Moon phase, moonrise and moonset times in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Current local time 10:39:55 PM (UTC-5)
Today, October 3
- Moonset2:46 PM
- Moon PhaseThird quarterIlumination49%
Tomorrow, October 4
- Moonrise12:13 AMMoonset3:31 PM
- Moon PhaseWaning crescentIlumination37%
- Third Quarter3 October8:25 AM
- New Moon10 October10:50 AM
- First Quarter18 October11:12 AM
- Full Moon25 October11:11 PM
- Third Quarter1 November3:28 PM
October 2026 — Moon in Des Moines
| Icon | Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Moon phase | Illumination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Thu | — | 12:54 PM | 10:19 PM | Waning gibbous | 71% | |
| October 2 | Fri | — | 1:53 PM | 11:13 PM | Waning gibbous | 60% | |
| October 3 | Sat | — | 2:46 PM | — | Third quarter | 49% | |
| October 4 | Sun | 12:13 AM | 3:31 PM | — | Waning crescent | 37% | |
| October 5 | Mon | 1:18 AM | 4:11 PM | — | Waning crescent | 27% | |
| October 6 | Tue | 2:24 AM | 4:44 PM | — | Waning crescent | 17% | |
| October 7 | Wed | 3:31 AM | 5:14 PM | — | Waning crescent | 10% | |
| October 8 | Thu | 4:38 AM | 5:41 PM | — | Waning crescent | 4% | |
| October 9 | Fri | 5:44 AM | 6:07 PM | — | Waning crescent | 1% | |
| October 10 | Sat | 6:50 AM | 6:34 PM | — | New moon | 0% | |
| October 11 | Sun | 7:56 AM | 7:02 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 1% | |
| October 12 | Mon | 9:03 AM | 7:34 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 4% | |
| October 13 | Tue | 10:10 AM | 8:10 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 9% | |
| October 14 | Wed | 11:16 AM | 8:52 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 16% | |
| October 15 | Thu | 12:19 PM | 9:41 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 23% | |
| October 16 | Fri | 1:16 PM | 10:37 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 32% | |
| October 17 | Sat | 2:07 PM | 11:38 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 41% | |
| October 18 | Sun | — | — | 2:50 PM | First quarter | 50% | |
| October 19 | Mon | — | 12:44 AM | 3:27 PM | Waxing gibbous | 60% | |
| October 20 | Tue | — | 1:51 AM | 3:59 PM | Waxing gibbous | 69% | |
| October 21 | Wed | — | 2:58 AM | 4:28 PM | Waxing gibbous | 78% | |
| October 22 | Thu | — | 4:04 AM | 4:55 PM | Waxing gibbous | 86% | |
| October 23 | Fri | — | 5:10 AM | 5:21 PM | Waxing gibbous | 92% | |
| October 24 | Sat | — | 6:16 AM | 5:48 PM | Waxing gibbous | 97% | |
| October 25 | Sun | — | 7:23 AM | 6:18 PM | Full moon | 100% | |
| October 26 | Mon | — | 8:29 AM | 6:50 PM | Waning gibbous | 100% | |
| October 27 | Tue | — | 9:36 AM | 7:28 PM | Waning gibbous | 97% | |
| October 28 | Wed | — | 10:41 AM | 8:12 PM | Waning gibbous | 91% | |
| October 29 | Thu | — | 11:43 AM | 9:03 PM | Waning gibbous | 84% | |
| October 30 | Fri | — | 12:38 PM | 10:01 PM | Waning gibbous | 74% | |
| October 31 | Sat | — | 1:27 PM | 11:04 PM | Waning gibbous | 63% |
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