Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February1978
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Moonrise
- 00:13
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.9 days
- Moonset
- 10:11
- Illumination
- 73%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day Length
- 10h 23m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Wed | 01:18 | 11:55 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 375646 km |
| Feb 2 Thu | 02:24 | 12:42 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 379086 km |
| Feb 3 Fri | 03:29 | 13:37 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 382596 km |
| Feb 4 Sat | 04:31 | 14:37 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 386070 km |
| Feb 5 Sun | 05:28 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 389450 km |
| Feb 6 Mon | 06:18 | 16:55 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 392701 km |
| Feb 7 Tue | 07:03 | 18:06 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 395794 km |
| Feb 8 Wed | 07:43 | 19:17 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 398672 km |
| Feb 9 Thu | 08:19 | 20:25 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 401233 km |
| Feb 10 Fri | 08:53 | 21:31 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 403319 km |
| Feb 11 Sat | 09:27 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 404726 km |
| Feb 12 Sun | 10:00 | 23:36 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 405229 km |
| Feb 13 Mon | 10:34 | - | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 404622 km |
| Feb 14 Tue | 11:10 | 00:34 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 402762 km |
| Feb 15 Wed | 11:49 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 399608 km |
| Feb 16 Thu | 12:31 | 02:23 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 395252 km |
| Feb 17 Fri | 13:18 | 03:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.4 days | 389921 km |
| Feb 18 Sat | 14:07 | 04:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 383967 km |
| Feb 19 Sun | 15:00 | 04:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.4 days | 377833 km |
| Feb 20 Mon | 15:56 | 05:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 372002 km |
| Feb 21 Tue | 16:54 | 05:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 366945 km |
| Feb 22 Wed | 17:54 | 06:32 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 23 Thu | 18:55 | 07:05 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 24 Fri | 19:57 | 07:36 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 25 Sat | 21:00 | 08:08 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 26 Sun | 22:05 | 08:41 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 363177 km |
| Feb 27 Mon | 23:10 | 09:17 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 366808 km |
| Feb 28 Tue | - | 09:56 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.4 days | 371337 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.