United States
Time now in Des Moines
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 08:03Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
203,433
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
08:03
Day length
13h 32m
Coordinates
41.57, -93.61
Time difference from Des Moines
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About the time in Des Moines
Des Moines sits at latitude 41.57, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 32m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Des Moines runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Des Moines day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Des Moines
- Which time zone is Des Moines in?
- Des Moines uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Des Moines today?
- Sunrise is at 06:31 and sunset at 08:03, giving 13h 32m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Des Moines?
- Des Moines is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- 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/Chicago (UTC −5).
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