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Lunar phase today Des moines

Lunar Day 8

Moon phase today October 15, 2026

What is moon today in Des moines?

Today's lunar phase in Des moines, United States, the moon is in 🌒 the Waxing Crescent phase, with 21.32% illumination, with an age of 4.51 days. The current distance between Des moines, United States and the moon is 404,552.91km.

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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.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
05:44:38 AM
Lunar Day 8
Waxing Crescent
21.32%
Des moines
United States
  • Location:
    United States, Des moines
  • Moon phase:
    🌒 Waxing Crescent
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    4.51
  • Illumination:
    21.32%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    12:47/21:19
  • Altitude:
    -54.26°
  • Period:
    🕑 8 Hours and 32 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    28.21°
  • Distance to Des moines:
    404,552.91km
  • Next full Moon:
    October 25, 2026 at 5:44 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    10 Days, 11 Hours and 59 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

October 16, 2026
Lunar Day 5
Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 27.53%
Rise
13:38
Set
22:14
October 17, 2026
Lunar Day 6
First Quarter
Illumination: 36.33%
Rise
14:20
Set
23:14
October 18, 2026
Lunar Day 6
First Quarter
Illumination: 45.61%
Rise
14:55
Set
00:00
October 19, 2026
Lunar Day 7
First Quarter
Illumination: 55.11%
Rise
15:24
Set
00:17
October 20, 2026
Lunar Day 8
First Quarter
Illumination: 64.57%
Rise
15:50
Set
01:22
October 21, 2026
Lunar Day 9
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 73.67%
Rise
16:12
Set
02:27
October 22, 2026
Lunar Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 82.08%
Rise
16:33
Set
03:34

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 MoonSunday, October 11, 202608:3218:490.35%0.55
🌓 First QuarterSaturday, October 17, 202614:2023:1436.33%6.08
🌕 Full MoonSunday, October 25, 202617:4407:0498.76%13.72
🌗 Last QuarterSaturday, October 31, 202623:1913:5468.58%20.36

Moon Phase Calendar for October, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
    
1Waning Gibbous🌖 75.9%Age 19.59
2Last Quarter🌗 65.44%Age 20.67
3Last Quarter🌗 54.2%Age 21.75
4Last Quarter🌗 42.79%Age 22.83
5Last Quarter🌗 31.81%Age 23.9
6Waning Crescent🌘 21.82%Age 24.96
7Waning Crescent🌘 13.34%Age 26.02
8Waning Crescent🌘 6.75%Age 27.06
9New Moon🌑 2.34%Age 28.09
10New Moon🌑 0.21%Age 29.1
11New Moon🌑 0.35%Age 0.55
12New Moon🌑 2.59%Age 1.52
13Waxing Crescent🌒 6.72%Age 2.46
14Waxing Crescent🌒 12.44%Age 3.39
15Waxing Crescent🌒 19.47%Age 4.3
16Waxing Crescent🌒 27.53%Age 5.19
17First Quarter🌓 36.33%Age 6.08
18First Quarter🌓 45.61%Age 6.97
19First Quarter🌓 55.11%Age 7.86
20First Quarter🌓 64.57%Age 8.77
21Waxing Gibbous🌔 73.67%Age 9.7
22Waxing Gibbous🌔 82.08%Age 10.66
23Waxing Gibbous🌔 89.36%Age 11.64
24Waxing Gibbous🌔 95.08%Age 12.66
25Full Moon🌕 98.76%Age 13.72
26Full Moon🌕 100%Age 14.8
27Full Moon🌕 98.53%Age 15.91
28Waning Gibbous🌖 94.33%Age 17.02
29Waning Gibbous🌖 87.62%Age 18.15
30Waning Gibbous🌖 78.84%Age 19.26
31Last Quarter🌗 68.58%Age 20.36