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Lunar phase today Des moines

Lunar Day 20

Moon phase today August 23, 2026

What is moon today in Des moines?

Today's lunar phase in Des moines, United States, the moon is in 🌔 the Waxing Gibbous phase, with 78.61% illumination, with an age of 10.25 days. The current distance between Des moines, United States and the moon is 405,244.50km.

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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.
Sunday, August 23, 2026
02:37:39 AM
Lunar Day 20
Waxing Gibbous
78.61%
Des moines
United States
  • Location:
    United States, Des moines
  • Moon phase:
    🌔 Waxing Gibbous
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    10.25
  • Illumination:
    78.61%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    17:50/01:38
  • Altitude:
    -8.79°
  • Period:
    🕑 16 Hours and 12 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    28.16°
  • Distance to Des moines:
    405,244.50km
  • Next full Moon:
    August 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    4 Days, 17 Hours and 8 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

August 24, 2026
Lunar Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 85.15%
Rise
18:26
Set
02:38
August 25, 2026
Lunar Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 91.34%
Rise
18:57
Set
03:42
August 26, 2026
Lunar Day 12
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 96.05%
Rise
19:23
Set
04:48
August 27, 2026
Lunar Day 13
Full Moon
Illumination: 99.01%
Rise
19:46
Set
05:55
August 28, 2026
Lunar Day 14
Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Rise
20:07
Set
07:01
August 29, 2026
Lunar Day 15
Full Moon
Illumination: 98.85%
Rise
20:28
Set
08:08
August 30, 2026
Lunar Day 16
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 95.48%
Rise
20:50
Set
09:17

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 MoonThursday, August 13, 202607:2120:520.31%0.52
🌓 First QuarterTuesday, August 18, 202613:0722:4831.81%5.63
🌕 Full MoonThursday, August 27, 202619:4605:5599.01%13.83
🌗 Last QuarterThursday, September 3, 202623:0314:1062.69%20.94

Moon Phase Calendar for August, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
      
1Waning Gibbous🌖 93.36%Age 17.22
2Waning Gibbous🌖 87.31%Age 18.19
3Waning Gibbous🌖 79.52%Age 19.18
4Waning Gibbous🌖 70.24%Age 20.19
5Last Quarter🌗 59.84%Age 21.22
6Last Quarter🌗 48.74%Age 22.27
7Last Quarter🌗 37.48%Age 23.34
8Waning Crescent🌘 26.66%Age 24.43
9Waning Crescent🌘 16.93%Age 25.54
10Waning Crescent🌘 8.96%Age 26.67
11New Moon🌑 3.32%Age 27.81
12New Moon🌑 0.4%Age 28.94
13New Moon🌑 0.31%Age 0.52
14New Moon🌑 2.92%Age 1.61
15Waxing Crescent🌒 7.86%Age 2.67
16Waxing Crescent🌒 14.65%Age 3.69
17Waxing Crescent🌒 22.79%Age 4.68
18First Quarter🌓 31.81%Age 5.63
19First Quarter🌓 41.3%Age 6.56
20First Quarter🌓 50.92%Age 7.47
21First Quarter🌓 60.38%Age 8.37
22Waxing Gibbous🌔 69.41%Age 9.26
23Waxing Gibbous🌔 77.75%Age 10.15
24Waxing Gibbous🌔 85.15%Age 11.05
25Waxing Gibbous🌔 91.34%Age 11.96
26Waxing Gibbous🌔 96.05%Age 12.88
27Full Moon🌕 99.01%Age 13.83
28Full Moon🌕 100%Age 14.79
29Full Moon🌕 98.85%Age 15.78
30Waning Gibbous🌖 95.48%Age 16.78
31Waning Gibbous🌖 89.93%Age 17.8