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Golden Hour · May 2026

Sunrise, sunset & golden hour in Des Moines, Iowa, United States: May 2026

In May 2026, sunrise in Des Moines, Iowa, United States moves from 6:12 AM to 5:44 AM and sunset from 8:13 PM to 8:42 PM. All times are shown in the local time of Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

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Across the month, days in Des Moines, Iowa, United States get about 57 min longer.

Day Sunrise Golden hour ends Golden hour starts Sunset Day length
1 6:12 AM 6:51 AM 7:34 PM 8:13 PM 14 hr
2 6:11 AM 6:49 AM 7:35 PM 8:14 PM 14 hr 3 min
3 6:10 AM 6:48 AM 7:36 PM 8:15 PM 14 hr 5 min
4 6:08 AM 6:47 AM 7:37 PM 8:16 PM 14 hr 8 min
5 6:07 AM 6:46 AM 7:38 PM 8:17 PM 14 hr 10 min
6 6:06 AM 6:45 AM 7:39 PM 8:18 PM 14 hr 12 min
7 6:05 AM 6:44 AM 7:40 PM 8:19 PM 14 hr 14 min
8 6:03 AM 6:43 AM 7:41 PM 8:20 PM 14 hr 17 min
9 6:02 AM 6:42 AM 7:42 PM 8:21 PM 14 hr 19 min
10 6:01 AM 6:41 AM 7:43 PM 8:22 PM 14 hr 21 min
11 6:00 AM 6:40 AM 7:44 PM 8:23 PM 14 hr 23 min
12 5:59 AM 6:39 AM 7:45 PM 8:24 PM 14 hr 25 min
13 5:58 AM 6:38 AM 7:46 PM 8:25 PM 14 hr 27 min
14 5:57 AM 6:37 AM 7:47 PM 8:26 PM 14 hr 29 min
15 5:56 AM 6:36 AM 7:48 PM 8:27 PM 14 hr 31 min
16 5:55 AM 6:35 AM 7:49 PM 8:28 PM 14 hr 33 min
17 5:54 AM 6:34 AM 7:49 PM 8:29 PM 14 hr 35 min
18 5:53 AM 6:33 AM 7:50 PM 8:30 PM 14 hr 37 min
19 5:52 AM 6:33 AM 7:51 PM 8:31 PM 14 hr 39 min
20 5:52 AM 6:32 AM 7:52 PM 8:32 PM 14 hr 41 min
21 5:51 AM 6:31 AM 7:53 PM 8:33 PM 14 hr 43 min
22 5:50 AM 6:30 AM 7:54 PM 8:34 PM 14 hr 44 min
23 5:49 AM 6:30 AM 7:55 PM 8:35 PM 14 hr 46 min
24 5:48 AM 6:29 AM 7:56 PM 8:36 PM 14 hr 48 min
25 5:48 AM 6:28 AM 7:56 PM 8:37 PM 14 hr 49 min
26 5:47 AM 6:28 AM 7:57 PM 8:38 PM 14 hr 51 min
27 5:46 AM 6:27 AM 7:58 PM 8:39 PM 14 hr 52 min
28 5:46 AM 6:27 AM 7:59 PM 8:40 PM 14 hr 54 min
29 5:45 AM 6:26 AM 7:59 PM 8:40 PM 14 hr 55 min
30 5:45 AM 6:26 AM 8:00 PM 8:41 PM 14 hr 56 min
31 5:44 AM 6:25 AM 8:01 PM 8:42 PM 14 hr 58 min

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Frequently asked questions

What time does the sun set in Des Moines, Iowa, United States in May 2026?

Sunset moves from 8:13 PM at the start of May 2026 to 8:42 PM at the end, local time.

How long are the days in Des Moines, Iowa, United States in May 2026?

The longest day of the month (May 31, 2026) lasts about 14 hr 58 min; the shortest (May 1, 2026) about 14 hr.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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