Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April2009
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-03
- Moonrise
- 19:50
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.8 days
- Moonset
- 08:24
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-03
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day Length
- 10h 11m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Wed | 10:47 | 01:55 | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 399471 km |
| Apr 2 Thu | 11:57 | 02:50 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 402595 km |
| Apr 3 Fri | 13:12 | 03:35 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 404397 km |
| Apr 4 Sat | 14:27 | 04:11 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 404824 km |
| Apr 5 Sun | 15:41 | 04:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 403956 km |
| Apr 6 Mon | 16:53 | 05:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 401976 km |
| Apr 7 Tue | 18:03 | 05:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 399144 km |
| Apr 8 Wed | 19:13 | 05:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 395744 km |
| Apr 9 Thu | 20:22 | 06:19 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 392055 km |
| Apr 10 Fri | 21:30 | 06:46 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 388314 km |
| Apr 11 Sat | 22:37 | 07:16 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 384703 km |
| Apr 12 Sun | 23:40 | 07:52 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 381347 km |
| Apr 13 Mon | - | 08:33 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 378324 km |
| Apr 14 Tue | 00:37 | 09:22 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 375683 km |
| Apr 15 Wed | 01:27 | 10:17 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 373456 km |
| Apr 16 Thu | 02:09 | 11:16 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 371683 km |
| Apr 17 Fri | 02:44 | 12:18 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 370411 km |
| Apr 18 Sat | 03:14 | 13:21 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 369701 km |
| Apr 19 Sun | 03:40 | 14:24 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 369622 km |
| Apr 20 Mon | 04:03 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 370244 km |
| Apr 21 Tue | 04:25 | 16:32 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 371621 km |
| Apr 22 Wed | 04:47 | 17:40 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 373778 km |
| Apr 23 Thu | 05:11 | 18:50 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 376694 km |
| Apr 24 Fri | 05:38 | 20:04 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 380289 km |
| Apr 25 Sat | 06:09 | 21:20 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 384412 km |
| Apr 26 Sun | 06:49 | 22:35 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 388840 km |
| Apr 27 Mon | 07:38 | 23:45 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 393286 km |
| Apr 28 Tue | 08:38 | - | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 397417 km |
| Apr 29 Wed | 09:49 | 00:45 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 400888 km |
| Apr 30 Thu | 11:03 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 403380 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.