Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Wed | 09:25 | - | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 392397 km |
| Apr 2 Thu | 10:15 | 00:08 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 388368 km |
| Apr 3 Fri | 11:10 | 01:05 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 383874 km |
| Apr 4 Sat | 12:06 | 01:55 | First Quarter | 49% | 7.2 days | 379077 km |
| Apr 5 Sun | 13:03 | 02:39 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 374226 km |
| Apr 6 Mon | 14:01 | 03:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.2 days | 369642 km |
| Apr 7 Tue | 14:58 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.2 days | 365685 km |
| Apr 8 Wed | 15:55 | 04:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.2 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 9 Thu | 16:52 | 04:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 10 Fri | 17:49 | 05:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 11 Sat | 18:45 | 05:48 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 12 Sun | 19:42 | 06:17 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 365230 km |
| Apr 13 Mon | 20:39 | 06:47 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 369538 km |
| Apr 14 Tue | 21:36 | 07:21 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 374872 km |
| Apr 15 Wed | 22:31 | 07:58 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 380808 km |
| Apr 16 Thu | 23:26 | 08:39 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 386875 km |
| Apr 17 Fri | - | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 392599 km |
| Apr 18 Sat | 00:18 | 10:18 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 397559 km |
| Apr 19 Sun | 01:07 | 11:17 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 401431 km |
| Apr 20 Mon | 01:52 | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.2 days | 404021 km |
| Apr 21 Tue | 02:34 | 13:27 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.2 days | 405272 km |
| Apr 22 Wed | 03:14 | 14:36 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.2 days | 405256 km |
| Apr 23 Thu | 03:51 | 15:49 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 404145 km |
| Apr 24 Fri | 04:28 | 17:03 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 402169 km |
| Apr 25 Sat | 05:05 | 18:17 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 399571 km |
| Apr 26 Sun | 05:44 | 19:32 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 396572 km |
| Apr 27 Mon | 06:26 | 20:43 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 393346 km |
| Apr 28 Tue | 07:13 | 21:52 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 390008 km |
| Apr 29 Wed | 08:03 | 22:54 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 386631 km |
| Apr 30 Thu | 08:57 | 23:49 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 383256 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.