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

Moon: 8.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 9:54:49 am
Moon Direction: 82° East
Moon Altitude: 16.4°
Moon Distance: 228,201 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:07 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:59 am (294°) 4:17 pm (69°) 11:28 pm (61.9°) 234,945 98.1%
2 - 6:26 am (286°) 5:29 pm (77°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:48 am (278°) 6:39 pm (86°) 12:15 am (55.7°) 237,208 99.9%
4 - 7:09 am (270°) 7:46 pm (95°) 1:00 am (49.1°) 239,777 99.3%
5 - 7:29 am (261°) 8:51 pm (103°) 1:43 am (42.8°) 242,490 96.3%
6 - 7:50 am (253°) 9:57 pm (111°) 2:26 am (36.7°) 245,156 91.4%
7 - 8:13 am (246°) 11:02 pm (118°) 3:09 am (31.3°) 247,555 84.8%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:39 am (240°) - 4:54 am (26.6°) 249,488 77.0%
9 1:06 am (123°) 10:11 am (235°) - 5:41 am (23.0°) 250,770 68.2%
10 2:09 am (127°) 10:49 am (232°) - 6:31 am (20.5°) 251,269 58.8%
11 3:07 am (129°) 11:35 am (230°) - 7:22 am (19.3°) 250,911 49.1%
12 3:59 am (129°) 12:30 pm (231°) - 8:14 am (19.5°) 249,690 39.3%
13 4:44 am (127°) 1:31 pm (234°) - 9:05 am (21.1°) 247,684 29.8%
14 5:21 am (123°) 2:38 pm (239°) - 9:56 am (24.2°) 245,033 20.9%
15 5:52 am (117°) 3:46 pm (245°) - 10:45 am (28.5°) 241,956 13.0%
16 6:19 am (110°) 4:56 pm (253°) - 11:33 am (33.8°) 238,691 6.6%
17 6:42 am (102°) 6:07 pm (262°) - 12:19 pm (40.0°) 235,524 2.2%
18 7:04 am (94°) 7:19 pm (271°) - 1:05 pm (46.7°) 232,701 0.1%
19 7:26 am (85°) 8:32 pm (280°) - 1:52 pm (53.7°) 230,444 0.7%
20 7:50 am (76°) 9:48 pm (289°) - 2:42 pm (60.5°) 228,882 4.2%
21 8:17 am (67°) 11:07 pm (297°) - 3:35 pm (66.6°) 228,082 10.3%
22 8:50 am (60°) - - 4:31 pm (71.6°) 228,007 18.9%
23 - 12:26 am (304°) 9:30 am (54°) 5:32 pm (75.1°) 228,559 29.3%
24 - 1:42 am (308°) 10:22 am (51°) 6:35 pm (76.5°) 229,606 40.8%
25 - 2:49 am (309°) 11:25 am (51°) 7:37 pm (75.9°) 231,011 52.7%
26 - 3:44 am (307°) 12:36 pm (54°) 8:37 pm (73.4°) 232,656 64.2%
27 - 4:28 am (303°) 1:50 pm (59°) 9:33 pm (69.2°) 234,467 74.8%
28 - 5:02 am (297°) 3:04 pm (66°) 10:24 pm (64.0°) 236,402 83.9%
29 - 5:29 am (289°) 4:16 pm (74°) 11:11 pm (58.0°) 238,444 91.1%
30 - 5:52 am (281°) 5:24 pm (83°) 11:55 pm (51.7°) 240,570 96.3%
31 - 6:13 am (273°) 6:31 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Des Moines. 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.

Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Des Moines on Mar 3

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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