Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1959
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 04:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23.7 days
- Moonset
- 12:45
- Illumination
- 34%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 08:29 | 18:35 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 376444 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 09:30 | 19:41 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 381232 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 10:22 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 386380 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 11:07 | 21:56 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 391498 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 11:46 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 396179 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 12:21 | - | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 400048 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 12:53 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 402802 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 13:23 | 01:06 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 404245 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 13:53 | 02:05 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 404310 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 14:23 | 03:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 403062 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 14:56 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 400680 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 15:31 | 04:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 397426 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 16:09 | 05:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 393610 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 16:52 | 06:44 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.7 days | 389545 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 17:38 | 07:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.7 days | 385512 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 18:28 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 381742 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 19:22 | 09:05 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 378403 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 20:18 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 375600 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 21:16 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 373390 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 22:15 | 10:54 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 371789 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 23:17 | 11:27 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 370793 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | - | 11:59 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.7 days | 370390 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 00:20 | 12:31 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 370567 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 01:27 | 13:06 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.7 days | 371314 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 02:34 | 13:44 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 372631 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 03:45 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.7 days | 374516 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 04:56 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 376961 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 06:05 | 16:13 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 379937 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 07:09 | 17:17 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 383381 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 08:07 | 18:24 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 387179 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 08:57 | 19:34 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 391159 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.