Moon Phases in Des Moines
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2097
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-12
- Moonrise
- 03:28
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.7 days
- Moonset
- 15:44
- Illumination
- 24%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-12
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Day Length
- 14h 29m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sun | 05:17 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 405195 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 06:23 | 15:50 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 404082 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 07:28 | 16:25 | New Moon | 1% | 28.6 days | 402317 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 08:30 | 17:08 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0 days | 400068 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 09:26 | 17:58 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 397451 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 10:14 | 18:54 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 394526 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 10:54 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 391314 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 11:27 | 20:58 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 387825 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 11:55 | 22:02 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 384087 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 12:18 | 23:05 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 380175 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 12:39 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 376228 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 13:00 | 00:09 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 372445 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 13:21 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 369075 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 13:43 | 02:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 366391 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 14:09 | 03:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 364655 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | 14:41 | 04:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 364083 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 15:23 | 06:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 364815 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | 16:16 | 07:29 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 366888 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | 17:24 | 08:41 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 370221 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 18:41 | 09:41 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 374615 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 20:03 | 10:27 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 379764 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | 21:22 | 11:03 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 385281 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 22:37 | 11:32 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 390734 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 23:49 | 11:56 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 395694 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | - | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 399783 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | 00:57 | 12:38 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 402714 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | 02:03 | 13:01 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 404319 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 03:09 | 13:25 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 404568 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 04:15 | 13:52 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 403554 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | 05:20 | 14:25 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 401474 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 06:22 | 15:05 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 398588 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.