Des Moines, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Des Moines, December 2025

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		3:13 am	↑ (283°)	2:14 pm	↑ (73°)	9:16 pm	(62.8°)	224,949	88.2%
2	-		4:32 am	↑ (292°)	2:44 pm	↑ (64°)	10:12 pm	(68.8°)	222,811	95.0%
3	-		5:55 am	↑ (300°)	3:22 pm	↑ (57°)	11:14 pm	(73.4°)	221,845	99.0%
4	-		7:18 am	↑ (306°)	4:11 pm	↑ (52°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5	-		8:35 am	↑ (309°)	5:13 pm	↑ (51°)	12:21 am	(76.0°)	222,205	99.7%
6	-		9:40 am	↑ (308°)	6:26 pm	↑ (53°)	1:28 am	(76.3°)	223,884	97.1%
7	-		10:30 am	↑ (304°)	7:44 pm	↑ (58°)	2:33 am	(74.3°)	226,688	91.6%
8	-		11:08 am	↑ (298°)	9:01 pm	↑ (64°)	3:33 am	(70.4°)	230,303	83.8%
9	-		11:38 am	↑ (291°)	10:13 pm	↑ (72°)	4:26 am	(65.3°)	234,328	74.5%
10	-		12:02 pm	↑ (283°)	11:21 pm	↑ (80°)	5:14 am	(59.5°)	238,423	64.3%
11	-		12:23 pm	↑ (275°)	-		5:58 am	(53.4°)	242,261	53.9%
12	12:26 am	↑ (89°)	12:42 pm	↑ (267°)	-		6:40 am	(47.3°)	245,626	43.6%
13	1:29 am	↑ (97°)	1:01 pm	↑ (260°)	-		7:20 am	(41.3°)	248,359	33.8%
14	2:31 am	↑ (105°)	1:21 pm	↑ (252°)	-		8:01 am	(35.7°)	250,396	24.9%
15	3:33 am	↑ (112°)	1:44 pm	↑ (245°)	-		8:43 am	(30.6°)	251,721	17.0%
16	4:37 am	↑ (118°)	2:10 pm	↑ (240°)	-		9:27 am	(26.2°)	252,377	10.4%
17	5:40 am	↑ (123°)	2:42 pm	↑ (235°)	-		10:14 am	(22.7°)	252,433	5.3%
18	6:42 am	↑ (127°)	3:21 pm	↑ (232°)	-		11:03 am	(20.4°)	251,971	1.9%
19	7:40 am	↑ (129°)	4:09 pm	↑ (231°)	-		11:55 am	(19.4°)	251,077	0.3%
20	8:31 am	↑ (129°)	5:05 pm	↑ (232°)	-		12:47 pm	(19.8°)	249,818	0.6%
21	9:15 am	↑ (127°)	6:08 pm	↑ (235°)	-		1:39 pm	(21.7°)	248,243	3.0%
22	9:51 am	↑ (122°)	7:14 pm	↑ (240°)	-		2:29 pm	(24.9°)	246,374	7.3%
23	10:21 am	↑ (116°)	8:21 pm	↑ (246°)	-		3:17 pm	(29.3°)	244,222	13.5%
24	10:46 am	↑ (109°)	9:29 pm	↑ (254°)	-		4:03 pm	(34.6°)	241,791	21.4%
25	11:09 am	↑ (102°)	10:37 pm	↑ (262°)	-		4:47 pm	(40.6°)	239,100	30.8%
26	11:30 am	↑ (93°)	11:45 pm	↑ (271°)	-		5:32 pm	(47.0°)	236,199	41.3%
27	11:51 am	↑ (85°)	-		-		6:17 pm	(53.7°)	233,193	52.5%
28	-		12:56 am	↑ (280°)	12:14 pm	↑ (76°)	7:05 pm	(60.3°)	230,248	63.9%
29	-		2:10 am	↑ (289°)	12:41 pm	↑ (68°)	7:57 pm	(66.4°)	227,586	74.9%
30	-		3:28 am	↑ (297°)	1:13 pm	↑ (60°)	8:54 pm	(71.5°)	225,475	84.6%
31	-		4:49 am	↑ (304°)	1:55 pm	↑ (54°)	9:57 pm	(75.0°)	224,194	92.5%
* 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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