Des Moines, IA · March 2027

Des Moines sunrise and sunset in March 2027

Short answer

Des Moines gains 84 minutes of daylight in March 2027, from 11 h 16 min on the 1st to 12 h 39 min on the 31st. The biggest one-day change is 2.8 minutes, on March 19.
March 1
11 h 16 min
March 31
12 h 39 min

March at a glance

Des Moines gains 84 minutes of daylight in March 2027, from 11 h 16 min on the 1st to 12 h 39 min on the 31st. The biggest one-day change is 2.8 minutes, on March 19.

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Each column is one day, from sunrise to sunset in local clock time (CST / CDT).

Sunrise ranges from 6:29 AM on March 13 to 7:28 AM on March 14, and sunset from 6:04 PM on March 1 to 7:38 PM on March 31. Clocks change on March 14 to CDT, so every clock time shifts by an hour from that day.

The average March day, 11 h 57 min, is 80 minutes longer than February's and 84 minutes shorter than April's.

March in the year

Average day length for each month of 2027 in Des Moines, with March marked. The longest month on average is June and the shortest is December.

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Compared with other capitals

On March 15, Des Moines gets 11 h 54 min of daylight, 34th of the 51 capitals. Honolulu has the most that day, 12 h 01 min, and Juneau the least, 11 h 47 min. Among neighboring capitals, Saint Paul gets 11 h 53 min, Madison gets 11 h 54 min, Springfield gets 11 h 55 min, Jefferson City gets 11 h 56 min, Lincoln gets 11 h 55 min, Pierre gets 11 h 54 min.

Every day in March 2027

DayCivil dawnSunriseSolar noonSunsetCivil duskDaylightChange
Mar 16:21 AM6:49 AM12:26 PM6:04 PM6:32 PM11 h 16 min
Mar 26:19 AM6:47 AM12:26 PM6:06 PM6:33 PM11 h 18 min+2:45
Mar 36:18 AM6:46 AM12:26 PM6:07 PM6:34 PM11 h 21 min+2:46
Mar 46:16 AM6:44 AM12:26 PM6:08 PM6:36 PM11 h 24 min+2:46
Mar 56:15 AM6:42 AM12:25 PM6:09 PM6:37 PM11 h 27 min+2:46
Mar 66:13 AM6:41 AM12:25 PM6:10 PM6:38 PM11 h 29 min+2:47
Mar 76:12 AM6:39 AM12:25 PM6:11 PM6:39 PM11 h 32 min+2:47
Mar 86:10 AM6:38 AM12:25 PM6:12 PM6:40 PM11 h 35 min+2:47
Mar 96:08 AM6:36 AM12:24 PM6:14 PM6:41 PM11 h 38 min+2:47
Mar 106:07 AM6:34 AM12:24 PM6:15 PM6:42 PM11 h 41 min+2:48
Mar 116:05 AM6:33 AM12:24 PM6:16 PM6:44 PM11 h 43 min+2:48
Mar 126:03 AM6:31 AM12:24 PM6:17 PM6:45 PM11 h 46 min+2:48
Mar 136:02 AM6:29 AM12:23 PM6:18 PM6:46 PM11 h 49 min+2:48
Mar 147:00 AM7:28 AM1:23 PM7:19 PM7:47 PM11 h 52 min+2:48
Mar 156:58 AM7:26 AM1:23 PM7:20 PM7:48 PM11 h 54 min+2:48
Mar 166:57 AM7:24 AM1:23 PM7:22 PM7:49 PM11 h 57 min+2:48
Mar 176:55 AM7:23 AM1:22 PM7:23 PM7:50 PM12 h 00 min+2:48
Mar 186:53 AM7:21 AM1:22 PM7:24 PM7:51 PM12 h 03 min+2:48
Mar 196:52 AM7:19 AM1:22 PM7:25 PM7:53 PM12 h 06 min+2:48
Mar 206:50 AM7:17 AM1:21 PM7:26 PM7:54 PM12 h 09 min+2:48
Mar 216:48 AM7:16 AM1:21 PM7:27 PM7:55 PM12 h 11 min+2:48
Mar 226:46 AM7:14 AM1:21 PM7:28 PM7:56 PM12 h 14 min+2:48
Mar 236:45 AM7:12 AM1:20 PM7:29 PM7:57 PM12 h 17 min+2:48
Mar 246:43 AM7:11 AM1:20 PM7:30 PM7:58 PM12 h 20 min+2:48
Mar 256:41 AM7:09 AM1:20 PM7:32 PM7:59 PM12 h 23 min+2:48
Mar 266:40 AM7:07 AM1:20 PM7:33 PM8:00 PM12 h 25 min+2:48
Mar 276:38 AM7:06 AM1:19 PM7:34 PM8:02 PM12 h 28 min+2:48
Mar 286:36 AM7:04 AM1:19 PM7:35 PM8:03 PM12 h 31 min+2:47
Mar 296:34 AM7:02 AM1:19 PM7:36 PM8:04 PM12 h 34 min+2:47
Mar 306:33 AM7:01 AM1:18 PM7:37 PM8:05 PM12 h 36 min+2:47
Mar 316:31 AM6:59 AM1:18 PM7:38 PM8:06 PM12 h 39 min+2:47
Local clock time (CST / CDT). Sunrise and sunset when the sun's center is 0.833° below the horizon; civil twilight at 6°.

How these times are computed

Each row runs the SunCalc solar model for the stored capitol coordinate, 41.591° N, 93.604° W, and converts the result to local clock time with the America/Chicago time zone rules. Times assume a flat, open horizon at sea level. Hills, buildings and elevation shift what you see by a few minutes. The sunrise and sunset guide walks through the calculation.

Questions people ask

What time is sunrise in Des Moines in March?

Between 6:29 AM (March 13) and 7:28 AM (March 14) in 2027, local time.

What time is sunset in Des Moines in March?

Between 6:04 PM (March 1) and 7:38 PM (March 31) in 2027, local time.

How many hours of daylight does Des Moines get in March?

11 h 57 min on average, from 11 h 16 min on March 1 to 12 h 39 min on March 31.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: computed for March 2027 at 41.591° N, 93.604° W.

  1. 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  2. 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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