Des Moines
Iowa, United States
Monday, 28th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/ChicagoCDT
- Sunrise
- 7:08 am
- Sunset
- 7:01 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 53 minutes165 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 33 days
Daylight saving in Des Moines
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Des Moines is on CDT, UTC-5: daylight saving time. That is 33 days away.
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Call times with London
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Time difference between Des Moines and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 3:30 am | 03:30 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 4:30 am | 04:30 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 6:30 am | 06:30 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 6:30 am | 06:30 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 7:30 am | 07:30 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 11:30 am | 11:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 12:30 pm | 12:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 12:30 pm | 12:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 12:30 pm | 12:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 1:30 pm | 13:30 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 1:30 pm | 13:30 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 2:30 pm | 14:30 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:00 pm | 16:00 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 6:30 pm | 18:30 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 7:30 pm | 19:30 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 8:30 pm | 20:30 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 11:30 pm | 23:30 | 18 hours ahead |
About Des Moines
- Population
- 214133
- Coordinates
- 41.601, -93.609
- Region
- Iowa, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Solar noon
- 1:05 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Des Moines right now?
It is 5:30 am (05:30 on a 24-hour clock) on Monday, 28th September 2026 in Des Moines. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Des Moines in?
Des Moines uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CDT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Des Moines on daylight saving time right now?
Yes, Des Moines is currently observing daylight saving time as CDT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Des Moines?
The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-6.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Des Moines today?
The sun rises at 7:08 am and sets at 7:01 pm today, giving 11 hours 53 minutes of daylight. That is 165 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Des Moines of Los Angeles?
Des Moines is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 5:30 am in Des Moines, it is 3:30 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Des Moines?
Des Moines is in Iowa, United States, at 41.60° N, 93.61° W, with a population of about 214,133. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.