Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1962
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 07:10
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.6 days
- Moonset
- 15:58
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day Length
- 10h 2m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 11:20 | 19:46 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 404836 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 11:59 | 20:57 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 405071 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 12:31 | 22:13 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 404077 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 12:59 | 23:32 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 401763 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 13:23 | - | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 398159 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 13:46 | 00:52 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 393434 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 14:08 | 02:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 387886 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 14:32 | 03:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 381917 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 15:00 | 05:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 375992 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 15:34 | 06:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 370581 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 16:14 | 07:40 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 366116 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 17:05 | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 18:04 | 09:49 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 19:09 | 10:35 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 20:17 | 11:12 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 21:26 | 11:41 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 365328 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 22:33 | 12:05 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 369103 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 23:41 | 12:25 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 373562 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | - | 12:43 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 378347 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 00:46 | 13:01 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 383129 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 01:52 | 13:19 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 387645 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 02:59 | 13:39 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 391721 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 04:06 | 14:01 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 395272 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | 05:14 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 398283 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 06:21 | 15:00 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 400784 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 07:27 | 15:42 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 402806 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 08:26 | 16:33 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 404351 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 09:18 | 17:35 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 405363 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 10:01 | 18:45 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 10:36 | 20:02 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 405282 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 11:05 | 21:21 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 403861 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.