Moon phases and lunar calendar for Des Moines

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Tuesday, 04 August 2026, 01:11

Moonrise: 23:12

Moon phase:: Waning gibbous

Moonset: 12:41

Wednesday, 05 August 2026

Moonrise: 23:44

Moon phase:: Waning gibbous

Moonset: 13:57

Moon phase calendar for month for Des Moines

Day	Moon phase	Moonrise	Nadir	Moonset	Illumination
01 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	22:00	01:22	09:10	93.33%
02 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	22:22	01:22	10:18	87.12%
03 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	22:46	01:21	11:28	79.02%
04 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	23:12	01:21	12:41	69.33%
05 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	23:44	01:21	13:57	58.44%
06 August, 2026	Last quarter	--:--	01:21	15:15	46.93%
07 August, 2026	Waning crescent	00:25	01:21	16:31	35.42%
08 August, 2026	Waning crescent	01:16	01:21	17:41	24.62%
09 August, 2026	Waning crescent	02:20	01:21	18:39	15.18%
10 August, 2026	Waning crescent	03:33	01:21	19:26	7.71%
11 August, 2026	Waning crescent	04:51	01:21	20:02	2.64%
12 August, 2026	Waning crescent	06:09	01:21	20:32	0.22%
13 August, 2026	New Moon	07:23	01:20	20:57	0.5%
14 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	08:36	01:20	21:19	3.31%
15 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	09:45	01:20	21:40	8.35%
16 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	10:53	01:20	22:01	15.18%
17 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	12:00	01:20	22:24	23.36%
18 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	13:06	01:19	22:50	32.42%
19 August, 2026	Waxing crescent	14:11	01:19	23:21	41.94%
20 August, 2026	First quarter	15:13	01:19	23:59	51.55%
21 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	16:12	01:19	--:--	60.95%
22 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	17:04	01:19	00:44	69.88%
23 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	17:47	01:18	01:37	78.08%
24 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	18:23	01:18	02:35	85.34%
25 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	18:53	01:18	03:39	91.41%
26 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	19:19	01:18	04:44	96.04%
27 August, 2026	Waxing gibbous	19:42	01:17	05:50	98.98%
28 August, 2026	Full Moon	20:04	01:17	06:57	99.99%
29 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	20:25	01:17	08:04	98.89%
30 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	20:48	01:16	09:12	95.56%
31 August, 2026	Waning gibbous	21:12	01:16	10:23	89.99%

Calculations City information

Illumination: 69.33%

Moonrise: 23:12

Nadir: 01:21

Moonset: 12:41

Altitude above/below the horizon: 26.6765°

Azimuth: -81.0336°

Distance to Earth: 232 928,00 mi

City: Des Moines, United States

Population: 210330

Time Zone: America/Chicago

GMT/UTC: -5 hours

Latitude: 41.60054

Latitude: -93.60911

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