Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1981
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- -
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.4 days
- Moonset
- 09:48
- Illumination
- 77%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day Length
- 10h 21m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 10:23 | 21:05 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 385384 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 11:22 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 390580 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 12:19 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 395428 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 13:15 | 22:55 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 399538 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 14:07 | 23:42 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 402584 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 14:56 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 404341 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 15:42 | 00:34 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 404707 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 16:22 | 01:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 403715 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 17:00 | 02:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 401520 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 17:35 | 03:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 398371 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 18:07 | 04:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 394574 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 18:39 | 06:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 390448 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 19:12 | 07:17 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 386295 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 19:48 | 08:31 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 382366 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 20:26 | 09:47 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 378849 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 21:11 | 11:02 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 375870 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 22:02 | 12:13 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 373499 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 22:58 | 13:18 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 371760 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | - | 14:15 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 370652 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 00:00 | 15:04 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 370159 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 01:04 | 15:45 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 370260 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 02:09 | 16:20 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 370941 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 03:13 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 372190 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 04:15 | 17:19 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 374002 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 05:17 | 17:45 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 376369 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 06:16 | 18:11 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 379267 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 07:16 | 18:38 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 382643 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 08:15 | 19:06 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.5 days | 386397 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 09:14 | 19:37 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 390374 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 10:12 | 20:11 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 394355 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 11:08 | 20:50 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 398070 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.