Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2071
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-09
- Moonrise
- 02:18
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.8 days
- Moonset
- 12:20
- Illumination
- 53%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sat | 11:41 | 22:59 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 366530 km |
| Aug 2 Sun | 12:43 | 23:34 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 369576 km |
| Aug 3 Mon | 13:43 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 373240 km |
| Aug 4 Tue | 14:39 | 00:11 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 377242 km |
| Aug 5 Wed | 15:33 | 00:52 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 381334 km |
| Aug 6 Thu | 16:22 | 01:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 385324 km |
| Aug 7 Fri | 17:08 | 02:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 389089 km |
| Aug 8 Sat | 17:49 | 03:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 392571 km |
| Aug 9 Sun | 18:27 | 04:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 395750 km |
| Aug 10 Mon | 19:02 | 05:02 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 398622 km |
| Aug 11 Tue | 19:34 | 05:58 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 401160 km |
| Aug 12 Wed | 20:05 | 06:56 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 403293 km |
| Aug 13 Thu | 20:34 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 404892 km |
| Aug 14 Fri | 21:05 | 08:53 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 15 Sat | 21:36 | 09:53 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 16 Sun | 22:10 | 10:54 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 404581 km |
| Aug 17 Mon | 22:47 | 11:57 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 402185 km |
| Aug 18 Tue | 23:31 | 13:01 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 398521 km |
| Aug 19 Wed | - | 14:04 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 393697 km |
| Aug 20 Thu | 00:19 | 15:06 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 387962 km |
| Aug 21 Fri | 01:16 | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 381689 km |
| Aug 22 Sat | 02:19 | 16:58 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 375342 km |
| Aug 23 Sun | 03:28 | 17:47 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 369424 km |
| Aug 24 Mon | 04:40 | 18:30 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 364422 km |
| Aug 25 Tue | 05:53 | 19:09 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 26 Wed | 07:05 | 19:46 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 27 Thu | 08:15 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 28 Fri | 09:24 | 20:56 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 29 Sat | 10:28 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 30 Sun | 11:31 | 22:10 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 367136 km |
| Aug 31 Mon | 12:30 | 22:50 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 372271 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.