Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1959
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 04:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Sun | 00:31 | 10:50 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 373175 km |
| Mar 2 Mon | 01:35 | 11:42 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 377908 km |
| Mar 3 Tue | 02:33 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23 days | 382672 km |
| Mar 4 Wed | 03:26 | 13:37 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 387201 km |
| Mar 5 Thu | 04:12 | 14:39 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 391314 km |
| Mar 6 Fri | 04:53 | 15:41 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 394919 km |
| Mar 7 Sat | 05:30 | 16:43 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 397994 km |
| Mar 8 Sun | 06:02 | 17:45 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 400564 km |
| Mar 9 Mon | 06:33 | 18:44 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 402659 km |
| Mar 10 Tue | 07:03 | 19:43 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 404277 km |
| Mar 11 Wed | 07:33 | 20:41 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 405365 km |
| Mar 12 Thu | 08:03 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 13 Fri | 08:35 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 405452 km |
| Mar 14 Sat | 09:10 | 23:28 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404120 km |
| Mar 15 Sun | 09:48 | - | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 401678 km |
| Mar 16 Mon | 10:30 | 00:21 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 398069 km |
| Mar 17 Tue | 11:17 | 01:13 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 393353 km |
| Mar 18 Wed | 12:09 | 02:01 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 387725 km |
| Mar 19 Thu | 13:05 | 02:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 381513 km |
| Mar 20 Fri | 14:06 | 03:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 375151 km |
| Mar 21 Sat | 15:11 | 04:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 369133 km |
| Mar 22 Sun | 16:18 | 04:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363957 km |
| Mar 23 Mon | 17:29 | 05:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 24 Tue | 18:41 | 05:59 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 25 Wed | 19:54 | 06:35 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 26 Thu | 21:07 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 27 Fri | 22:18 | 07:58 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 28 Sat | 23:26 | 08:45 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 366245 km |
| Mar 29 Sun | - | 09:37 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 371694 km |
| Mar 30 Mon | 00:27 | 10:32 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 377667 km |
| Mar 31 Tue | 01:23 | 11:32 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 383699 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.