Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1963
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Moonrise
- 03:22
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23 days
- Moonset
- 11:55
- Illumination
- 41%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day Length
- 10h 31m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 13:29 | 03:10 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 370807 km |
| May 2 Thu | 14:29 | 03:44 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 372603 km |
| May 3 Fri | 15:30 | 04:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 374843 km |
| May 4 Sat | 16:28 | 04:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 377456 km |
| May 5 Sun | 17:26 | 05:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 380386 km |
| May 6 Mon | 18:24 | 05:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 383589 km |
| May 7 Tue | 19:23 | 05:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 387014 km |
| May 8 Wed | 20:21 | 06:22 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 390587 km |
| May 9 Thu | 21:20 | 06:52 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 394187 km |
| May 10 Fri | 22:18 | 07:25 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 397642 km |
| May 11 Sat | 23:15 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 400726 km |
| May 12 Sun | - | 08:48 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 403173 km |
| May 13 Mon | 00:09 | 09:39 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 404712 km |
| May 14 Tue | 00:58 | 10:36 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 405102 km |
| May 15 Wed | 01:43 | 11:39 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404177 km |
| May 16 Thu | 02:22 | 12:44 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 401881 km |
| May 17 Fri | 02:58 | 13:54 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 398289 km |
| May 18 Sat | 03:31 | 15:05 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 393613 km |
| May 19 Sun | 04:03 | 16:18 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 388184 km |
| May 20 Mon | 04:35 | 17:33 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 382414 km |
| May 21 Tue | 05:08 | 18:49 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 376756 km |
| May 22 Wed | 05:45 | 20:05 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 371653 km |
| May 23 Thu | 06:26 | 21:20 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 367487 km |
| May 24 Fri | 07:14 | 22:30 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 364547 km |
| May 25 Sat | 08:09 | 23:32 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Sun | 09:09 | - | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Mon | 10:12 | 00:24 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 364136 km |
| May 28 Tue | 11:16 | 01:08 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 366545 km |
| May 29 Wed | 12:19 | 01:45 | First Quarter | 35% | 5.9 days | 369856 km |
| May 30 Thu | 13:21 | 02:16 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 373771 km |
| May 31 Fri | 14:20 | 02:44 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 377990 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.