Moon phase, moonrise and moonset times in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Current local time 4:41:44 AM (UTC-5)
Today, March 11
- Moonrise2:51 AMMoonset12:11 PM
- Moon PhaseThird quarterIlumination47%
Tomorrow, March 12
- Moonrise3:47 AMMoonset1:09 PM
- Moon PhaseWaning crescentIlumination38%
- Third Quarter11 March4:38 AM
- New Moon18 March8:23 PM
- First Quarter25 March2:18 PM
- Full Moon1 April9:12 PM
- Third Quarter9 April11:51 PM
March 2026 — Moon in Des Moines
| Icon | Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Moon phase | Illumination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Sun | — | 5:38 AM | 3:58 PM | Waxing gibbous | 96% | |
| March 2 | Mon | — | 6:11 AM | 5:05 PM | Waxing gibbous | 99% | |
| March 3 | Tue | — | 6:40 AM | 6:11 PM | Full moon | 100% | |
| March 4 | Wed | — | 7:07 AM | 7:17 PM | Waning gibbous | 98% | |
| March 5 | Thu | — | 7:34 AM | 8:23 PM | Waning gibbous | 94% | |
| March 6 | Fri | — | 8:01 AM | 9:29 PM | Waning gibbous | 89% | |
| March 7 | Sat | — | 8:29 AM | 10:36 PM | Waning gibbous | 82% | |
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| March 8 | Sun | — | 10:01 AM | — | Waning gibbous | 75% | |
| March 9 | Mon | 12:43 AM | 10:38 AM | — | Waning gibbous | 66% | |
| March 10 | Tue | 1:49 AM | 11:21 AM | — | Waning gibbous | 57% | |
| March 11 | Wed | 2:51 AM | 12:11 PM | — | Third quarter | 47% | |
| March 12 | Thu | 3:47 AM | 1:09 PM | — | Waning crescent | 38% | |
| March 13 | Fri | 4:36 AM | 2:11 PM | — | Waning crescent | 29% | |
| March 14 | Sat | 5:19 AM | 3:17 PM | — | Waning crescent | 20% | |
| March 15 | Sun | 5:55 AM | 4:24 PM | — | Waning crescent | 13% | |
| March 16 | Mon | 6:26 AM | 5:31 PM | — | Waning crescent | 7% | |
| March 17 | Tue | 6:55 AM | 6:37 PM | — | Waning crescent | 2% | |
| March 18 | Wed | 7:21 AM | 7:43 PM | — | New moon | 0% | |
| March 19 | Thu | 7:48 AM | 8:49 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 1% | |
| March 20 | Fri | 8:15 AM | 9:56 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 4% | |
| March 21 | Sat | 8:45 AM | 11:03 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 9% | |
| March 22 | Sun | — | — | 9:18 AM | Waxing crescent | 17% | |
| March 23 | Mon | — | 12:09 AM | 9:57 AM | Waxing crescent | 27% | |
| March 24 | Tue | — | 1:14 AM | 10:42 AM | Waxing crescent | 38% | |
| March 25 | Wed | — | 2:15 AM | 11:34 AM | First quarter | 49% | |
| March 26 | Thu | — | 3:09 AM | 12:33 PM | Waxing gibbous | 60% | |
| March 27 | Fri | — | 3:56 AM | 1:37 PM | Waxing gibbous | 71% | |
| March 28 | Sat | — | 4:36 AM | 2:43 PM | Waxing gibbous | 80% | |
| March 29 | Sun | — | 5:11 AM | 3:50 PM | Waxing gibbous | 88% | |
| March 30 | Mon | — | 5:41 AM | 4:57 PM | Waxing gibbous | 94% | |
| March 31 | Tue | — | 6:09 AM | 6:03 PM | Waxing gibbous | 98% | |
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