Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2076
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-10
- Moonrise
- 02:43
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 22.6 days
- Moonset
- 13:27
- Illumination
- 46%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-10
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Day Length
- 14h 25m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 12:14 | 22:15 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 400503 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 12:49 | 23:29 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 396770 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 13:20 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 392042 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 13:47 | 00:41 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 386488 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 14:13 | 01:53 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 380407 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 14:39 | 03:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 374206 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 15:08 | 04:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 368358 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 15:40 | 05:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363351 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 16:16 | 06:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 16:59 | 07:41 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 17:48 | 08:42 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 18:43 | 09:37 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 19:42 | 10:22 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 20:43 | 11:00 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 366778 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 21:44 | 11:32 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 372476 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 22:44 | 12:00 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 378694 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 23:45 | 12:24 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 384937 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | - | 12:46 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 390759 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 00:44 | 13:08 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 395808 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 01:46 | 13:31 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 399856 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 02:48 | 13:55 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 402812 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 03:54 | 14:23 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 404701 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 05:02 | 14:57 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405635 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 06:13 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 07:23 | 16:31 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405228 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 08:28 | 17:34 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 404130 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 09:25 | 18:45 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 402505 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 10:11 | 20:01 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 400335 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 10:50 | 21:17 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 397567 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 11:23 | 22:32 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 394149 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 11:51 | 23:45 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 390079 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.