Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1928
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Moonrise
- 07:18
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 29.4 days
- Moonset
- 18:16
- Illumination
- 0%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day Length
- 10h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 21:30 | 11:53 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 370133 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 22:41 | 12:29 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 376224 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 23:50 | 12:59 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 382542 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | - | 13:24 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 388609 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 00:56 | 13:46 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 394026 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 01:59 | 14:06 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 398506 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 03:00 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 401898 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 04:02 | 14:50 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 404181 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 05:03 | 15:15 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 405436 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 06:05 | 15:44 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 07:06 | 16:18 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 405445 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 08:06 | 17:00 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.5 days | 404483 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 09:01 | 17:48 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 402993 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 09:50 | 18:43 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 400987 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 10:32 | 19:45 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 398429 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 11:08 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 395269 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 11:39 | 21:54 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 391483 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 12:05 | 23:00 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 387106 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 12:30 | - | First Quarter | 45% | 7 days | 382265 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 12:53 | 00:08 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 377184 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 13:18 | 01:17 | First Quarter | 66% | 9 days | 372175 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 13:44 | 02:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 367605 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 14:15 | 03:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 11 days | 363860 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | 14:52 | 05:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 15:40 | 06:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 16:39 | 07:41 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 17:49 | 08:48 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 19:04 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 366459 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 20:20 | 10:24 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 371325 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 21:34 | 10:58 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 377031 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 22:43 | 11:25 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 383117 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.