Des Moines sky calendar · January 2027
Full moon: Fri, Jan 22. New moon: Thu, Jan 7. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:27 AM, sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:28 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | 7:41 AM | 4:54 PM | 2:09 AM | 12:24 PM | Waning crescent · 31% |
| Sat, Jan 2 | 7:41 AM | 4:55 PM | 3:15 AM | 12:53 PM | Waning crescent · 22% |
| Sun, Jan 3 | 7:41 AM | 4:56 PM | 4:20 AM | 1:26 PM | Waning crescent · 15% |
| Mon, Jan 4 | 7:41 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:22 AM | 2:06 PM | Waning crescent · 9% |
| Tue, Jan 5 | 7:41 AM | 4:58 PM | 6:19 AM | 2:54 PM | Waning crescent · 4% |
| Wed, Jan 6 | 7:41 AM | 4:59 PM | 7:09 AM | 3:49 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Jan 7 | 7:41 AM | 5:00 PM | 7:51 AM | 4:49 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, Jan 8 | 7:40 AM | 5:01 PM | 8:26 AM | 5:51 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Sat, Jan 9 | 7:40 AM | 5:02 PM | 8:55 AM | 6:55 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Sun, Jan 10 | 7:40 AM | 5:03 PM | 9:20 AM | 7:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Mon, Jan 11 | 7:40 AM | 5:04 PM | 9:42 AM | 9:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 13% |
| Tue, Jan 12 | 7:39 AM | 5:05 PM | 10:02 AM | 10:03 PM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Wed, Jan 13 | 7:39 AM | 5:06 PM | 10:22 AM | 11:07 PM | Waxing crescent · 29% |
| Thu, Jan 14 | 7:39 AM | 5:08 PM | 10:43 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 39% |
| Fri, Jan 15 | 7:38 AM | 5:09 PM | 11:06 AM | 12:13 AM | First quarter · 49% |
| Sat, Jan 16 | 7:38 AM | 5:10 PM | 11:33 AM | 1:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 60% |
| Sun, Jan 17 | 7:37 AM | 5:11 PM | 12:08 PM | 2:36 AM | Waxing gibbous · 70% |
| Mon, Jan 18 | 7:37 AM | 5:12 PM | 12:52 PM | 3:52 AM | Waxing gibbous · 80% |
| Tue, Jan 19 | 7:36 AM | 5:13 PM | 1:50 PM | 5:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 89% |
| Wed, Jan 20 | 7:36 AM | 5:15 PM | 3:01 PM | 6:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 7:35 AM | 5:16 PM | 4:22 PM | 7:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Jan 22 | 7:34 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:49 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 7:34 AM | 5:18 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:23 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sun, Jan 24 | 7:33 AM | 5:19 PM | 8:23 PM | 8:51 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Mon, Jan 25 | 7:32 AM | 5:21 PM | 9:37 PM | 9:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 86% |
| Tue, Jan 26 | 7:31 AM | 5:22 PM | 10:47 PM | 9:39 AM | Waning gibbous · 77% |
| Wed, Jan 27 | 7:31 AM | 5:23 PM | 11:56 PM | 10:02 AM | Waning gibbous · 67% |
| Thu, Jan 28 | 7:30 AM | 5:24 PM | — | 10:26 AM | Waning gibbous · 57% |
| Fri, Jan 29 | 7:29 AM | 5:26 PM | 1:04 AM | 10:54 AM | Last quarter · 47% |
| Sat, Jan 30 | 7:28 AM | 5:27 PM | 2:11 AM | 11:26 AM | Waning crescent · 37% |
| Sun, Jan 31 | 7:27 AM | 5:28 PM | 3:14 AM | 12:04 PM | Waning crescent · 28% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Jan 3 11:56 AMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
- Sun, Jan 3Quadrantids meteor shower peakUp to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Fri, Jan 22 6:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).