Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1936
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 06:53
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 27.8 days
- Moonset
- 17:06
- Illumination
- 4%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 19:07 | 08:12 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 387880 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 19:46 | 09:31 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 391880 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 20:32 | 10:47 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 395796 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 21:25 | 12:00 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 399346 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 22:25 | 13:04 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 402221 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 23:30 | 13:58 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 404128 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | - | 14:43 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 404825 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 00:36 | 15:20 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 404165 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 01:41 | 15:50 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 402119 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 02:45 | 16:17 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 398795 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 03:47 | 16:42 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 394428 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 04:47 | 17:05 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 389355 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 05:47 | 17:29 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 383980 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 06:46 | 17:54 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 378725 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 07:46 | 18:20 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 373985 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 08:45 | 18:50 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 370093 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 09:45 | 19:25 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 367286 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 10:42 | 20:05 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 365695 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 11:37 | 20:52 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 365341 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 12:27 | 21:45 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 366144 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 13:12 | 22:43 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 367944 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 13:52 | 23:46 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 370529 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 14:27 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 373663 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 14:59 | 00:53 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 377121 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 15:29 | 02:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 380711 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 15:58 | 03:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 384292 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 16:27 | 04:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 387776 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 17:00 | 05:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 391118 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 17:37 | 07:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 394296 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 18:19 | 08:18 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 397280 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 19:11 | 09:36 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 400005 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.