45 pm15:05:22+1:061:12 pm (70.4°)94.299
Jun 45:39 am8:46 pm15:06:25+1:021:12 pm (70.5°)94.312
Jun 55:39 am8:46 pm15:07:24+0:591:13 pm (70.6°)94.325
Jun 65:39 am8:47 pm15:08:20+0:551:13 pm (70.7°)94.337
Jun 75:39 am8:48 pm15:09:12+0:521:13 pm (70.8°)94.349
Jun 85:38 am8:48 pm15:10:01+0:481:13 pm (70.9°)94.361
* All times are local time for Ames. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Ames

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Ames - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 23:07 am4:36 pm-9:44 am(56.2°)228,75319.0%
Jun 33:31 am5:53 pm-10:35 am(62.7°)229,22210.6%
Jun 44:00 am7:11 pm-11:28 am(68.4°)230,3324.4%
Jun 54:34 am8:28 pm-12:25 pm(72.7°)232,0980.9%
Jun 65:17 am9:38 pm-1:25 pm(75.4°)234,4580.2%
Jun 76:09 am10:39 pm-2:24 pm(76.1°)237,2682.2%
Jun 87:11 am11:27 pm-3:22 pm(75.0°)240,3176.5%
* All times are local time for Ames. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Ames This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jun 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:01 amMon 7:38 pmMon 12:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 5:41 amMon 8:42 pmMon 1:11 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsMon 3:26 amMon 4:37 pmMon 10:01 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:05 amMon 7:42 pmMon 12:24 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 2:06 amMon 1:26 pmMon 7:46 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 4:39 amMon 7:04 pmMon 11:52 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 2:27 amMon 2:22 pmMon 8:25 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Ames.

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