| Current Time: | Feb 4, 2026 at 12:56:01 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 146° Southeast |
| Moon Altitude: | 48.2° |
| Moon Distance: | 237,530 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 8:46 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Des Moines, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 |
- | 7:30 am | ↑ (298°) | 5:23 pm | ↑ (65°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 2 | - | 8:00 am | ↑ (291°) | 6:39 pm | ↑ (73°) | 12:49 am | (65.2°) | 231,626 | 99.8% | |
| 3 | - | 8:25 am | ↑ (283°) | 7:50 pm | ↑ (81°) | 1:38 am | (59.1°) | 234,473 | 97.6% | |
| 4 | - | 8:46 am | ↑ (274°) | 8:58 pm | ↑ (90°) | 2:24 am | (52.6°) | 237,728 | 93.0% | |
| 5 | - | 9:07 am | ↑ (266°) | 10:04 pm | ↑ (99°) | 3:08 am | (46.2°) | 241,110 | 86.5% | |
| 6 | - | 9:27 am | ↑ (258°) | 11:09 pm | ↑ (107°) | 3:50 am | (39.9°) | 244,346 | 78.6% | |
| 7 | - | 9:48 am | ↑ (250°) | - | 4:33 am | (34.2°) | 247,168 | 69.7% | ||
| 8 | 12:13 am | ↑ (114°) | 10:12 am | ↑ (244°) | - | 5:16 am | (29.2°) | 249,373 | 60.2% | |
 9 |
1:17 am | ↑ (120°) | 10:40 am | ↑ (238°) | - | 6:02 am | (25.0°) | 250,804 | 50.4% | |
| 10 | 2:21 am | ↑ (125°) | 11:14 am | ↑ (234°) | - | 6:50 am | (21.8°) | 251,381 | 40.7% | |
| 11 | 3:22 am | ↑ (128°) | 11:55 am | ↑ (231°) | - | 7:40 am | (19.8°) | 251,095 | 31.3% | |
| 12 | 4:18 am | ↑ (130°) | 12:45 pm | ↑ (230°) | - | 8:31 am | (19.2°) | 250,006 | 22.6% | |
| 13 | 5:07 am | ↑ (129°) | 1:43 pm | ↑ (232°) | - | 9:24 am | (20.0°) | 248,244 | 14.8% | |
| 14 | 5:49 am | ↑ (126°) | 2:48 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 10:16 am | (22.3°) | 245,980 | 8.3% | |
| 15 | 6:24 am | ↑ (121°) | 3:57 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 11:06 am | (26.0°) | 243,426 | 3.5% | |
| 16 | 6:53 am | ↑ (114°) | 5:06 pm | ↑ (249°) | - | 11:55 am | (30.8°) | 240,782 | 0.7% | |
 17 |
7:17 am | ↑ (107°) | 6:16 pm | ↑ (257°) | - | 12:42 pm | (36.5°) | 238,248 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | 7:40 am | ↑ (99°) | 7:26 pm | ↑ (266°) | - | 1:27 pm | (42.9°) | 235,967 | 2.0% | |
| 19 | 8:01 am | ↑ (90°) | 8:37 pm | ↑ (275°) | - | 2:13 pm | (49.7°) | 234,041 | 6.4% | |
| 20 | 8:23 am | ↑ (81°) | 9:49 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 3:00 pm | (56.5°) | 232,505 | 13.2% | |
| 21 | 8:47 am | ↑ (72°) | 11:04 pm | ↑ (292°) | - | 3:49 pm | (62.9°) | 231,363 | 22.0% | |
| 22 | 9:15 am | ↑ (64°) | - | - | 4:41 pm | (68.5°) | 230,583 | 32.5% | ||
| 23 | - | 12:21 am | ↑ (300°) | 9:49 am | ↑ (58°) | 5:38 pm | (73.0°) | 230,132 | 44.0% | |
 24 |
- | 1:38 am | ↑ (306°) | 10:32 am | ↑ (53°) | 6:38 pm | (75.8°) | 229,991 | 55.9% | |
| 25 | - | 2:51 am | ↑ (309°) | 11:27 am | ↑ (51°) | 7:41 pm | (76.6°) | 230,177 | 67.5% | |
| 26 | - | 3:54 am | ↑ (309°) | 12:32 pm | ↑ (52°) | 8:43 pm | (75.4°) | 230,722 | 78.1% | |
| 27 | - | 4:46 am | ↑ (306°) | 1:46 pm | ↑ (55°) | 9:43 pm | (72.3°) | 231,678 | 87.0% | |
| 28 | - | 5:27 am | ↑ (301°) | 3:02 pm | ↑ (61°) | 10:38 pm | (67.6°) | 233,082 | 93.8% | |
| * 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. | ||||||||||
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