Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1912
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Moonrise
- 08:23
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2.6 days
- Moonset
- 21:50
- Illumination
- 7%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sun | - | 13:06 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.5 days | 400653 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 00:39 | 13:29 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 403319 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 01:51 | 13:50 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.5 days | 404641 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 03:02 | 14:12 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 404636 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 04:13 | 14:37 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 403441 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 05:26 | 15:06 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 401275 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 06:37 | 15:41 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 398402 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 07:45 | 16:23 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 395090 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 08:47 | 17:15 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0 days | 391573 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 09:40 | 18:13 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 388040 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 10:22 | 19:16 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 384622 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 10:57 | 20:20 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 381404 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 11:25 | 21:24 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 378439 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 11:48 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 375773 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 12:08 | 23:27 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 373454 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | 12:27 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 371549 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 12:45 | 00:28 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 370141 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | 13:05 | 01:31 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 369329 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | 13:27 | 02:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 369215 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 13:53 | 03:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 369887 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 14:25 | 04:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 371406 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | 15:08 | 06:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 373787 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 16:03 | 07:27 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 376978 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 17:12 | 08:32 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 380859 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | 18:30 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 385228 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | 19:52 | 10:09 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 389812 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | 21:13 | 10:42 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 394280 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 22:29 | 11:10 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 398278 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 23:43 | 11:33 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 401463 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | - | 11:55 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 403544 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 00:54 | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 404321 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.