Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1998
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 20:58
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 15.9 days
- Moonset
- 08:46
- Illumination
- 99%
- 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 Sun | 08:43 | 21:56 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.8 days | 404186 km |
| Mar 2 Mon | 09:22 | 23:07 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.8 days | 402195 km |
| Mar 3 Tue | 10:02 | - | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 399298 km |
| Mar 4 Wed | 10:45 | 00:14 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.8 days | 395444 km |
| Mar 5 Thu | 11:32 | 01:18 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 390680 km |
| Mar 6 Fri | 12:22 | 02:16 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.8 days | 385170 km |
| Mar 7 Sat | 13:16 | 03:10 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 379205 km |
| Mar 8 Sun | 14:11 | 03:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.8 days | 373180 km |
| Mar 9 Mon | 15:09 | 04:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 367555 km |
| Mar 10 Tue | 16:06 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 11 Wed | 17:04 | 05:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 12 Thu | 18:01 | 06:19 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.8 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 13 Fri | 18:58 | 06:48 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.8 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 14 Sat | 19:55 | 07:17 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 15 Sun | 20:51 | 07:45 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.8 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 16 Mon | 21:48 | 08:14 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 367735 km |
| Mar 17 Tue | 22:44 | 08:46 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 373596 km |
| Mar 18 Wed | 23:41 | 09:21 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 379931 km |
| Mar 19 Thu | - | 09:59 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 386238 km |
| Mar 20 Fri | 00:36 | 10:42 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 392063 km |
| Mar 21 Sat | 01:31 | 11:32 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 397047 km |
| Mar 22 Sun | 02:23 | 12:28 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 400960 km |
| Mar 23 Mon | 03:12 | 13:30 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.8 days | 403707 km |
| Mar 24 Tue | 03:58 | 14:37 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 405320 km |
| Mar 25 Wed | 04:40 | 15:48 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 26 Thu | 05:20 | 17:01 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 405673 km |
| Mar 27 Fri | 05:58 | 18:16 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 404745 km |
| Mar 28 Sat | 06:35 | 19:31 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 403263 km |
| Mar 29 Sun | 07:14 | 20:45 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 401294 km |
| Mar 30 Mon | 07:54 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.2 days | 398846 km |
| Mar 31 Tue | 08:38 | 23:05 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 395891 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.