Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1940
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 06:24
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27 days
- Moonset
- 15:56
- Illumination
- 7%
- 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 Thu | 03:54 | 18:39 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 383060 km |
| Aug 2 Fri | 04:56 | 19:27 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 377720 km |
| Aug 3 Sat | 06:03 | 20:10 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 372951 km |
| Aug 4 Sun | 07:13 | 20:50 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 369088 km |
| Aug 5 Mon | 08:24 | 21:28 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 366366 km |
| Aug 6 Tue | 09:37 | 22:05 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 364909 km |
| Aug 7 Wed | 10:48 | 22:41 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364729 km |
| Aug 8 Thu | 11:59 | 23:19 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 365734 km |
| Aug 9 Fri | 13:08 | 23:58 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 367750 km |
| Aug 10 Sat | 14:15 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 370551 km |
| Aug 11 Sun | 15:19 | 00:41 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 373889 km |
| Aug 12 Mon | 16:17 | 01:29 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 377529 km |
| Aug 13 Tue | 17:10 | 02:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 381272 km |
| Aug 14 Wed | 17:58 | 03:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 384972 km |
| Aug 15 Thu | 18:40 | 04:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 388540 km |
| Aug 16 Fri | 19:17 | 05:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 391932 km |
| Aug 17 Sat | 19:51 | 06:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 395127 km |
| Aug 18 Sun | 20:21 | 07:08 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 398096 km |
| Aug 19 Mon | 20:51 | 08:05 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 400775 km |
| Aug 20 Tue | 21:19 | 09:03 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 403048 km |
| Aug 21 Wed | 21:48 | 09:59 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 404741 km |
| Aug 22 Thu | 22:18 | 10:55 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 405641 km |
| Aug 23 Fri | 22:50 | 11:52 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 405529 km |
| Aug 24 Sat | 23:25 | 12:48 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 404222 km |
| Aug 25 Sun | - | 13:45 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 401619 km |
| Aug 26 Mon | 00:04 | 14:40 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 397737 km |
| Aug 27 Tue | 00:49 | 15:35 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 392734 km |
| Aug 28 Wed | 01:41 | 16:26 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 386903 km |
| Aug 29 Thu | 02:38 | 17:15 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 380651 km |
| Aug 30 Fri | 03:41 | 18:00 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 374455 km |
| Aug 31 Sat | 04:49 | 18:42 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 368812 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.