United States
Time now in Des Moines
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 08:07Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
29,673
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
08:07
Day length
13h 51m
Coordinates
47.39, -122.32
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About the time in Des Moines
Des Moines runs on America/Los_Angeles, which puts the city UTC −7 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Des Moines is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −7 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Around 29,673 people live in Des Moines, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Des Moines
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Des Moines?
- Des Moines is UTC −7 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Des Moines in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Des Moines runs from 16:00–00:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Des Moines today?
- Sunrise is at 06:16 and sunset at 08:07, giving 13h 51m of daylight.
- What time is it in Des Moines right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Des Moines, updating every second from America/Los_Angeles (UTC −7).
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