Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 20:58
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 16.3 days
- Moonset
- 08:46
- Illumination
- 97%
- 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 Sat | 00:16 | 10:41 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 380028 km |
| Mar 2 Sun | 01:16 | 11:28 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 385404 km |
| Mar 3 Mon | 02:14 | 12:20 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 390348 km |
| Mar 4 Tue | 03:11 | 13:21 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 394650 km |
| Mar 5 Wed | 04:03 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 398211 km |
| Mar 6 Thu | 04:52 | 15:38 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 401022 km |
| Mar 7 Fri | 05:36 | 16:52 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 403140 km |
| Mar 8 Sat | 06:16 | 18:06 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 404639 km |
| Mar 9 Sun | 06:55 | 19:20 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.1 days | 405571 km |
| Mar 10 Mon | 07:33 | 20:32 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 11 Tue | 08:10 | 21:42 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 405674 km |
| Mar 12 Wed | 08:49 | 22:49 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 404667 km |
| Mar 13 Thu | 09:30 | 23:52 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 402779 km |
| Mar 14 Fri | 10:13 | - | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 399896 km |
| Mar 15 Sat | 11:00 | 00:50 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 395974 km |
| Mar 16 Sun | 11:49 | 01:43 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 391075 km |
| Mar 17 Mon | 12:41 | 02:30 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 385391 km |
| Mar 18 Tue | 13:35 | 03:13 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 379242 km |
| Mar 19 Wed | 14:29 | 03:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 373049 km |
| Mar 20 Thu | 15:25 | 04:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 367295 km |
| Mar 21 Fri | 16:21 | 04:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 22 Sat | 17:18 | 05:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 23 Sun | 18:15 | 05:57 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 24 Mon | 19:13 | 06:26 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 25 Tue | 20:11 | 06:56 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 26 Wed | 21:11 | 07:28 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 27 Thu | 22:10 | 08:03 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 367604 km |
| Mar 28 Fri | 23:10 | 08:41 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 373469 km |
| Mar 29 Sat | - | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 379774 km |
| Mar 30 Sun | 00:08 | 10:14 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 386028 km |
| Mar 31 Mon | 01:04 | 11:11 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 391791 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.