| Current Time: | May 8, 2026 at 11:16:11 pm |
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| Moon Direction: | ↑ 88° East |
| Moon Altitude: | -33.1° |
| Moon Distance: | 246,510 mi |
| Next New Moon: | May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | May 31, 2026, 3:45 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 2:18 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Des Moines, May 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 |
- | 5:44 am | ↑ (245°) | 8:41 pm | ↑ (119°) | 12:44 am | (30.3°) | 249,102 | 99.6% | |
| 2 | - | 6:12 am | ↑ (239°) | 9:45 pm | ↑ (124°) | 1:29 am | (25.9°) | 250,482 | 99.5% | |
| 3 | - | 6:45 am | ↑ (235°) | 10:46 pm | ↑ (127°) | 2:17 am | (22.5°) | 251,503 | 97.5% | |
| 4 | - | 7:25 am | ↑ (232°) | 11:43 pm | ↑ (129°) | 3:07 am | (20.3°) | 252,081 | 93.7% | |
| 5 | - | 8:13 am | ↑ (231°) | - | 3:58 am | (19.5°) | 252,123 | 88.2% | ||
| 6 | 12:33 am | ↑ (129°) | 9:09 am | ↑ (232°) | - | 4:50 am | (20.1°) | 251,541 | 81.2% | |
| 7 | 1:15 am | ↑ (126°) | 10:10 am | ↑ (235°) | - | 5:40 am | (22.0°) | 250,264 | 73.0% | |
| 8 | 1:49 am | ↑ (122°) | 11:14 am | ↑ (240°) | - | 6:29 am | (25.2°) | 248,266 | 63.8% | |
 9 |
2:18 am | ↑ (116°) | 12:20 pm | ↑ (247°) | - | 7:15 am | (29.4°) | 245,563 | 53.8% | |
| 10 | 2:43 am | ↑ (109°) | 1:27 pm | ↑ (254°) | - | 8:01 am | (34.7°) | 242,253 | 43.5% | |
| 11 | 3:06 am | ↑ (102°) | 2:35 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 8:45 am | (40.6°) | 238,487 | 33.1% | |
| 12 | 3:28 am | ↑ (93°) | 3:44 pm | ↑ (271°) | - | 9:30 am | (47.1°) | 234,514 | 23.1% | |
| 13 | 3:50 am | ↑ (84°) | 4:57 pm | ↑ (280°) | - | 10:16 am | (53.9°) | 230,626 | 14.2% | |
| 14 | 4:14 am | ↑ (76°) | 6:13 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 11:06 am | (60.6°) | 227,181 | 6.9% | |
| 15 | 4:42 am | ↑ (67°) | 7:34 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 12:00 pm | (66.8°) | 224,499 | 2.1% | |
 16 |
5:17 am | ↑ (60°) | 8:57 pm | ↑ (304°) | - | 1:00 pm | (71.8°) | 222,893 | 0.2% | |
| 17 | 6:01 am | ↑ (54°) | 10:16 pm | ↑ (308°) | - | 2:05 pm | (75.1°) | 222,528 | 1.6% | |
| 18 | 6:59 am | ↑ (51°) | 11:25 pm | ↑ (309°) | - | 3:12 pm | (76.2°) | 223,417 | 6.3% | |
| 19 | 8:08 am | ↑ (52°) | - | - | 4:18 pm | (75.0°) | 225,417 | 13.7% | ||
| 20 | - | 12:20 am | ↑ (306°) | 9:25 am | ↑ (56°) | 5:20 pm | (71.8°) | 228,259 | 23.2% | |
| 21 | - | 1:03 am | ↑ (300°) | 10:42 am | ↑ (62°) | 6:16 pm | (67.1°) | 231,612 | 33.9% | |
| 22 | - | 1:35 am | ↑ (294°) | 11:57 am | ↑ (70°) | 7:06 pm | (61.5°) | 235,164 | 45.1% | |
 23 |
- | 2:02 am | ↑ (286°) | 1:08 pm | ↑ (78°) | 7:52 pm | (55.3°) | 238,657 | 56.2% | |
| 24 | - | 2:24 am | ↑ (278°) | 2:15 pm | ↑ (86°) | 8:36 pm | (49.1°) | 241,896 | 66.6% | |
| 25 | - | 2:44 am | ↑ (270°) | 3:20 pm | ↑ (95°) | 9:18 pm | (42.9°) | 244,755 | 76.0% | |
| 26 | - | 3:04 am | ↑ (262°) | 4:24 pm | ↑ (103°) | 9:59 pm | (37.1°) | 247,176 | 84.1% | |
| 27 | - | 3:25 am | ↑ (254°) | 5:28 pm | ↑ (110°) | 10:42 pm | (31.8°) | 249,135 | 90.7% | |
| 28 | - | 3:48 am | ↑ (247°) | 6:32 pm | ↑ (117°) | 11:27 pm | (27.2°) | 250,637 | 95.6% | |
| 29 | - | 4:14 am | ↑ (241°) | 7:36 pm | ↑ (122°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 30 | - | 4:46 am | ↑ (236°) | 8:39 pm | ↑ (126°) | 12:14 am | (23.5°) | 251,696 | 98.6% | |
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31 |
- | 5:24 am | ↑ (233°) | 9:37 pm | ↑ (129°) | 1:03 am | (21.0°) | 252,319 | 99.8% | |
| * 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. | ||||||||||
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