Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1934
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 06:53
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.3 days
- Moonset
- 17:06
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day Length
- 10h 44m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Thu | 18:39 | 06:46 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 404063 km |
| Mar 2 Fri | 19:45 | 07:07 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 402468 km |
| Mar 3 Sat | 20:51 | 07:28 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 400355 km |
| Mar 4 Sun | 22:01 | 07:51 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 397675 km |
| Mar 5 Mon | 23:13 | 08:17 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 394376 km |
| Mar 6 Tue | - | 08:49 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 390443 km |
| Mar 7 Wed | 00:26 | 09:29 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 385931 km |
| Mar 8 Thu | 01:37 | 10:19 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 380991 km |
| Mar 9 Fri | 02:42 | 11:22 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 375872 km |
| Mar 10 Sat | 03:37 | 12:34 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 370908 km |
| Mar 11 Sun | 04:22 | 13:52 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 366481 km |
| Mar 12 Mon | 04:58 | 15:11 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 13 Tue | 05:28 | 16:28 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 14 Wed | 05:54 | 17:44 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 15 Thu | 06:17 | 18:56 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 16 Fri | 06:41 | 20:08 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363510 km |
| Mar 17 Sat | 07:05 | 21:19 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 367522 km |
| Mar 18 Sun | 07:33 | 22:28 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 372682 km |
| Mar 19 Mon | 08:03 | 23:35 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 378573 km |
| Mar 20 Tue | 08:40 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 384719 km |
| Mar 21 Wed | 09:24 | 00:38 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 390637 km |
| Mar 22 Thu | 10:14 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 395888 km |
| Mar 23 Fri | 11:10 | 02:22 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 400129 km |
| Mar 24 Sat | 12:11 | 03:02 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 403143 km |
| Mar 25 Sun | 13:14 | 03:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 404852 km |
| Mar 26 Mon | 14:17 | 04:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 405307 km |
| Mar 27 Tue | 15:22 | 04:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 404664 km |
| Mar 28 Wed | 16:25 | 04:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 403134 km |
| Mar 29 Thu | 17:31 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 400947 km |
| Mar 30 Fri | 18:38 | 05:32 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 398307 km |
| Mar 31 Sat | 19:48 | 05:55 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 395371 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.