Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1987
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- -
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.8 days
- Moonset
- 09:48
- Illumination
- 83%
- 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 | 16:15 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 381986 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 16:53 | 01:23 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 375939 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 17:24 | 02:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 370072 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 17:50 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 364855 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 18:12 | 05:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 18:35 | 06:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 18:58 | 07:47 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 19:23 | 09:00 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 19:52 | 10:13 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 20:27 | 11:25 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 365206 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 21:10 | 12:32 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 370678 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 22:00 | 13:32 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 376867 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 22:57 | 14:23 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 383270 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 23:58 | 15:05 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 389401 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | - | 15:39 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 394844 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 01:02 | 16:07 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 399302 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 02:06 | 16:30 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 402609 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 03:10 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 404738 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 04:13 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 05:17 | 17:29 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 06:22 | 17:49 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 405166 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 07:30 | 18:12 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 403863 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 08:41 | 18:38 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 402050 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 09:56 | 19:12 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 399774 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 11:11 | 19:56 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 397029 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 12:22 | 20:50 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 393791 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 13:24 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 390045 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 14:14 | 23:12 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 385830 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 14:54 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 381257 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 15:26 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.7 days | 376527 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 15:53 | 01:47 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 371916 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.