Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April2066
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-08
- Moonrise
- 01:50
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21 days
- Moonset
- 11:14
- Illumination
- 62%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-08
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Day Length
- 14h 20m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Thu | 09:48 | 00:43 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 403117 km |
| Apr 2 Fri | 10:44 | 01:28 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404438 km |
| Apr 3 Sat | 11:45 | 02:06 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 404372 km |
| Apr 4 Sun | 12:47 | 02:39 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 402933 km |
| Apr 5 Mon | 13:52 | 03:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 400265 km |
| Apr 6 Tue | 14:57 | 03:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 396619 km |
| Apr 7 Wed | 16:04 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 392318 km |
| Apr 8 Thu | 17:14 | 04:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 387717 km |
| Apr 9 Fri | 18:26 | 04:53 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 383165 km |
| Apr 10 Sat | 19:41 | 05:22 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 378966 km |
| Apr 11 Sun | 20:58 | 05:56 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 375360 km |
| Apr 12 Mon | 22:12 | 06:37 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 372507 km |
| Apr 13 Tue | 23:22 | 07:28 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 370495 km |
| Apr 14 Wed | - | 08:27 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 369340 km |
| Apr 15 Thu | 00:21 | 09:36 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 369006 km |
| Apr 16 Fri | 01:10 | 10:47 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 369419 km |
| Apr 17 Sat | 01:50 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 370488 km |
| Apr 18 Sun | 02:23 | 13:11 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 372115 km |
| Apr 19 Mon | 02:51 | 14:19 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 374211 km |
| Apr 20 Tue | 03:17 | 15:26 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 376706 km |
| Apr 21 Wed | 03:41 | 16:30 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 379543 km |
| Apr 22 Thu | 04:05 | 17:35 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 382678 km |
| Apr 23 Fri | 04:31 | 18:39 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 386062 km |
| Apr 24 Sat | 05:00 | 19:43 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 389624 km |
| Apr 25 Sun | 05:32 | 20:44 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 393252 km |
| Apr 26 Mon | 06:09 | 21:43 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 396783 km |
| Apr 27 Tue | 06:52 | 22:35 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 399998 km |
| Apr 28 Wed | 07:42 | 23:23 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402637 km |
| Apr 29 Thu | 08:36 | - | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404424 km |
| Apr 30 Fri | 09:34 | 00:03 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 405109 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.