Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1973
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Moonrise
- 01:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.5 days
- Moonset
- 10:39
- Illumination
- 57%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Wed | 09:38 | 21:53 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 398186 km |
| Aug 2 Thu | 10:46 | 22:19 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 395119 km |
| Aug 3 Fri | 11:53 | 22:46 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 391583 km |
| Aug 4 Sat | 12:58 | 23:15 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5.1 days | 387587 km |
| Aug 5 Sun | 14:02 | 23:48 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 383199 km |
| Aug 6 Mon | 15:03 | - | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 378570 km |
| Aug 7 Tue | 16:00 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 373929 km |
| Aug 8 Wed | 16:53 | 01:09 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 369575 km |
| Aug 9 Thu | 17:40 | 01:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 365846 km |
| Aug 10 Fri | 18:20 | 02:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 11 Sat | 18:55 | 03:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 12 Sun | 19:26 | 04:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 13 Mon | 19:53 | 05:55 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 14 Tue | 20:18 | 06:58 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 365907 km |
| Aug 15 Wed | 20:42 | 08:01 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 370179 km |
| Aug 16 Thu | 21:07 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 375451 km |
| Aug 17 Fri | 21:34 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 381317 km |
| Aug 18 Sat | 22:03 | 11:20 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 387313 km |
| Aug 19 Sun | 22:36 | 12:29 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 392973 km |
| Aug 20 Mon | 23:18 | 13:40 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 397874 km |
| Aug 21 Tue | - | 14:49 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 401687 km |
| Aug 22 Wed | 00:08 | 15:54 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 404206 km |
| Aug 23 Thu | 01:08 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 405364 km |
| Aug 24 Fri | 02:16 | 17:40 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 405224 km |
| Aug 25 Sat | 03:31 | 18:21 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 403954 km |
| Aug 26 Sun | 04:46 | 18:55 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 401788 km |
| Aug 27 Mon | 06:02 | 19:25 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 398982 km |
| Aug 28 Tue | 07:15 | 19:53 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 395778 km |
| Aug 29 Wed | 08:25 | 20:19 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 392372 km |
| Aug 30 Thu | 09:34 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 388908 km |
| Aug 31 Fri | 10:41 | 21:15 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 385479 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.