Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1998
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- -
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.2 days
- Moonset
- 09:03
- Illumination
- 80%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Day Length
- 9h 27m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 15:02 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 388708 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 15:36 | 05:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 383709 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 16:17 | 07:03 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 378943 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 17:06 | 08:19 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 374740 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 18:04 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 371359 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 19:10 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 368965 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 20:19 | 11:04 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 367632 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 21:29 | 11:40 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367344 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 22:38 | 12:08 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368012 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 23:46 | 12:32 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 369498 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | - | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 371632 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 00:51 | 13:14 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 374244 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 01:56 | 13:35 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 377177 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 03:00 | 13:56 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 380309 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 04:04 | 14:19 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 383553 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 05:08 | 14:45 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 386853 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 06:11 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 390170 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 07:12 | 15:55 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 393456 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 08:08 | 16:39 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 396632 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 08:59 | 17:33 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 399570 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 09:44 | 18:33 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 402088 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 10:21 | 19:40 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 403960 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 10:54 | 20:51 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404940 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 11:22 | 22:04 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 404807 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 11:48 | 23:20 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 403403 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 12:12 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 400675 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 12:36 | 00:37 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 396701 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 13:03 | 01:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 391693 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 13:33 | 03:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 385989 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 14:08 | 04:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 380016 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 14:52 | 05:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 374242 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.