Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2019
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 16:05
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.3 days
- Moonset
- 06:51
- Illumination
- 93%
- 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 Sun | 11:47 | 21:37 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405357 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 12:21 | 22:37 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 403981 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 12:51 | 23:37 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 401418 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 13:18 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 397641 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 13:43 | 00:36 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 392752 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 14:06 | 01:35 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 386994 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 14:30 | 02:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 380734 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 14:56 | 03:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 374431 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 15:24 | 04:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 368586 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 15:57 | 05:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363684 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 16:35 | 06:45 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 17:22 | 07:51 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 18:17 | 08:52 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 19:20 | 09:49 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 20:28 | 10:38 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | 21:40 | 11:21 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367559 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 22:52 | 11:57 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 372920 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | - | 12:28 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 378683 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | 00:04 | 12:58 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 384414 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 01:15 | 13:27 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 389743 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 02:25 | 13:56 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 394400 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | 03:37 | 14:28 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 398236 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 04:47 | 15:04 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 401212 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 05:57 | 15:44 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 403374 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | 07:04 | 16:31 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 404814 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | 08:04 | 17:24 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405624 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | 08:57 | 18:21 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 09:42 | 19:22 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 405504 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 10:19 | 20:23 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 404498 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | 10:52 | 21:24 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402726 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 11:20 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 400078 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.