Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April1973
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Moonrise
- 01:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.3 days
- Moonset
- 10:39
- Illumination
- 59%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day Length
- 10h 26m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Sun | 04:40 | 17:00 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 376009 km |
| Apr 2 Mon | 05:06 | 18:11 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 379374 km |
| Apr 3 Tue | 05:34 | 19:25 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 383305 km |
| Apr 4 Wed | 06:05 | 20:40 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 387608 km |
| Apr 5 Thu | 06:43 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 392019 km |
| Apr 6 Fri | 07:28 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 396224 km |
| Apr 7 Sat | 08:22 | - | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 399882 km |
| Apr 8 Sun | 09:25 | 00:13 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 402665 km |
| Apr 9 Mon | 10:34 | 01:08 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 404299 km |
| Apr 10 Tue | 11:46 | 01:53 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 404599 km |
| Apr 11 Wed | 12:57 | 02:29 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 403501 km |
| Apr 12 Thu | 14:06 | 03:00 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 401074 km |
| Apr 13 Fri | 15:14 | 03:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 397511 km |
| Apr 14 Sat | 16:19 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 393109 km |
| Apr 15 Sun | 17:24 | 04:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 388231 km |
| Apr 16 Mon | 18:28 | 04:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 383265 km |
| Apr 17 Tue | 19:32 | 05:07 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 378577 km |
| Apr 18 Wed | 20:34 | 05:37 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 374483 km |
| Apr 19 Thu | 21:35 | 06:11 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 371220 km |
| Apr 20 Fri | 22:31 | 06:50 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 368936 km |
| Apr 21 Sat | 23:22 | 07:35 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 367686 km |
| Apr 22 Sun | - | 08:26 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 367446 km |
| Apr 23 Mon | 00:06 | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 368125 km |
| Apr 24 Tue | 00:45 | 10:22 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 369590 km |
| Apr 25 Wed | 01:18 | 11:24 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 371683 km |
| Apr 26 Thu | 01:47 | 12:27 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 374248 km |
| Apr 27 Fri | 02:14 | 13:32 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 377144 km |
| Apr 28 Sat | 02:39 | 14:38 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 380264 km |
| Apr 29 Sun | 03:05 | 15:48 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 383530 km |
| Apr 30 Mon | 03:31 | 17:00 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 386889 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.