Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2070
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-09
- Moonrise
- 02:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.8 days
- Moonset
- 12:20
- Illumination
- 54%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-09
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Day Length
- 14h 22m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Thu | - | 09:56 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 383882 km |
| May 2 Fri | 00:23 | 10:52 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 389973 km |
| May 3 Sat | 01:00 | 11:52 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 395338 km |
| May 4 Sun | 01:34 | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 399702 km |
| May 5 Mon | 02:07 | 13:58 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 402923 km |
| May 6 Tue | 02:40 | 15:05 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 404993 km |
| May 7 Wed | 03:14 | 16:14 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 8 Thu | 03:50 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 9 Fri | 04:30 | 18:39 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 405481 km |
| May 10 Sat | 05:16 | 19:52 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.5 days | 404250 km |
| May 11 Sun | 06:08 | 21:00 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 402501 km |
| May 12 Mon | 07:07 | 22:02 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 400254 km |
| May 13 Tue | 08:10 | 22:56 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 397485 km |
| May 14 Wed | 09:17 | 23:43 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 394153 km |
| May 15 Thu | 10:23 | - | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 390244 km |
| May 16 Fri | 11:30 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 385805 km |
| May 17 Sat | 12:33 | 00:58 | First Quarter | 45% | 7 days | 380968 km |
| May 18 Sun | 13:36 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 375962 km |
| May 19 Mon | 14:35 | 02:00 | First Quarter | 66% | 9 days | 371096 km |
| May 20 Tue | 15:35 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 366733 km |
| May 21 Wed | 16:33 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 11 days | 363246 km |
| May 22 Thu | 17:30 | 03:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 23 Fri | 18:25 | 04:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 24 Sat | 19:20 | 04:42 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Sun | 20:11 | 05:23 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363423 km |
| May 26 Mon | 20:59 | 06:08 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 367319 km |
| May 27 Tue | 21:44 | 06:57 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 372393 km |
| May 28 Wed | 22:24 | 07:50 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 378249 km |
| May 29 Thu | 23:01 | 08:45 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 384417 km |
| May 30 Fri | 23:36 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 390413 km |
| May 31 Sat | - | 10:43 | Last Quarter | 63% | 21 days | 395786 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.