Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1911
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Moonrise
- 08:23
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2.4 days
- Moonset
- 21:50
- Illumination
- 6%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day Length
- 10h 54m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Sun | 15:06 | 23:55 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 392551 km |
| Oct 2 Mon | 15:43 | - | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 386691 km |
| Oct 3 Tue | 16:13 | 00:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 380338 km |
| Oct 4 Wed | 16:40 | 02:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 373955 km |
| Oct 5 Thu | 17:03 | 03:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 368049 km |
| Oct 6 Fri | 17:25 | 04:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363111 km |
| Oct 7 Sat | 17:47 | 05:31 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 8 Sun | 18:10 | 06:42 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 9 Mon | 18:35 | 07:56 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 10 Tue | 19:07 | 09:13 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 11 Wed | 19:46 | 10:31 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 12 Thu | 20:34 | 11:48 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367392 km |
| Oct 13 Fri | 21:35 | 12:57 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 372894 km |
| Oct 14 Sat | 22:44 | 13:55 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 378798 km |
| Oct 15 Sun | 23:59 | 14:42 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 384656 km |
| Oct 16 Mon | - | 15:19 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 390090 km |
| Oct 17 Tue | 01:14 | 15:48 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 394823 km |
| Oct 18 Wed | 02:27 | 16:12 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 398701 km |
| Oct 19 Thu | 03:39 | 16:34 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 401683 km |
| Oct 20 Fri | 04:47 | 16:56 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 403818 km |
| Oct 21 Sat | 05:54 | 17:17 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405201 km |
| Oct 22 Sun | 07:01 | 17:40 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 23 Mon | 08:07 | 18:05 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 24 Tue | 09:14 | 18:34 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 405621 km |
| Oct 25 Wed | 10:18 | 19:10 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 404519 km |
| Oct 26 Thu | 11:19 | 19:53 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 402663 km |
| Oct 27 Fri | 12:14 | 20:44 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 399945 km |
| Oct 28 Sat | 13:01 | 21:41 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 396300 km |
| Oct 29 Sun | 13:41 | 22:43 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 391746 km |
| Oct 30 Mon | 14:13 | 23:48 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 386417 km |
| Oct 31 Tue | 14:40 | - | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 380569 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.