Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2025
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Moonrise
- 14:47
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11 days
- Moonset
- 06:02
- Illumination
- 85%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-01
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Day Length
- 10h 2m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 14:14 | 03:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 371369 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 14:44 | 04:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 373156 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 15:22 | 05:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 375672 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 16:11 | 07:19 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.8 days | 378871 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 17:13 | 08:35 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.8 days | 382649 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 18:26 | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 386829 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 19:44 | 10:30 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 391167 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 21:01 | 11:08 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 395365 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 22:13 | 11:38 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 399090 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 23:22 | 12:02 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 402011 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | - | 12:22 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 403844 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 00:26 | 12:42 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 404384 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 01:29 | 13:01 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 403543 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 02:31 | 13:21 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 401362 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 03:34 | 13:44 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 398010 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 04:37 | 14:10 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 393764 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 05:40 | 14:42 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 388978 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 06:42 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 384036 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 07:40 | 16:09 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 379313 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 08:31 | 17:05 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 375137 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 09:15 | 18:07 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 371761 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | 09:51 | 19:14 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.2 days | 369351 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 10:21 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 367978 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | 10:46 | 21:29 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 367630 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 11:09 | 22:36 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 368221 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 11:30 | 23:45 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 369616 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 11:51 | - | First Quarter | 49% | 7.2 days | 371655 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 12:14 | 00:56 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 374172 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 12:40 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.2 days | 377018 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 13:13 | 03:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.2 days | 380075 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 13:55 | 04:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.2 days | 383260 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.