Moon phase, moonrise and moonset times in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Current local time 5:47:14 AM (UTC-5)
Today, May 9
- Moonrise2:27 AMMoonset1:03 PM
- Moon PhaseThird quarterIlumination52%
Tomorrow, May 10
- Moonrise2:57 AMMoonset2:10 PM
- Moon PhaseWaning crescentIlumination42%
- Third Quarter9 May4:10 PM
- New Moon16 May3:01 PM
- First Quarter23 May6:11 AM
- Full Moon31 May3:45 AM
- Third Quarter8 June5:00 AM
May 2026 — Moon in West Des Moines
| Icon | Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Moon phase | Illumination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Fri | — | 6:01 AM | 8:15 PM | Full moon | 100% | |
| May 2 | Sat | — | 6:34 AM | 9:22 PM | Waning gibbous | 99% | |
| May 3 | Sun | — | 7:12 AM | 10:27 PM | Waning gibbous | 96% | |
| May 4 | Mon | — | 7:56 AM | 11:28 PM | Waning gibbous | 92% | |
| May 5 | Tue | — | 8:48 AM | — | Waning gibbous | 86% | |
| May 6 | Wed | 12:23 AM | 9:46 AM | — | Waning gibbous | 79% | |
| May 7 | Thu | 1:11 AM | 10:50 AM | — | Waning gibbous | 71% | |
| May 8 | Fri | 1:51 AM | 11:56 AM | — | Waning gibbous | 62% | |
| May 9 | Sat | 2:27 AM | 1:03 PM | — | Third quarter | 52% | |
| May 10 | Sun | 2:57 AM | 2:10 PM | — | Waning crescent | 42% | |
| May 11 | Mon | 3:25 AM | 3:16 PM | — | Waning crescent | 32% | |
| May 12 | Tue | 3:52 AM | 4:22 PM | — | Waning crescent | 22% | |
| May 13 | Wed | 4:18 AM | 5:28 PM | — | Waning crescent | 13% | |
| May 14 | Thu | 4:46 AM | 6:34 PM | — | Waning crescent | 7% | |
| May 15 | Fri | 5:16 AM | 7:42 PM | — | Waning crescent | 2% | |
| May 16 | Sat | 5:50 AM | 8:48 PM | — | New moon | 0% | |
| May 17 | Sun | 6:31 AM | 9:52 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 1% | |
| May 18 | Mon | 7:17 AM | 10:51 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 5% | |
| May 19 | Tue | 8:11 AM | 11:44 PM | — | Waxing crescent | 12% | |
| May 20 | Wed | — | — | 9:11 AM | Waxing crescent | 21% | |
| May 21 | Thu | — | 12:30 AM | 10:16 AM | Waxing crescent | 31% | |
| May 22 | Fri | — | 1:09 AM | 11:22 AM | Waxing crescent | 42% | |
| May 23 | Sat | — | 1:42 AM | 12:29 PM | First quarter | 53% | |
| May 24 | Sun | — | 2:12 AM | 1:36 PM | Waxing gibbous | 63% | |
| May 25 | Mon | — | 2:40 AM | 2:42 PM | Waxing gibbous | 73% | |
| May 26 | Tue | — | 3:06 AM | 3:48 PM | Waxing gibbous | 81% | |
| May 27 | Wed | — | 3:33 AM | 4:54 PM | Waxing gibbous | 88% | |
| May 28 | Thu | — | 4:01 AM | 6:01 PM | Waxing gibbous | 94% | |
| May 29 | Fri | — | 4:32 AM | 7:08 PM | Waxing gibbous | 97% | |
| May 30 | Sat | — | 5:08 AM | 8:14 PM | Waxing gibbous | 100% | |
| May 31 | Sun | — | 5:50 AM | 9:17 PM | Full moon | 100% |
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