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Lunar phase today Des Plaines

Lunar Day 36

Moon phase today April 5, 2026

What is moon today in Des Plaines?

Today's lunar phase in Des Plaines, United States, the moon is in 🌖 the Waning Gibbous phase, with 88.19% illumination, with an age of 18.06 days. The current distance between Des Plaines, United States and the moon is 404,517.20km.

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Moon phase today

Note: all moon data below it's analytic based on this location coordinates latitude 42.0486706 and longitude -87.86828609999998 also base on Time zone America/Chicago because of that and for higher accuracy you will find it different from place to place.
Sunday, April 5, 2026
10:22:35 AM
Lunar Day 36
Waning Gibbous
88.19%
Des Plaines
United States
  • Location:
    United States, Des Plaines
  • Moon phase:
    🌖 Waning Gibbous
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    18.06
  • Illumination:
    88.19%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    23:35/07:45
  • Altitude:
    -25.41°
  • Period:
    🕑 15 Hours and 50 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    28.21°
  • Distance to Des Plaines:
    404,517.20km
  • Next full Moon:
    April 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    25 Days, 8 Hours and 50 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

April 6, 2026
Lunar Day 18
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 84.47%
Rise
00:00
Set
08:20
April 7, 2026
Lunar Day 19
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 77.02%
Rise
00:35
Set
09:03
April 8, 2026
Lunar Day 20
Last Quarter
Illumination: 68.62%
Rise
01:30
Set
09:54
April 9, 2026
Lunar Day 21
Last Quarter
Illumination: 59.54%
Rise
02:17
Set
10:52
April 10, 2026
Lunar Day 22
Last Quarter
Illumination: 50.01%
Rise
02:57
Set
11:56
April 11, 2026
Lunar Day 23
Last Quarter
Illumination: 40.32%
Rise
03:29
Set
13:03
April 12, 2026
Lunar Day 24
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 30.76%
Rise
03:57
Set
14:11

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, March 19, 202607:0320:090.03%0.16
🌓 First QuarterTuesday, March 24, 202609:5601:2032%5.65
🌕 Full MoonTuesday, March 31, 202618:0705:5196.31%12.95
🌗 Last QuarterWednesday, April 8, 202601:3009:5468.62%20.35

Moon Phase Calendar for April, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
   
1Full Moon🌕 99.21%Age 13.93
2Full Moon🌕 99.98%Age 14.89
3Full Moon🌕 98.71%Age 15.83
4Waning Gibbous🌖 95.56%Age 16.76
5Waning Gibbous🌖 90.73%Age 17.67
6Waning Gibbous🌖 84.47%Age 18.57
7Waning Gibbous🌖 77.02%Age 19.47
8Last Quarter🌗 68.62%Age 20.35
9Last Quarter🌗 59.54%Age 21.25
10Last Quarter🌗 50.01%Age 22.15
11Last Quarter🌗 40.32%Age 23.06
12Waning Crescent🌘 30.76%Age 24
13Waning Crescent🌘 21.7%Age 24.98
14Waning Crescent🌘 13.59%Age 25.98
15Waning Crescent🌘 6.94%Age 27.03
16New Moon🌑 2.28%Age 28.11
17New Moon🌑 0.11%Age 29.22
18New Moon🌑 0.76%Age 0.82
19Waxing Crescent🌒 4.29%Age 1.96
20Waxing Crescent🌒 10.51%Age 3.1
21Waxing Crescent🌒 18.94%Age 4.23
22Waxing Crescent🌒 28.95%Age 5.34
23First Quarter🌓 39.87%Age 6.42
24First Quarter🌓 51.04%Age 7.48
25First Quarter🌓 61.91%Age 8.51
26Waxing Gibbous🌔 71.99%Age 9.52
27Waxing Gibbous🌔 80.88%Age 10.51
28Waxing Gibbous🌔 88.29%Age 11.48
29Waxing Gibbous🌔 93.99%Age 12.44
30Full Moon🌕 97.83%Age 13.38