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Lunar phase today Des moines

Lunar Day 42

Moon phase today January 9, 2026

What is moon today in Des moines?

Today's lunar phase in Des moines, United States, the moon is in 🌗 the Last Quarter phase, with 58.47% illumination, with an age of 21.35 days. The current distance between Des moines, United States and the moon is 396,480.66km.

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Moon phase today

Note: all moon data below it's analytic based on this location coordinates latitude 41.5739 and longitude -93.6167 also base on Time zone America/Chicago because of that and for higher accuracy you will find it different from place to place.
Friday, January 9, 2026
01:10:25 PM
Lunar Day 42
Last Quarter
58.47%
Des moines
United States
  • Location:
    United States, Des moines
  • Moon phase:
    🌗 Last Quarter
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    21.35
  • Illumination:
    58.47%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    00:00/11:05
  • Altitude:
    19.14°
  • Period:
    🕑 12 Hours and 55 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    28.78°
  • Distance to Des moines:
    396,480.66km
  • Next full Moon:
    January 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    22 Days, 2 Hours and 54 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

January 10, 2026
Lunar Day 21
Last Quarter
Illumination: 54.08%
Rise
00:20
Set
11:25
January 11, 2026
Lunar Day 22
Last Quarter
Illumination: 44.43%
Rise
01:24
Set
11:47
January 12, 2026
Lunar Day 23
Last Quarter
Illumination: 35.13%
Rise
02:27
Set
12:11
January 13, 2026
Lunar Day 24
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 26.44%
Rise
03:31
Set
12:41
January 14, 2026
Lunar Day 25
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 18.59%
Rise
04:33
Set
13:18
January 15, 2026
Lunar Day 26
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 11.82%
Rise
05:33
Set
14:03
January 16, 2026
Lunar Day 27
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 6.38%
Rise
06:27
Set
14:57

Current moon cycle

It's common to give the moon four phases names (Moon Cycle), it's like they divide the moon phases to forth different times, First one is the new moon, second one is the first quarter, third one full moon, fourth one and the last it's the last quarter, In the below we will list for you the current moon cycles with the four times that we talked about
PhaseStart DateMoonriseMoonrsetIlluminationAge
🌑 New MoonSaturday, December 20, 202508:3217:060.03%0.15
🌓 First QuarterFriday, December 26, 202511:3123:4633.72%5.82
🌕 Full MoonFriday, January 2, 202615:5807:1997.97%13.42
🌗 Last QuarterFriday, January 9, 202600:0011:0563.78%20.84

Moon Phase Calendar for January, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
    
1Waxing Gibbous🌔 93.16%Age 12.28
2Full Moon🌕 97.97%Age 13.42
3Full Moon🌕 99.95%Age 14.57
4Full Moon🌕 99.03%Age 15.69
5Waning Gibbous🌖 95.42%Age 16.79
6Waning Gibbous🌖 89.55%Age 17.86
7Waning Gibbous🌖 81.97%Age 18.89
8Waning Gibbous🌖 73.22%Age 19.88
9Last Quarter🌗 63.78%Age 20.84
10Last Quarter🌗 54.08%Age 21.76
11Last Quarter🌗 44.43%Age 22.67
12Last Quarter🌗 35.13%Age 23.57
13Waning Crescent🌘 26.44%Age 24.45
14Waning Crescent🌘 18.59%Age 25.34
15Waning Crescent🌘 11.82%Age 26.23
16Waning Crescent🌘 6.38%Age 27.13
17New Moon🌑 2.49%Age 28.04
18New Moon🌑 0.36%Age 28.97
19New Moon🌑 0.16%Age 0.38
20New Moon🌑 2.02%Age 1.34
21Waxing Crescent🌒 5.96%Age 2.32
22Waxing Crescent🌒 11.92%Age 3.31
23Waxing Crescent🌒 19.72%Age 4.32
24Waxing Crescent🌒 29.06%Age 5.35
25First Quarter🌓 39.55%Age 6.39
26First Quarter🌓 50.73%Age 7.45
27First Quarter🌓 62.03%Age 8.52
28Waxing Gibbous🌔 72.84%Age 9.61
29Waxing Gibbous🌔 82.54%Age 10.71
30Waxing Gibbous🌔 90.51%Age 11.82
31Full Moon🌕 96.24%Age 12.93