Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2015
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 16:05
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.4 days
- Moonset
- 06:51
- Illumination
- 94%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-01
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Day Length
- 10h 5m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 22:50 | 11:46 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 376537 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 23:48 | 12:18 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 374086 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | - | 12:48 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 372020 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 00:45 | 13:17 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 370423 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 01:41 | 13:45 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 369397 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 02:37 | 14:14 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 369051 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 03:35 | 14:45 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 369483 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 04:31 | 15:19 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 370766 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 05:30 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 372928 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 06:27 | 16:38 | New Moon | 1% | 28.6 days | 375937 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 07:23 | 17:27 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0 days | 379686 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 08:17 | 18:20 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 383988 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 09:07 | 19:19 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 388583 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 09:53 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 393147 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 10:34 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 397325 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 11:13 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 400764 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 11:49 | 23:41 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 403158 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 12:23 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404282 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 12:58 | 00:49 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 404028 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 13:35 | 01:59 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 402418 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 14:13 | 03:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 399602 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 14:56 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 395834 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 15:44 | 05:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 391444 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 16:37 | 06:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 386793 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 17:34 | 07:27 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 382231 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 18:34 | 08:18 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 378069 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 19:35 | 09:03 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 374548 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 20:35 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 371829 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 21:35 | 10:17 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 369995 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 22:32 | 10:49 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 369056 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 23:30 | 11:19 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368964 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.