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Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, November 2026

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:29:47 am
Moon Direction: 353° North
Moon Altitude: -23.1°
Moon Distance: 228,202 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:29 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Ames, November 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:30 pm (297°) 11:33 pm (66°) 6:00 am (68.6°) 230,827 54.1%
2 - 1:59 pm (289°) - 6:53 am (63.4°) 232,961 42.5%
3 12:46 am (74°) 2:23 pm (281°) - 7:41 am (57.4°) 235,207 31.5%
4 1:57 am (83°) 2:45 pm (273°) - 8:27 am (51.0°) 237,473 21.7%
5 3:05 am (92°) 3:06 pm (264°) - 9:11 am (44.6°) 239,719 13.5%
6 4:12 am (100°) 3:27 pm (256°) - 9:55 am (38.5°) 241,917 7.1%
7 5:19 am (108°) 3:51 pm (249°) - 10:40 am (32.8°) 244,056 2.7%
8 6:27 am (115°) 4:17 pm (242°) - 11:26 am (27.9°) 246,100 0.5%
9 7:33 am (121°) 4:48 pm (237°) - 12:14 pm (23.9°) 247,996 0.4%
10 8:38 am (126°) 5:26 pm (233°) - 1:04 pm (21.1°) 249,654 2.4%
11 9:38 am (128°) 6:11 pm (231°) - 1:55 pm (19.7°) 250,966 6.2%
12 10:31 am (129°) 7:03 pm (232°) - 2:47 pm (19.6°) 251,800 11.7%
13 11:16 am (127°) 8:02 pm (234°) - 3:37 pm (20.9°) 252,032 18.6%
14 11:54 am (124°) 9:04 pm (238°) - 4:26 pm (23.5°) 251,555 26.7%
15 12:25 pm (119°) 10:07 pm (244°) - 5:12 pm (27.1°) 250,301 35.7%
16 12:51 pm (113°) 11:11 pm (250°) - 5:57 pm (31.6°) 248,255 45.4%
17 1:13 pm (106°) - - 6:40 pm (36.9°) 245,467 55.4%
18 - 12:16 am (258°) 1:34 pm (98°) 7:22 pm (42.8°) 242,060 65.5%
19 - 1:21 am (266°) 1:55 pm (90°) 8:06 pm (49.0°) 238,233 75.2%
20 - 2:28 am (274°) 2:16 pm (82°) 8:51 pm (55.4°) 234,256 84.1%
21 - 3:39 am (283°) 2:40 pm (73°) 9:40 pm (61.7°) 230,465 91.5%
22 - 4:54 am (291°) 3:09 pm (65°) 10:34 pm (67.4°) 227,200 96.9%
23 - 6:12 am (299°) 3:45 pm (58°) 11:33 pm (71.9°) 224,792 99.6%
24 - 7:33 am (305°) 4:31 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 8:49 am (308°) 5:31 pm (52°) 12:37 am (74.7°) 223,490 99.2%
26 - 9:56 am (308°) 6:42 pm (53°) 1:44 am (75.3°) 223,398 95.6%
27 - 10:49 am (305°) 8:01 pm (57°) 2:50 am (73.7°) 224,465 89.0%
28 - 11:29 am (299°) 9:20 pm (64°) 3:52 am (70.0°) 226,499 80.2%
29 - 12:01 pm (291°) 10:36 pm (72°) 4:48 am (65.0°) 229,224 69.8%
30 - 12:27 pm (283°) 11:49 pm (81°) 5:39 am (59.1°) 232,326 58.6%
* All times are local time for Ames. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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