Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1904
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 08:47
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.9 days
- Moonset
- 23:04
- Illumination
- 16%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day Length
- 10h 57m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 00:51 | 13:36 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 370145 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 02:00 | 14:10 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 370408 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 03:10 | 14:46 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 371321 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 04:19 | 15:25 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 372916 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 05:29 | 16:06 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 375205 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 06:35 | 16:52 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 378162 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 07:38 | 17:42 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 381708 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 08:35 | 18:36 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 385704 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 09:27 | 19:33 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 389939 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 10:11 | 20:30 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 394145 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 10:50 | 21:29 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.5 days | 398005 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 11:25 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.5 days | 401190 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 11:56 | 23:23 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.5 days | 403396 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 12:25 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 404382 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 12:53 | 00:20 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 404011 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 13:22 | 01:17 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 402267 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 13:51 | 02:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 399268 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 14:22 | 03:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 395252 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 14:57 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 390548 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 15:38 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.5 days | 385537 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 16:23 | 06:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 380611 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 17:15 | 07:11 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 376128 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 18:13 | 08:06 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 372383 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 19:17 | 08:58 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.5 days | 369582 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 20:24 | 09:44 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 367839 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 21:34 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 367173 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 22:42 | 11:04 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 367523 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 23:52 | 11:40 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 368762 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | - | 12:14 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.5 days | 370726 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 01:00 | 12:48 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 373236 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 02:08 | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.5 days | 376121 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.