Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1959
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 03:07 | 14:31 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 399779 km |
| May 2 Sat | 03:39 | 15:31 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 403039 km |
| May 3 Sun | 04:09 | 16:29 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 405073 km |
| May 4 Mon | 04:38 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405696 km |
| May 5 Tue | 05:08 | 18:23 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| May 6 Wed | 05:38 | 19:20 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 404939 km |
| May 7 Thu | 06:11 | 20:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 403400 km |
| May 8 Fri | 06:46 | 21:10 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 401365 km |
| May 9 Sat | 07:25 | 22:02 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 398906 km |
| May 10 Sun | 08:08 | 22:52 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 396040 km |
| May 11 Mon | 08:56 | 23:39 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 392757 km |
| May 12 Tue | 09:48 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 389051 km |
| May 13 Wed | 10:43 | 00:22 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 384954 km |
| May 14 Thu | 11:42 | 01:02 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 380566 km |
| May 15 Fri | 12:43 | 01:39 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 376066 km |
| May 16 Sat | 13:47 | 02:14 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 371708 km |
| May 17 Sun | 14:53 | 02:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 367800 km |
| May 18 Mon | 16:03 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 364668 km |
| May 19 Tue | 17:14 | 03:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 20 Wed | 18:27 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 21 Thu | 19:41 | 05:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 22 Fri | 20:52 | 06:08 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 364896 km |
| May 23 Sat | 21:58 | 07:03 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 368529 km |
| May 24 Sun | 22:56 | 08:03 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 373305 km |
| May 25 Mon | 23:47 | 09:07 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 378869 km |
| May 26 Tue | - | 10:13 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 384788 km |
| May 27 Wed | 00:30 | 11:18 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 390596 km |
| May 28 Thu | 01:08 | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 395845 km |
| May 29 Fri | 01:42 | 13:23 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 400154 km |
| May 30 Sat | 02:12 | 14:22 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 403250 km |
| May 31 Sun | 02:42 | 15:21 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 404993 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.