After a series of false starts, spring — and later sunsets – are almost here to stay.
The arrival of daylight saving time pushed clocks forward an hour on Sunday, March 8, which shifts the sunset later into the day as days grow longer. That means sunsets arriving after 7 p.m. for the first time this year.
Time to soak up some Vitamin D.
When did the sun set after 7 p.m. in Des Moines?
The sun set at 7:13 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 after daylight savings time pushed sunset an hour forward, according to timeanddate.com.
The sun is expected to set after 8 p.m. starting on April 20.
What time is sunset today?
When do days stop getting longer?
As the summer deepens in June and July, the sun will start setting close to 9 p.m. The sunset in Des Moines will reach its latest — 8:52 p.m. — on June 21 and stay at that time through July 2, according to timeanddate.com.
The summer solstice — the day with the longest amount of daylight and the shortest night — is predicted to happen on June 21 in 2026.
Lucia Cheng is a service and trending reporter at the Des Moines Register. Contact her at lcheng@gannett.com or 515-284-8132.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Enjoy more sunlight. The sunset time in Des Moines is now after 7 p.m.
Reporting by Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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