Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1987
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 23:09
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.6 days
- Moonset
- 09:27
- Illumination
- 84%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day Length
- 10h 19m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 08:04 | - | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 371360 km |
| May 2 Sat | 08:54 | 00:25 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 377432 km |
| May 3 Sun | 09:50 | 01:15 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 383772 km |
| May 4 Mon | 10:51 | 01:56 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 389883 km |
| May 5 Tue | 11:55 | 02:30 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 395328 km |
| May 6 Wed | 13:00 | 02:58 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 399771 km |
| May 7 Thu | 14:04 | 03:22 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 403006 km |
| May 8 Fri | 15:09 | 03:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 404972 km |
| May 9 Sat | 16:15 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 405696 km |
| May 10 Sun | 17:24 | 04:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.8 days | 405432 km |
| May 11 Mon | 18:36 | 04:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 404282 km |
| May 12 Tue | 19:52 | 05:10 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.8 days | 402483 km |
| May 13 Wed | 21:12 | 05:40 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.8 days | 400203 km |
| May 14 Thu | 22:30 | 06:19 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 397555 km |
| May 15 Fri | 23:43 | 07:10 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 394594 km |
| May 16 Sat | - | 08:13 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 391337 km |
| May 17 Sun | 00:42 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.8 days | 387791 km |
| May 18 Mon | 01:29 | 10:45 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 383981 km |
| May 19 Tue | 02:04 | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 379985 km |
| May 20 Wed | 02:33 | 13:18 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.8 days | 375946 km |
| May 21 Thu | 02:57 | 14:29 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 372070 km |
| May 22 Fri | 03:18 | 15:39 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.8 days | 368617 km |
| May 23 Sat | 03:39 | 16:46 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 365869 km |
| May 24 Sun | 04:00 | 17:54 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 364098 km |
| May 25 Mon | 04:23 | 19:02 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 363527 km |
| May 26 Tue | 04:50 | 20:09 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 364299 km |
| May 27 Wed | 05:22 | 21:15 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 366451 km |
| May 28 Thu | 06:00 | 22:15 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 369896 km |
| May 29 Fri | 06:47 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 374426 km |
| May 30 Sat | 07:41 | 23:53 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 379723 km |
| May 31 Sun | 08:40 | - | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 385389 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.