Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1938
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 06:24
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27.5 days
- Moonset
- 15:56
- Illumination
- 5%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day Length
- 10h 41m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Mon | 12:38 | 23:29 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 375087 km |
| Aug 2 Tue | 13:41 | - | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 372838 km |
| Aug 3 Wed | 14:41 | 00:04 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 371043 km |
| Aug 4 Thu | 15:38 | 00:42 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 369770 km |
| Aug 5 Fri | 16:30 | 01:24 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 369099 km |
| Aug 6 Sat | 17:19 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 369114 km |
| Aug 7 Sun | 18:02 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 369893 km |
| Aug 8 Mon | 18:40 | 03:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 371490 km |
| Aug 9 Tue | 19:15 | 04:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 373917 km |
| Aug 10 Wed | 19:46 | 05:49 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.8 days | 377131 km |
| Aug 11 Thu | 20:15 | 06:47 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.8 days | 381022 km |
| Aug 12 Fri | 20:43 | 07:47 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 385402 km |
| Aug 13 Sat | 21:11 | 08:47 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 390008 km |
| Aug 14 Sun | 21:39 | 09:49 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 394522 km |
| Aug 15 Mon | 22:09 | 10:51 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 398591 km |
| Aug 16 Tue | 22:43 | 11:55 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 401866 km |
| Aug 17 Wed | 23:22 | 13:00 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 404047 km |
| Aug 18 Thu | - | 14:05 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 404917 km |
| Aug 19 Fri | 00:06 | 15:10 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 404375 km |
| Aug 20 Sat | 00:59 | 16:10 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 402456 km |
| Aug 21 Sun | 02:00 | 17:05 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 399321 km |
| Aug 22 Mon | 03:09 | 17:54 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 395242 km |
| Aug 23 Tue | 04:21 | 18:37 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 390564 km |
| Aug 24 Wed | 05:35 | 19:15 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 385665 km |
| Aug 25 Thu | 06:49 | 19:50 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 380914 km |
| Aug 26 Fri | 08:01 | 20:22 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 376634 km |
| Aug 27 Sat | 09:12 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 373078 km |
| Aug 28 Sun | 10:20 | 21:28 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 370411 km |
| Aug 29 Mon | 11:26 | 22:02 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 368715 km |
| Aug 30 Tue | 12:28 | 22:40 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 367990 km |
| Aug 31 Wed | 13:28 | 23:21 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 368173 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.