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

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:45:53 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 122° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -5.2°
Moon Distance: 252,044 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, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:08 am ↑ (308°) 2:50 pm ↑ (51°) 11:04 pm (76.4°) 223,959 97.7%
2 - 7:18 am ↑ (309°) 3:58 pm ↑ (51°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 8:16 am ↑ (307°) 5:14 pm ↑ (55°) 12:10 am (75.6°) 224,885 99.8%
4 - 9:00 am ↑ (302°) 6:34 pm ↑ (61°) 1:13 am (72.5°) 226,927 98.8%
5 - 9:34 am ↑ (295°) 7:51 pm ↑ (69°) 2:11 am (67.9°) 229,895 94.9%
6 - 10:02 am ↑ (287°) 9:03 pm ↑ (77°) 3:03 am (62.2°) 233,496 88.6%
7 - 10:24 am ↑ (279°) 10:11 pm ↑ (86°) 3:50 am (56.0°) 237,388 80.6%
8 - 10:45 am ↑ (270°) 11:17 pm ↑ (94°) 4:34 am (49.6°) 241,235 71.5%
9 - 11:04 am ↑ (262°) - 5:16 am (43.4°) 244,743 61.7%
10 12:20 am ↑ (102°) 11:24 am ↑ (255°) - 5:57 am (37.5°) 247,681 51.7%
11 1:23 am ↑ (110°) 11:46 am ↑ (248°) - 6:39 am (32.2°) 249,895 41.8%
12 2:27 am ↑ (116°) 12:11 pm ↑ (241°) - 7:23 am (27.5°) 251,305 32.4%
13 3:30 am ↑ (122°) 12:41 pm ↑ (236°) - 8:09 am (23.7°) 251,901 23.7%
14 4:33 am ↑ (126°) 1:18 pm ↑ (233°) - 8:57 am (21.0°) 251,735 16.0%
15 5:32 am ↑ (129°) 2:03 pm ↑ (231°) - 9:48 am (19.5°) 250,906 9.5%
16 6:26 am ↑ (129°) 2:56 pm ↑ (231°) - 10:41 am (19.4°) 249,548 4.5%
17 7:13 am ↑ (128°) 3:57 pm ↑ (234°) - 11:33 am (20.9°) 247,806 1.3%
18 7:51 am ↑ (124°) 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) - 12:24 pm (23.7°) 245,821 0.1%
19 8:23 am ↑ (118°) 6:12 pm ↑ (244°) - 1:14 pm (27.8°) 243,713 1.0%
20 8:50 am ↑ (112°) 7:21 pm ↑ (252°) - 2:01 pm (32.9°) 241,565 4.1%
21 9:14 am ↑ (104°) 8:29 pm ↑ (260°) - 2:46 pm (38.8°) 239,430 9.5%
22 9:35 am ↑ (96°) 9:38 pm ↑ (269°) - 3:31 pm (45.2°) 237,331 16.8%
23 9:56 am ↑ (87°) 10:47 pm ↑ (278°) - 4:16 pm (51.9°) 235,280 25.9%
24 10:18 am ↑ (78°) 11:59 pm ↑ (286°) - 5:02 pm (58.4°) 233,295 36.4%
25 10:43 am ↑ (70°) - - 5:51 pm (64.6°) 231,422 47.8%
26 - 1:14 am ↑ (295°) 11:12 am ↑ (62°) 6:45 pm (69.9°) 229,748 59.5%
27 - 2:31 am ↑ (302°) 11:49 am ↑ (56°) 7:43 pm (73.9°) 228,403 71.0%
28 - 3:48 am ↑ (307°) 12:36 pm ↑ (52°) 8:46 pm (76.2°) 227,553 81.3%
29 - 5:01 am ↑ (309°) 1:36 pm ↑ (51°) 9:51 pm (76.3°) 227,364 89.8%
30 - 6:02 am ↑ (308°) 2:48 pm ↑ (53°) 10:54 pm (74.3°) 227,965 96.0%
31 - 6:51 am ↑ (304°) 4:05 pm ↑ (58°) 11:54 pm (70.4°) 229,403 99.3%
* 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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