Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1944
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Moonrise
- 05:50
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 26.4 days
- Moonset
- 14:48
- Illumination
- 11%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day Length
- 10h 39m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Wed | 12:05 | 01:48 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 383896 km |
| Mar 2 Thu | 12:47 | 02:49 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 379193 km |
| Mar 3 Fri | 13:33 | 03:47 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 374436 km |
| Mar 4 Sat | 14:22 | 04:38 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 369936 km |
| Mar 5 Sun | 15:15 | 05:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 366044 km |
| Mar 6 Mon | 16:10 | 06:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 363110 km |
| Mar 7 Tue | 17:08 | 06:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 8 Wed | 18:05 | 07:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 9 Thu | 19:03 | 07:43 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 10 Fri | 20:01 | 08:10 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 365499 km |
| Mar 11 Sat | 21:00 | 08:36 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 369726 km |
| Mar 12 Sun | 21:59 | 09:03 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 374974 km |
| Mar 13 Mon | 22:59 | 09:31 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 380829 km |
| Mar 14 Tue | - | 10:01 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.2 days | 386825 km |
| Mar 15 Wed | 00:01 | 10:34 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 392493 km |
| Mar 16 Thu | 01:03 | 11:12 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 397413 km |
| Mar 17 Fri | 02:05 | 11:57 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 401259 km |
| Mar 18 Sat | 03:07 | 12:50 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 403831 km |
| Mar 19 Sun | 04:04 | 13:51 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 405068 km |
| Mar 20 Mon | 04:57 | 14:58 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 405037 km |
| Mar 21 Tue | 05:44 | 16:11 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 403907 km |
| Mar 22 Wed | 06:26 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 401907 km |
| Mar 23 Thu | 07:03 | 18:42 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 399284 km |
| Mar 24 Fri | 07:39 | 19:57 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 396264 km |
| Mar 25 Sat | 08:12 | 21:11 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 393025 km |
| Mar 26 Sun | 08:46 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 389693 km |
| Mar 27 Mon | 09:21 | 23:32 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 386342 km |
| Mar 28 Tue | 09:59 | - | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 383020 km |
| Mar 29 Wed | 10:41 | 00:37 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 379767 km |
| Mar 30 Thu | 11:26 | 01:38 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 376642 km |
| Mar 31 Fri | 12:15 | 02:33 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 373735 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.