Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1996
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 20:58
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 16.1 days
- Moonset
- 08:46
- Illumination
- 98%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day Length
- 10h 14m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Fri | 14:53 | 04:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 379916 km |
| Mar 2 Sat | 15:50 | 05:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 373929 km |
| Mar 3 Sun | 16:48 | 05:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 368562 km |
| Mar 4 Mon | 17:47 | 06:05 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 364249 km |
| Mar 5 Tue | 18:47 | 06:36 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 6 Wed | 19:49 | 07:07 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 7 Thu | 20:52 | 07:38 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 8 Fri | 21:56 | 08:12 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 9 Sat | 23:00 | 08:48 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 365464 km |
| Mar 10 Sun | - | 09:30 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 369720 km |
| Mar 11 Mon | 00:03 | 10:16 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 374615 km |
| Mar 12 Tue | 01:05 | 11:10 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 379764 km |
| Mar 13 Wed | 02:03 | 12:09 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 384817 km |
| Mar 14 Thu | 02:56 | 13:14 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 389498 km |
| Mar 15 Fri | 03:45 | 14:22 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 393629 km |
| Mar 16 Sat | 04:27 | 15:32 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 397129 km |
| Mar 17 Sun | 05:07 | 16:43 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 399994 km |
| Mar 18 Mon | 05:43 | 17:53 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 402268 km |
| Mar 19 Tue | 06:18 | 19:01 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 404000 km |
| Mar 20 Wed | 06:52 | 20:07 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405208 km |
| Mar 21 Thu | 07:28 | 21:12 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 22 Fri | 08:04 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 23 Sat | 08:43 | 23:11 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 405016 km |
| Mar 24 Sun | 09:25 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 403234 km |
| Mar 25 Mon | 10:10 | 00:05 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 400376 km |
| Mar 26 Tue | 10:59 | 00:55 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 396405 km |
| Mar 27 Wed | 11:50 | 01:40 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 391407 km |
| Mar 28 Thu | 12:43 | 02:21 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 385598 km |
| Mar 29 Fri | 13:39 | 02:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 379324 km |
| Mar 30 Sat | 14:36 | 03:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 373029 km |
| Mar 31 Sun | 15:35 | 04:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 367210 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.