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

Moon: 45.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 4:28:08 am
Moon Direction: 326° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -12.3°
Moon Distance: 230,123 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:23 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jul Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:57 am (237°) 10:24 pm (120°) 2:22 am (22.8°) 250,543 98.4%
2 - 8:02 am (243°) 10:51 pm (113°) 3:10 am (26.4°) 249,091 95.0%
3 - 9:08 am (249°) 11:14 pm (106°) 3:55 am (31.1°) 247,251 89.7%
4 - 10:13 am (257°) 11:35 pm (99°) 4:39 am (36.4°) 245,022 82.8%
5 - 11:19 am (265°) 11:55 pm (90°) 5:22 am (42.4°) 242,420 74.2%
6 - 12:25 pm (274°) - 6:04 am (48.6°) 239,474 64.4%
7 12:16 am (82°) 1:35 pm (282°) - 6:49 am (55.0°) 236,277 53.6%
8 12:39 am (74°) 2:47 pm (291°) - 7:36 am (61.3°) 232,958 42.3%
9 1:05 am (66°) 4:04 pm (299°) - 8:28 am (67.0°) 229,737 31.0%
10 1:39 am (59°) 5:23 pm (305°) - 9:25 am (71.6°) 226,860 20.4%
11 2:22 am (54°) 6:40 pm (308°) - 10:28 am (74.7°) 224,644 11.3%
12 3:19 am (51°) 7:49 pm (309°) - 11:34 am (75.8°) 223,368 4.6%
13 4:29 am (52°) 8:44 pm (306°) - 12:41 pm (74.5°) 223,236 0.8%
14 5:48 am (56°) 9:27 pm (300°) - 1:45 pm (71.0°) 224,312 0.3%
15 7:10 am (63°) 10:01 pm (293°) - 2:43 pm (66.0°) 226,514 2.9%
16 8:30 am (71°) 10:28 pm (284°) - 3:36 pm (59.9°) 229,610 8.4%
17 9:45 am (80°) 10:51 pm (276°) - 4:24 pm (53.3°) 233,283 16.0%
18 10:56 am (89°) 11:12 pm (267°) - 5:10 pm (46.7°) 237,203 25.1%
19 12:04 pm (97°) 11:33 pm (259°) - 5:53 pm (40.4°) 241,038 35.1%
20 1:10 pm (106°) 11:54 pm (251°) - 6:37 pm (34.5°) 244,517 45.4%
21 2:16 pm (113°) - - 7:21 pm (29.4°) 247,438 55.6%
22 - 12:18 am (244°) 3:21 pm (119°) 8:07 pm (25.1°) 249,670 65.3%
23 - 12:46 am (238°) 4:25 pm (125°) 8:55 pm (21.8°) 251,153 74.4%
24 - 1:20 am (234°) 5:26 pm (128°) 9:45 pm (19.8°) 251,890 82.4%
25 - 2:00 am (231°) 6:23 pm (129°) 10:36 pm (19.1°) 251,935 89.2%
26 - 2:49 am (231°) 7:12 pm (129°) 11:27 pm (19.8°) 251,377 94.5%
27 - 3:46 am (232°) 7:53 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 4:48 am (235°) 8:27 pm (121°) 12:18 am (21.8°) 250,320 98.1%
29 - 5:53 am (241°) 8:55 pm (116°) 1:07 am (25.1°) 248,877 99.8%
30 - 6:59 am (247°) 9:19 pm (109°) 1:53 am (29.5°) 247,138 99.5%
31 - 8:05 am (255°) 9:41 pm (101°) 2:38 am (34.7°) 245,182 97.2%
* All times are local time for Ames. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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