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

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:47:35 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 123° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -4.9°
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, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:12 pm ↑ (308°) 9:54 pm ↑ (51°) 5:03 am (75.1°) 229,534 73.8%
2 - 2:17 pm ↑ (309°) 10:59 pm ↑ (52°) 6:06 am (76.2°) 229,560 62.6%
3 - 3:11 pm ↑ (306°) - 7:08 am (75.2°) 229,967 50.7%
4 12:11 am ↑ (55°) 3:53 pm ↑ (301°) - 8:08 am (72.3°) 230,697 38.9%
5 1:27 am ↑ (61°) 4:27 pm ↑ (295°) - 9:04 am (67.8°) 231,719 27.8%
6 2:43 am ↑ (69°) 4:54 pm ↑ (287°) - 9:56 am (62.3°) 233,029 18.1%
7 3:56 am ↑ (77°) 5:18 pm ↑ (279°) - 10:44 am (56.0°) 234,634 10.2%
8 5:07 am ↑ (86°) 5:40 pm ↑ (270°) - 11:29 am (49.5°) 236,534 4.4%
9 6:16 am ↑ (94°) 6:02 pm ↑ (262°) - 12:14 pm (43.0°) 238,705 1.1%
10 7:24 am ↑ (103°) 6:24 pm ↑ (254°) - 12:59 pm (36.8°) 241,081 0.1%
11 8:31 am ↑ (111°) 6:49 pm ↑ (246°) - 1:44 pm (31.3°) 243,550 1.5%
12 9:39 am ↑ (118°) 7:17 pm ↑ (240°) - 2:32 pm (26.6°) 245,961 5.0%
13 10:45 am ↑ (123°) 7:51 pm ↑ (235°) - 3:21 pm (23.0°) 248,134 10.3%
14 11:49 am ↑ (127°) 8:31 pm ↑ (232°) - 4:11 pm (20.7°) 249,881 17.2%
15 12:46 pm ↑ (129°) 9:19 pm ↑ (231°) - 5:03 pm (19.7°) 251,028 25.2%
16 1:37 pm ↑ (128°) 10:14 pm ↑ (232°) - 5:54 pm (20.2°) 251,433 34.1%
17 2:19 pm ↑ (126°) 11:14 pm ↑ (235°) - 6:44 pm (22.0°) 251,010 43.7%
18 2:54 pm ↑ (122°) - - 7:33 pm (25.0°) 249,735 53.4%
19 - 12:17 am ↑ (240°) 3:24 pm ↑ (117°) 8:19 pm (29.0°) 247,658 63.2%
20 - 1:22 am ↑ (246°) 3:49 pm ↑ (110°) 9:03 pm (34.0°) 244,900 72.7%
21 - 2:27 am ↑ (253°) 4:11 pm ↑ (103°) 9:47 pm (39.7°) 241,651 81.4%
22 - 3:33 am ↑ (261°) 4:33 pm ↑ (95°) 10:31 pm (46.0°) 238,157 89.0%
23 - 4:41 am ↑ (270°) 4:54 pm ↑ (86°) 11:16 pm (52.5°) 234,703 94.9%
24 - 5:51 am ↑ (278°) 5:17 pm ↑ (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 7:04 am ↑ (287°) 5:44 pm ↑ (69°) 12:04 am (59.0°) 231,580 98.7%
26 - 8:21 am ↑ (295°) 6:16 pm ↑ (62°) 12:55 am (65.1°) 229,055 99.8%
27 - 9:40 am ↑ (302°) 6:56 pm ↑ (56°) 1:51 am (70.3°) 227,328 98.1%
28 - 10:57 am ↑ (307°) 7:47 pm ↑ (52°) 2:52 am (74.0°) 226,506 93.5%
29 - 12:08 pm ↑ (308°) 8:50 pm ↑ (52°) 3:56 am (75.8°) 226,581 86.1%
30 - 1:06 pm ↑ (307°) 10:02 pm ↑ (54°) 5:01 am (75.5°) 227,447 76.7%
31 - 1:53 pm ↑ (303°) 11:18 pm ↑ (60°) 6:03 am (73.1°) 228,927 65.7%
* 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.

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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