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

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:41:59 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 122° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -5.8°
Moon Distance: 252,043 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, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 11:39 am ↑ (294°) 9:42 pm ↑ (63°) 4:20 am (64.0°) 234,090 80.9%
2 - 12:55 pm ↑ (301°) 10:17 pm ↑ (57°) 5:12 am (69.3°) 232,492 71.1%
3 - 2:10 pm ↑ (306°) 11:02 pm ↑ (53°) 6:08 am (73.3°) 231,121 59.9%
4 - 3:21 pm ↑ (309°) 11:59 pm ↑ (51°) 7:09 am (75.8°) 230,010 48.1%
5 - 4:23 pm ↑ (308°) - 8:12 am (76.2°) 229,220 36.2%
6 1:07 am ↑ (53°) 5:13 pm ↑ (305°) - 9:14 am (74.6°) 228,843 25.0%
7 2:23 am ↑ (57°) 5:53 pm ↑ (299°) - 10:14 am (71.1°) 228,980 15.3%
8 3:41 am ↑ (63°) 6:25 pm ↑ (292°) - 11:10 am (66.1°) 229,719 7.7%
9 4:58 am ↑ (71°) 6:52 pm ↑ (284°) - 12:02 pm (60.0°) 231,102 2.6%
10 6:12 am ↑ (80°) 7:15 pm ↑ (275°) - 12:50 pm (53.5°) 233,110 0.2%
11 7:23 am ↑ (89°) 7:37 pm ↑ (266°) - 1:36 pm (46.7°) 235,649 0.5%
12 8:33 am ↑ (98°) 7:59 pm ↑ (258°) - 2:21 pm (40.2°) 238,555 3.4%
13 9:41 am ↑ (106°) 8:22 pm ↑ (250°) - 3:06 pm (34.3°) 241,612 8.4%
14 10:49 am ↑ (114°) 8:48 pm ↑ (243°) - 3:52 pm (29.0°) 244,575 15.1%
15 11:56 am ↑ (120°) 9:18 pm ↑ (238°) - 4:40 pm (24.8°) 247,203 23.2%
16 1:01 pm ↑ (125°) 9:54 pm ↑ (234°) - 5:29 pm (21.7°) 249,280 32.2%
17 2:02 pm ↑ (128°) 10:37 pm ↑ (231°) - 6:20 pm (20.0°) 250,636 41.7%
18 2:56 pm ↑ (129°) 11:27 pm ↑ (231°) - 7:12 pm (19.6°) 251,166 51.5%
19 3:44 pm ↑ (128°) - - 8:03 pm (20.6°) 250,833 61.2%
20 - 12:25 am ↑ (233°) 4:23 pm ↑ (125°) 8:53 pm (22.9°) 249,676 70.6%
21 - 1:27 am ↑ (237°) 4:56 pm ↑ (120°) 9:41 pm (26.4°) 247,804 79.2%
22 - 2:32 am ↑ (242°) 5:24 pm ↑ (114°) 10:27 pm (31.0°) 245,379 86.8%
23 - 3:39 am ↑ (249°) 5:48 pm ↑ (107°) 11:12 pm (36.4°) 242,609 93.0%
24 - 4:45 am ↑ (257°) 6:10 pm ↑ (99°) 11:56 pm (42.5°) 239,720 97.4%
25 - 5:53 am ↑ (265°) 6:31 pm ↑ (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 7:01 am ↑ (274°) 6:53 pm ↑ (82°) 12:40 am (49.0°) 236,935 99.7%
27 - 8:12 am ↑ (283°) 7:17 pm ↑ (74°) 1:26 am (55.6°) 234,451 99.5%
28 - 9:26 am ↑ (291°) 7:44 pm ↑ (66°) 2:14 am (61.9°) 232,415 96.7%
29 - 10:42 am ↑ (299°) 8:18 pm ↑ (59°) 3:06 am (67.6°) 230,913 91.3%
30 - 11:59 am ↑ (304°) 9:01 pm ↑ (54°) 4:03 am (72.1°) 229,963 83.5%
* 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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