Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April1959
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Wed | 02:11 | 12:33 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 389372 km |
| Apr 2 Thu | 02:53 | 13:35 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 394367 km |
| Apr 3 Fri | 03:31 | 14:36 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 398485 km |
| Apr 4 Sat | 04:04 | 15:37 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 401649 km |
| Apr 5 Sun | 04:35 | 16:36 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 403888 km |
| Apr 6 Mon | 05:05 | 17:35 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 405297 km |
| Apr 7 Tue | 05:35 | 18:32 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 405696 km |
| Apr 8 Wed | 06:05 | 19:30 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.5 days | 405696 km |
| Apr 9 Thu | 06:36 | 20:25 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 405554 km |
| Apr 10 Fri | 07:10 | 21:21 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 404438 km |
| Apr 11 Sat | 07:47 | 22:14 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 402639 km |
| Apr 12 Sun | 08:27 | 23:06 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 400059 km |
| Apr 13 Mon | 09:12 | 23:55 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 396621 km |
| Apr 14 Tue | 10:00 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 392318 km |
| Apr 15 Wed | 10:54 | 00:40 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 387242 km |
| Apr 16 Thu | 11:52 | 01:23 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 381604 km |
| Apr 17 Fri | 12:53 | 02:03 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 375730 km |
| Apr 18 Sat | 13:57 | 02:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 370032 km |
| Apr 19 Sun | 15:05 | 03:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 364963 km |
| Apr 20 Mon | 16:14 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 21 Tue | 17:27 | 04:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 22 Wed | 18:41 | 05:06 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 23 Thu | 19:55 | 05:47 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 24 Fri | 21:07 | 06:33 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 25 Sat | 22:14 | 07:25 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 365610 km |
| Apr 26 Sun | 23:14 | 08:20 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 371089 km |
| Apr 27 Mon | - | 09:21 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 377295 km |
| Apr 28 Tue | 00:07 | 10:24 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 383721 km |
| Apr 29 Wed | 00:53 | 11:28 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 389875 km |
| Apr 30 Thu | 01:33 | 12:30 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 395332 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.