Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1956
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 04:18
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.2 days
- Moonset
- 12:45
- Illumination
- 29%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day Length
- 10h 33m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Wed | 00:57 | 16:08 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 405300 km |
| Aug 2 Thu | 01:49 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 404485 km |
| Aug 3 Fri | 02:50 | 18:07 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 402562 km |
| Aug 4 Sat | 04:00 | 18:57 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 399789 km |
| Aug 5 Sun | 05:15 | 19:41 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 396446 km |
| Aug 6 Mon | 06:31 | 20:18 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 392801 km |
| Aug 7 Tue | 07:48 | 20:52 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 389080 km |
| Aug 8 Wed | 09:02 | 21:24 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 385453 km |
| Aug 9 Thu | 10:14 | 21:56 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 382036 km |
| Aug 10 Fri | 11:24 | 22:27 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 378903 km |
| Aug 11 Sat | 12:31 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 376103 km |
| Aug 12 Sun | 13:36 | 23:39 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 373679 km |
| Aug 13 Mon | 14:36 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 371682 km |
| Aug 14 Tue | 15:33 | 00:20 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 370177 km |
| Aug 15 Wed | 16:23 | 01:06 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369243 km |
| Aug 16 Thu | 17:09 | 01:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 368970 km |
| Aug 17 Fri | 17:49 | 02:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 369440 km |
| Aug 18 Sat | 18:23 | 03:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 370721 km |
| Aug 19 Sun | 18:55 | 04:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 372843 km |
| Aug 20 Mon | 19:24 | 05:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 375785 km |
| Aug 21 Tue | 19:50 | 06:40 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 379460 km |
| Aug 22 Wed | 20:16 | 07:40 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 383703 km |
| Aug 23 Thu | 20:42 | 08:40 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 388277 km |
| Aug 24 Fri | 21:10 | 09:41 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 392877 km |
| Aug 25 Sat | 21:41 | 10:43 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 397157 km |
| Aug 26 Sun | 22:15 | 11:47 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 400762 km |
| Aug 27 Mon | 22:55 | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 403368 km |
| Aug 28 Tue | 23:42 | 13:56 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404725 km |
| Aug 29 Wed | - | 14:58 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 404694 km |
| Aug 30 Thu | 00:37 | 15:55 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 403260 km |
| Aug 31 Fri | 01:42 | 16:47 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 400543 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.