Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2011
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Moonrise
- 18:38
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.2 days
- Moonset
- 08:00
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-01
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day Length
- 10h 9m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Tue | 05:00 | 15:19 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 367504 km |
| Mar 2 Wed | 05:29 | 16:20 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 368422 km |
| Mar 3 Thu | 05:54 | 17:20 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 370398 km |
| Mar 4 Fri | 06:17 | 18:19 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 373397 km |
| Mar 5 Sat | 06:40 | 19:18 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 377291 km |
| Mar 6 Sun | 07:03 | 20:17 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 381859 km |
| Mar 7 Mon | 07:28 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 386797 km |
| Mar 8 Tue | 07:54 | 22:16 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 391743 km |
| Mar 9 Wed | 08:24 | 23:17 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.3 days | 396306 km |
| Mar 10 Thu | 09:00 | - | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.3 days | 400114 km |
| Mar 11 Fri | 09:41 | 00:16 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.3 days | 402850 km |
| Mar 12 Sat | 10:30 | 01:13 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.3 days | 404296 km |
| Mar 13 Sun | 11:29 | 02:06 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.3 days | 404356 km |
| Mar 14 Mon | 12:33 | 02:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 403067 km |
| Mar 15 Tue | 13:44 | 03:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 400588 km |
| Mar 16 Wed | 14:58 | 04:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 397176 km |
| Mar 17 Thu | 16:14 | 04:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.3 days | 393146 km |
| Mar 18 Fri | 17:32 | 05:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.3 days | 388834 km |
| Mar 19 Sat | 18:50 | 05:51 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 384555 km |
| Mar 20 Sun | 20:08 | 06:22 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 380576 km |
| Mar 21 Mon | 21:26 | 06:56 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 377101 km |
| Mar 22 Tue | 22:40 | 07:35 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 374262 km |
| Mar 23 Wed | 23:50 | 08:19 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.3 days | 372128 km |
| Mar 24 Thu | - | 09:11 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.3 days | 370716 km |
| Mar 25 Fri | 00:51 | 10:07 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.3 days | 370007 km |
| Mar 26 Sat | 01:43 | 11:08 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.3 days | 369959 km |
| Mar 27 Sun | 02:25 | 12:10 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.3 days | 370522 km |
| Mar 28 Mon | 03:01 | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.3 days | 371648 km |
| Mar 29 Tue | 03:32 | 14:14 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.3 days | 373295 km |
| Mar 30 Wed | 03:58 | 15:14 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 375433 km |
| Mar 31 Thu | 04:22 | 16:13 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.3 days | 378032 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.