Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1957
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 Thu | 12:50 | 23:41 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 372336 km |
| Aug 2 Fri | 13:57 | - | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 370902 km |
| Aug 3 Sat | 15:02 | 00:20 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 370031 km |
| Aug 4 Sun | 16:01 | 01:03 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 369745 km |
| Aug 5 Mon | 16:56 | 01:51 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 370072 km |
| Aug 6 Tue | 17:44 | 02:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 371045 km |
| Aug 7 Wed | 18:26 | 03:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 372690 km |
| Aug 8 Thu | 19:04 | 04:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 375015 km |
| Aug 9 Fri | 19:37 | 05:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 377997 km |
| Aug 10 Sat | 20:07 | 06:29 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 381564 km |
| Aug 11 Sun | 20:35 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 385587 km |
| Aug 12 Mon | 21:02 | 08:24 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 389866 km |
| Aug 13 Tue | 21:29 | 09:22 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 394140 km |
| Aug 14 Wed | 21:56 | 10:19 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 398098 km |
| Aug 15 Thu | 22:25 | 11:17 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 401410 km |
| Aug 16 Fri | 22:57 | 12:15 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 403761 km |
| Aug 17 Sat | 23:34 | 13:15 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 404897 km |
| Aug 18 Sun | - | 14:14 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 404660 km |
| Aug 19 Mon | 00:16 | 15:13 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 403016 km |
| Aug 20 Tue | 01:06 | 16:09 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 400066 km |
| Aug 21 Wed | 02:03 | 17:02 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 396034 km |
| Aug 22 Thu | 03:08 | 17:51 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 391247 km |
| Aug 23 Fri | 04:18 | 18:34 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 386091 km |
| Aug 24 Sat | 05:33 | 19:14 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 380970 km |
| Aug 25 Sun | 06:48 | 19:51 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 376261 km |
| Aug 26 Mon | 08:04 | 20:26 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 372282 km |
| Aug 27 Tue | 09:19 | 21:02 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 369262 km |
| Aug 28 Wed | 10:32 | 21:39 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 367334 km |
| Aug 29 Thu | 11:43 | 22:18 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 366530 km |
| Aug 30 Fri | 12:51 | 23:01 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 366797 km |
| Aug 31 Sat | 13:54 | 23:48 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 368009 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.