Phase and moonrise near Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City, and the next 12 full moons on Central time.
Reading the sky near Des Moines, IA.
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Photo: “Moon rise over the Green River and sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge”, Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
Iowa at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Central time
3
Cities with moonrise
Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City
Des Moines
Tonight’s moon for
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Full moon calendar
Full moons in Iowa for the next 12 months
Iowa keeps Central time from the Mississippi to the Missouri, and its flat horizon gives a clean view of the moon at rise.
Times are on Central time. Each moonrise is for the evening of the full moon in that city, with the compass direction the moon comes up.
Full moons for the next 12 months in Iowa, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Des Moines
Moonrise, Cedar Rapids
Moonrise, Sioux City
October 25
11:12 PM CDT
Hunter’s Moon
5:44 PM ENE
5:36 PM ENE
5:54 PM ENE
November 24
8:53 AM CST
Beaver Moon
4:34 PM NE
4:24 PM NE
4:41 PM NE
December 23
7:28 PM CST
Cold Moon Supermoon
4:17 PM NE
4:07 PM NE
4:25 PM NE
January 22
6:17 AM CST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
5:45 PM ENE
5:36 PM ENE
5:55 PM ENE
February 20
5:23 PM CST
Snow Moon
5:54 PM ENE
5:45 PM ENE
6:05 PM ENE
March 22
5:44 AM CDT
Worm Moon
6:59 PM E
6:51 PM E
7:11 PM E
April 20
5:27 PM CDT
Pink Moon
8:15 PM ESE
8:07 PM ESE
8:28 PM ESE
May 20
5:59 AM CDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
8:18 PM ESE
8:11 PM ESE
8:33 PM ESE
June 18
7:44 PM CDT
Strawberry Moon
9:06 PM SE
9:00 PM SE
9:22 PM SE
July 18
10:45 AM CDT
Buck Moon
9:01 PM ESE
8:54 PM ESE
9:15 PM ESE
August 17
2:29 AM CDT
Sturgeon Moon
7:56 PM ESE
7:49 PM ESE
8:09 PM ESE
September 15
6:03 PM CDT
Harvest Moon
7:04 PM E
6:56 PM E
7:15 PM E
Moonrise over Washington, D.C. A rising moon lines up with the east end of a street for a few evenings, which is why compass direction matters as much as the clock time. “Moonrise Over Washington”, NASA/Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain
Enter a Iowa ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City on every full moon night.
The table lists the next 12 full moons on Central time, starting with Hunter’s Moon on October 25 at 11:12 PM CDT. The tool above counts down to the next one for your ZIP.
The phase is the same everywhere, so a full moon is full for all of Iowa at the same instant. What changes is the clock time and the direction of moonrise and moonset, which depend on where you stand.
No. A moon near the horizon looks larger because of how the eye judges size against trees and buildings, and the disc measures the same. A supermoon is different, because the moon really is closer by up to about 14 percent.
The table gives moonrise for Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. Iowa keeps Central time from the Mississippi to the Missouri, and its flat horizon gives a clean view of the moon at rise.
Phase times are the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table for 2026 and 2027. Moonrise, moonset and direction are computed for each city from the moon’s position, and the names follow the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
