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

Moon: 66.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: 9 mar 2026, 10 h 08 m 24
Sunrise Today: 07 h 36↑ 95° East
Sunset Today: 19 h 14↑ 265° West
Moonrise Today: 01 h 08↑ 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10 h 09↑ 235° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 38 minutes (+2m 49s)
Location of AmesLocation

Today's Sun Position in Ames

Time:10 h 08
Altitude:25,8°
Direction:123° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:11h 37m 56s (9 mar 2026)

2 minutes, 49 seconds longer than yesterday (8 mar 2026)

2 hours, 31 minutes longer than winter solstice (21 déc 2025)

3 hours, 36 minutes shorter than summer solstice (20 juin 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Ames today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Ames Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Ames today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night00 h 00 – 06 h 03
Astro. Twilight06 h 03 – 06 h 36
Nautical Twilight06 h 36 – 07 h 08
Civil Twilight07 h 08 – 07 h 36
Daylight07 h 36 – 19 h 14
Civil Twilight19 h 14 – 19 h 42
Nautical Twilight19 h 42 – 20 h 14
Astro. Twilight20 h 14 – 20 h 47
Night20 h 47 – 23 h 59

Sun in Ames - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
marSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km
9 mar07 h 3619 h 1411:37:56+2:4913 h 24 (43,7°)148,541
10 mar07 h 3419 h 1511:40:46+2:5013 h 24 (44,1°)148,582
11 mar07 h 3219 h 1611:43:36+2:5013 h 24 (44,5°)148,622
12 mar07 h 3119 h 1711:46:26+2:5013 h 24 (44,9°)148,663
13 mar07 h 2919 h 1811:49:17+2:5013 h 23 (45,3°)148,704
14 mar07 h 2719 h 1911:52:08+2:5013 h 23 (45,7°)148,745
15 mar07 h 2619 h 2111:54:59+2:5013 h 23 (46,1°)148,786
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox20 mar09 h 46
June solstice21 juin03 h 25
September equinox22 sep19 h 05
December solstice21 déc14 h 50
* All times are local Ames time.

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Today's Moon in Ames

Percent Illuminated:66.6%
Time:10 h 08
Altitude:-0,0°
Direction:235° SW
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Ames today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Ames - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
marMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (km)Illumination
9 mar01 h 0810 h 09-05 h 41(22,5°)403 57668,2%
10 mar02 h 1110 h 47-06 h 31(20,0°)404 37958,8%
11 mar03 h 0911 h 33-07 h 22(18,8°)403 80149,1%
12 mar04 h 0112 h 28-08 h 14(19,0°)401 83839,3%
13 mar04 h 4613 h 29-09 h 06(20,7°)398 60729,8%
14 mar05 h 2314 h 36-09 h 56(23,7°)394 34520,9%
15 mar05 h 5315 h 45-10 h 45(28,0°)389 38713,0%
* 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, lun 9 mar 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
Mercurylun 07 h 10lun 18 h 52lun 13 h 01Extremely difficult to see
Venuslun 08 h 16lun 20 h 27lun 14 h 21Fairly good visibility
Marslun 07 h 11lun 18 h 00lun 12 h 36Extremely difficult to see
Jupiterlun 13 h 36mar 04 h 41lun 21 h 09Perfect visibility
Saturnlun 08 h 19lun 20 h 17lun 14 h 18Difficult to see
Uranuslun 10 h 30mar 01 h 03lun 17 h 46Difficult to see
Neptunelun 08 h 11lun 20 h 11lun 14 h 11Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Ames.

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