Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1911
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Moonrise
- 08:23
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 12:42 | 23:12 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 404211 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 13:47 | 23:38 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404980 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 14:50 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 404335 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 15:53 | 00:08 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 402313 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 16:52 | 00:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 399079 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 17:45 | 01:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 394908 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 18:31 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 390150 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 19:11 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 385188 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 19:43 | 04:23 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 380395 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 20:10 | 05:30 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 376097 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 20:34 | 06:36 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 372549 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 20:56 | 07:43 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 369919 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 21:17 | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 368286 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 21:39 | 09:58 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367647 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 22:03 | 11:08 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367935 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 22:31 | 12:20 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 369032 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 23:06 | 13:36 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 370799 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 23:51 | 14:52 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 373088 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | - | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 375768 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 00:47 | 17:09 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 378731 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 01:56 | 18:02 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 381902 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 03:13 | 18:44 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 385226 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 04:31 | 19:17 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 388657 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 05:49 | 19:44 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 392137 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 07:03 | 20:07 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 395570 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 08:13 | 20:29 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 398811 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 09:21 | 20:50 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 401660 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 10:27 | 21:13 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 403872 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 11:34 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 405188 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 12:38 | 22:06 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 405371 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 13:42 | 22:40 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 404253 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.