Moon phase, moonrise and moonset times in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Current local time 2:36:55 PM (UTC-5)
Today, August 18
- Moonrise12:25 PMMoonset11:03 PM
- Moon PhaseWaxing crescentIlumination37%
Tomorrow, August 19
- Moonrise1:32 PMMoonset11:38 PM
- Moon PhaseFirst quarterIlumination46%
- New Moon12 August12:36 PM
- First Quarter19 August9:46 PM
- Full Moon27 August11:18 PM
- Third Quarter4 September2:51 AM
- New Moon10 September10:27 PM
August 2026 — Moon in West Des Moines
| Icon | Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Moon phase | Illumination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | Sat | — | 9:40 AM | 10:24 PM | Waning gibbous | 91% | |
| August 2 | Sun | — | 10:46 AM | 10:50 PM | Waning gibbous | 84% | |
| August 3 | Mon | — | 11:52 AM | 11:17 PM | Waning gibbous | 75% | |
| August 4 | Tue | — | 12:59 PM | 11:47 PM | Waning gibbous | 65% | |
| August 5 | Wed | — | 2:06 PM | — | Third quarter | 54% | |
| August 6 | Thu | 12:20 AM | 3:12 PM | — | Waning crescent | 43% | |
| August 7 | Fri | 12:59 AM | 4:17 PM | — | Waning crescent | 32% | |
| August 8 | Sat | 1:45 AM | 5:17 PM | — | Waning crescent | 22% | |
| August 9 | Sun | 2:37 AM | 6:11 PM | — | Waning crescent | 13% | |
| August 10 | Mon | 3:36 AM | 6:58 PM | — | Waning crescent | 6% | |
| August 11 | Tue | 4:40 AM | 7:39 PM | — | Waning crescent | 2% | |
| August 12 | Wed | 5:46 AM | 8:13 PM | — | New moon | 0% | |
| August 13 | Thu | 6:53 AM | 8:44 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 1% | |
| August 14 | Fri | 8:00 AM | 9:11 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 5% | |
| August 15 | Sat | 9:06 AM | 9:38 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 11% | |
| August 16 | Sun | 10:12 AM | 10:04 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 19% | |
| August 17 | Mon | 11:18 AM | 10:32 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 27% | |
| August 18 | Tue | 12:25 PM | 11:03 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 37% | |
| August 19 | Wed | 1:32 PM | 11:38 PM | — | First quarter | 46% | |
| August 20 | Thu | — | — | 2:38 PM | Waxing gibbous | 56% | |
| August 21 | Fri | — | 12:18 AM | 3:42 PM | Waxing gibbous | 65% | |
| August 22 | Sat | — | 1:06 AM | 4:41 PM | Waxing gibbous | 74% | |
| August 23 | Sun | — | 2:01 AM | 5:32 PM | Waxing gibbous | 82% | |
| August 24 | Mon | — | 3:01 AM | 6:17 PM | Waxing gibbous | 89% | |
| August 25 | Tue | — | 4:06 AM | 6:56 PM | Waxing gibbous | 94% | |
| August 26 | Wed | — | 5:13 AM | 7:29 PM | Waxing gibbous | 98% | |
| August 27 | Thu | — | 6:20 AM | 7:58 PM | Full moon | 100% | |
| August 28 | Fri | — | 7:26 AM | 8:26 PM | Waning gibbous | 100% | |
| August 29 | Sat | — | 8:32 AM | 8:52 PM | Waning gibbous | 97% | |
| August 30 | Sun | — | 9:38 AM | 9:19 PM | Waning gibbous | 93% | |
| August 31 | Mon | — | 10:45 AM | 9:47 PM | Waning gibbous | 86% |
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