Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1992
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 23:09
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.7 days
- Moonset
- 09:27
- Illumination
- 90%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 12:07 | 23:56 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.3 days | 378744 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 12:31 | - | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 384456 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 12:54 | 00:55 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.3 days | 389761 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 13:20 | 01:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.3 days | 394391 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 13:47 | 02:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 398196 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 14:18 | 03:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 401138 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 14:56 | 05:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 403267 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 15:41 | 06:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.3 days | 404676 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 16:35 | 07:10 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 405460 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 17:38 | 08:08 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 405674 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 18:47 | 08:59 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 405312 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 20:00 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 404307 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 21:13 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 402548 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 22:26 | 10:53 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 399924 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 23:38 | 11:24 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.3 days | 396363 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | - | 11:52 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 391884 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 00:48 | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 386616 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 01:59 | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 380815 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 03:09 | 13:28 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 374848 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 04:18 | 14:07 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 369156 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 05:24 | 14:53 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 364210 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 06:24 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 07:18 | 16:42 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 08:04 | 17:42 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 08:42 | 18:44 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 09:16 | 19:45 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 09:44 | 20:45 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 366724 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 10:09 | 21:45 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 372320 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 10:33 | 22:43 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 378504 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 10:57 | 23:41 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 384776 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 11:21 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 390669 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.