Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1935
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 06:53
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 27.9 days
- Moonset
- 17:06
- Illumination
- 3%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 05:03 | 19:15 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 381911 km |
| May 2 Thu | 05:35 | 20:30 | New Moon | 1% | 28.6 days | 385418 km |
| May 3 Fri | 06:12 | 21:42 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0 days | 389176 km |
| May 4 Sat | 06:56 | 22:48 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 393028 km |
| May 5 Sun | 07:48 | 23:46 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 396760 km |
| May 6 Mon | 08:45 | - | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 400110 km |
| May 7 Tue | 09:47 | 00:32 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 402787 km |
| May 8 Wed | 10:50 | 01:11 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404503 km |
| May 9 Thu | 11:53 | 01:43 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 405022 km |
| May 10 Fri | 12:54 | 02:09 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404190 km |
| May 11 Sat | 13:55 | 02:33 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 401975 km |
| May 12 Sun | 14:54 | 02:54 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 398476 km |
| May 13 Mon | 15:55 | 03:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 393924 km |
| May 14 Tue | 16:56 | 03:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 388659 km |
| May 15 Wed | 18:00 | 03:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 383090 km |
| May 16 Thu | 19:06 | 04:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 377654 km |
| May 17 Fri | 20:14 | 04:57 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 372765 km |
| May 18 Sat | 21:21 | 05:35 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 368773 km |
| May 19 Sun | 22:24 | 06:22 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 365934 km |
| May 20 Mon | 23:19 | 07:20 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 364392 km |
| May 21 Tue | - | 08:26 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 364170 km |
| May 22 Wed | 00:06 | 09:38 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 365187 km |
| May 23 Thu | 00:44 | 10:52 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367269 km |
| May 24 Fri | 01:17 | 12:07 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 370185 km |
| May 25 Sat | 01:45 | 13:20 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 373674 km |
| May 26 Sun | 02:11 | 14:32 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 377481 km |
| May 27 Mon | 02:36 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 381387 km |
| May 28 Tue | 03:04 | 16:58 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 385226 km |
| May 29 Wed | 03:33 | 18:11 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 388895 km |
| May 30 Thu | 04:07 | 19:24 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 392339 km |
| May 31 Fri | 04:48 | 20:32 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 395538 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.