Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1973
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Moonrise
- 01:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.4 days
- Moonset
- 10:39
- Illumination
- 58%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Tue | 05:01 | 19:15 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 390295 km |
| May 2 Wed | 05:36 | 20:32 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 393688 km |
| May 3 Thu | 06:18 | 21:49 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.7 days | 396970 km |
| May 4 Fri | 07:10 | 22:59 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 399993 km |
| May 5 Sat | 08:11 | - | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 402554 km |
| May 6 Sun | 09:22 | 00:00 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.7 days | 404413 km |
| May 7 Mon | 10:35 | 00:49 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 405320 km |
| May 8 Tue | 11:48 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 405058 km |
| May 9 Wed | 12:59 | 02:03 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.7 days | 403483 km |
| May 10 Thu | 14:07 | 02:31 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.7 days | 400563 km |
| May 11 Fri | 15:13 | 02:56 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.7 days | 396400 km |
| May 12 Sat | 16:17 | 03:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.7 days | 391233 km |
| May 13 Sun | 17:20 | 03:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.7 days | 385418 km |
| May 14 Mon | 18:23 | 04:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.7 days | 379394 km |
| May 15 Tue | 19:26 | 04:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 373634 km |
| May 16 Wed | 20:26 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 368594 km |
| May 17 Thu | 21:24 | 05:48 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 364661 km |
| May 18 Fri | 22:16 | 06:31 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 363104 km |
| May 19 Sat | 23:03 | 07:21 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 363104 km |
| May 20 Sun | 23:44 | 08:15 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.7 days | 363104 km |
| May 21 Mon | - | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.7 days | 363621 km |
| May 22 Tue | 00:18 | 10:14 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 366775 km |
| May 23 Wed | 00:48 | 11:16 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.7 days | 370805 km |
| May 24 Thu | 01:15 | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 375365 km |
| May 25 Fri | 01:40 | 13:23 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.7 days | 380115 km |
| May 26 Sat | 02:05 | 14:28 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 384765 km |
| May 27 Sun | 02:30 | 15:37 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 389100 km |
| May 28 Mon | 02:57 | 16:49 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 392988 km |
| May 29 Tue | 03:29 | 18:04 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 396379 km |
| May 30 Wed | 04:07 | 19:21 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 399276 km |
| May 31 Thu | 04:54 | 20:36 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 401704 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.