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Golden Hour · October 2026

Sunrise, sunset & golden hour in Ames, Iowa, United States: October 2026

In October 2026, sunrise in Ames, Iowa, United States moves from 7:12 AM to 7:47 AM and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:11 PM. All times are shown in the local time of Ames, Iowa, United States.

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Across the month, days in Ames, Iowa, United States get about 1 hr 21 min shorter.

Day Sunrise Golden hour ends Golden hour starts Sunset Day length
1 7:12 AM 7:49 AM 6:21 PM 6:58 PM 11 hr 46 min
2 7:13 AM 7:50 AM 6:19 PM 6:56 PM 11 hr 43 min
3 7:14 AM 7:51 AM 6:17 PM 6:54 PM 11 hr 40 min
4 7:15 AM 7:53 AM 6:15 PM 6:53 PM 11 hr 37 min
5 7:16 AM 7:54 AM 6:14 PM 6:51 PM 11 hr 35 min
6 7:17 AM 7:55 AM 6:12 PM 6:49 PM 11 hr 32 min
7 7:19 AM 7:56 AM 6:10 PM 6:48 PM 11 hr 29 min
8 7:20 AM 7:57 AM 6:08 PM 6:46 PM 11 hr 26 min
9 7:21 AM 7:58 AM 6:07 PM 6:44 PM 11 hr 23 min
10 7:22 AM 7:59 AM 6:05 PM 6:42 PM 11 hr 21 min
11 7:23 AM 8:01 AM 6:03 PM 6:41 PM 11 hr 18 min
12 7:24 AM 8:02 AM 6:01 PM 6:39 PM 11 hr 15 min
13 7:25 AM 8:03 AM 6:00 PM 6:38 PM 11 hr 12 min
14 7:26 AM 8:04 AM 5:58 PM 6:36 PM 11 hr 10 min
15 7:28 AM 8:05 AM 5:56 PM 6:34 PM 11 hr 7 min
16 7:29 AM 8:07 AM 5:55 PM 6:33 PM 11 hr 4 min
17 7:30 AM 8:08 AM 5:53 PM 6:31 PM 11 hr 1 min
18 7:31 AM 8:09 AM 5:51 PM 6:30 PM 10 hr 59 min
19 7:32 AM 8:10 AM 5:50 PM 6:28 PM 10 hr 56 min
20 7:33 AM 8:12 AM 5:48 PM 6:27 PM 10 hr 53 min
21 7:35 AM 8:13 AM 5:47 PM 6:25 PM 10 hr 51 min
22 7:36 AM 8:14 AM 5:45 PM 6:24 PM 10 hr 48 min
23 7:37 AM 8:16 AM 5:43 PM 6:22 PM 10 hr 45 min
24 7:38 AM 8:17 AM 5:42 PM 6:21 PM 10 hr 43 min
25 7:39 AM 8:18 AM 5:40 PM 6:19 PM 10 hr 40 min
26 7:41 AM 8:20 AM 5:39 PM 6:18 PM 10 hr 37 min
27 7:42 AM 8:21 AM 5:37 PM 6:16 PM 10 hr 35 min
28 7:43 AM 8:22 AM 5:36 PM 6:15 PM 10 hr 32 min
29 7:44 AM 8:24 AM 5:34 PM 6:14 PM 10 hr 30 min
30 7:45 AM 8:25 AM 5:33 PM 6:12 PM 10 hr 27 min
31 7:47 AM 8:26 AM 5:31 PM 6:11 PM 10 hr 25 min

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Frequently asked questions

What time does the sun set in Ames, Iowa, United States in October 2026?

Sunset moves from 6:58 PM at the start of October 2026 to 6:11 PM at the end, local time.

How long are the days in Ames, Iowa, United States in October 2026?

The longest day of the month (October 1, 2026) lasts about 11 hr 46 min; the shortest (October 31, 2026) about 10 hr 25 min.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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