Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1972
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-10
- Moonrise
- 02:21
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.8 days
- Moonset
- 11:14
- Illumination
- 53%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-10
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Day Length
- 10h 28m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 23:36 | 13:27 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 386297 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | - | 14:42 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 392163 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 00:14 | 15:55 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 397176 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 01:03 | 17:03 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 401119 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 02:01 | 18:02 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 403909 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 03:08 | 18:51 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405584 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 04:20 | 19:31 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 05:33 | 20:03 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 06:44 | 20:29 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405296 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 07:53 | 20:53 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 403904 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 08:58 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 401994 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 10:02 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 399560 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 11:05 | 22:01 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 396562 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 12:07 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 392964 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 13:09 | 22:55 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 388776 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 14:10 | 23:29 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 384081 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 15:10 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 379059 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 16:06 | 00:09 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 373980 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 16:57 | 00:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 369187 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 17:42 | 01:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 365060 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 18:20 | 02:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 18:53 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 19:22 | 05:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 19:48 | 06:22 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 20:13 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.4 days | 364562 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 20:39 | 08:46 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 368987 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 21:07 | 10:00 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 374446 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 21:38 | 11:15 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.4 days | 380504 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 22:15 | 12:31 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 386677 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 23:01 | 13:46 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 392489 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 23:55 | 14:56 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 397520 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.