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Des Moines, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, November 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 9:55:02 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 115° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -13.2°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 8:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 6:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:14 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Des Moines, November 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:29 pm ↑ (296°) 11:34 pm ↑ (66°) 6:00 am (69.1°) 230,825 54.1%
2 - 1:58 pm ↑ (289°) - 6:53 am (63.8°) 232,962 42.5%
3 12:47 am ↑ (74°) 2:23 pm ↑ (281°) - 7:41 am (57.8°) 235,207 31.5%
4 1:57 am ↑ (83°) 2:45 pm ↑ (273°) - 8:27 am (51.5°) 237,474 21.7%
5 3:05 am ↑ (92°) 3:06 pm ↑ (264°) - 9:11 am (45.1°) 239,718 13.5%
6 4:12 am ↑ (100°) 3:28 pm ↑ (256°) - 9:55 am (38.9°) 241,918 7.1%
7 5:19 am ↑ (108°) 3:51 pm ↑ (249°) - 10:39 am (33.3°) 244,055 2.7%
8 6:25 am ↑ (115°) 4:18 pm ↑ (242°) - 11:26 am (28.3°) 246,100 0.5%
9 7:32 am ↑ (121°) 4:50 pm ↑ (237°) - 12:14 pm (24.4°) 247,995 0.4%
10 8:36 am ↑ (125°) 5:28 pm ↑ (233°) - 1:04 pm (21.6°) 249,655 2.4%
11 9:36 am ↑ (128°) 6:13 pm ↑ (232°) - 1:55 pm (20.1°) 250,966 6.2%
12 10:29 am ↑ (128°) 7:05 pm ↑ (232°) - 2:47 pm (20.1°) 251,800 11.7%
13 11:14 am ↑ (127°) 8:03 pm ↑ (234°) - 3:37 pm (21.3°) 252,032 18.6%
14 11:52 am ↑ (123°) 9:05 pm ↑ (238°) - 4:26 pm (23.9°) 251,555 26.7%
15 12:23 pm ↑ (119°) 10:08 pm ↑ (244°) - 5:12 pm (27.5°) 250,301 35.7%
16 12:49 pm ↑ (113°) 11:12 pm ↑ (250°) - 5:57 pm (32.1°) 248,256 45.4%
17 1:13 pm ↑ (106°) - - 6:40 pm (37.4°) 245,467 55.4%
18 - 12:16 am ↑ (258°) 1:34 pm ↑ (98°) 7:22 pm (43.2°) 242,060 65.5%
19 - 1:21 am ↑ (266°) 1:55 pm ↑ (90°) 8:06 pm (49.5°) 238,233 75.2%
20 - 2:28 am ↑ (274°) 2:17 pm ↑ (82°) 8:51 pm (55.9°) 234,259 84.1%
21 - 3:38 am ↑ (283°) 2:41 pm ↑ (73°) 9:40 pm (62.2°) 230,464 91.5%
22 - 4:52 am ↑ (291°) 3:10 pm ↑ (65°) 10:33 pm (67.8°) 227,200 96.9%
23 - 6:11 am ↑ (299°) 3:46 pm ↑ (59°) 11:33 pm (72.3°) 224,793 99.6%
24 - 7:31 am ↑ (305°) 4:33 pm ↑ (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 8:47 am ↑ (308°) 5:33 pm ↑ (52°) 12:37 am (75.1°) 223,489 99.2%
26 - 9:54 am ↑ (308°) 6:44 pm ↑ (53°) 1:44 am (75.8°) 223,397 95.6%
27 - 10:47 am ↑ (304°) 8:02 pm ↑ (58°) 2:50 am (74.1°) 224,467 89.0%
28 - 11:28 am ↑ (298°) 9:21 pm ↑ (64°) 3:52 am (70.5°) 226,501 80.2%
29 - 12:00 pm ↑ (291°) 10:37 pm ↑ (72°) 4:48 am (65.4°) 229,221 69.8%
30 - 12:27 pm ↑ (283°) 11:49 pm ↑ (81°) 5:39 am (59.5°) 232,327 58.6%
* All times are local time for Des Moines. 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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