Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1992
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 22:04
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.6 days
- Moonset
- 09:07
- Illumination
- 91%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day Length
- 10h 16m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 05:11 | 19:31 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 394199 km |
| May 2 Sat | 05:44 | 20:39 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.5 days | 397299 km |
| May 3 Sun | 06:23 | 21:47 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 400141 km |
| May 4 Mon | 07:11 | 22:51 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 402581 km |
| May 5 Tue | 08:08 | 23:49 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 404422 km |
| May 6 Wed | 09:14 | - | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405437 km |
| May 7 Thu | 10:24 | 00:38 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 405402 km |
| May 8 Fri | 11:38 | 01:19 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 404139 km |
| May 9 Sat | 12:51 | 01:54 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 401558 km |
| May 10 Sun | 14:03 | 02:25 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 397695 km |
| May 11 Mon | 15:14 | 02:53 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 392722 km |
| May 12 Tue | 16:24 | 03:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 386945 km |
| May 13 Wed | 17:35 | 03:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 380776 km |
| May 14 Thu | 18:45 | 04:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 374690 km |
| May 15 Fri | 19:53 | 04:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 369172 km |
| May 16 Sat | 20:58 | 05:32 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 364665 km |
| May 17 Sun | 21:57 | 06:17 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 18 Mon | 22:48 | 07:08 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 19 Tue | 23:32 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| May 20 Wed | - | 09:03 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| May 21 Thu | 00:09 | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364785 km |
| May 22 Fri | 00:40 | 11:04 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368906 km |
| May 23 Sat | 01:07 | 12:04 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 373721 km |
| May 24 Sun | 01:32 | 13:03 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 378844 km |
| May 25 Mon | 01:55 | 14:03 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 383925 km |
| May 26 Tue | 02:18 | 15:04 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 388680 km |
| May 27 Wed | 02:42 | 16:07 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 392922 km |
| May 28 Thu | 03:09 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 396558 km |
| May 29 Fri | 03:40 | 18:20 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 399575 km |
| May 30 Sat | 04:16 | 19:29 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 402008 km |
| May 31 Sun | 05:01 | 20:36 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 403903 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.