Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2043
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 21:42
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17 days
- Moonset
- 08:44
- Illumination
- 95%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Day Length
- 9h 19m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 08:14 | 14:58 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 391276 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 09:23 | 15:34 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 387537 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 10:20 | 16:24 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 383962 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 11:03 | 17:28 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 380674 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 11:33 | 18:41 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 377749 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 11:54 | 19:59 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 375234 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 12:09 | 21:18 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 373162 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 12:21 | 22:37 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 371565 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 12:31 | 23:57 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 370485 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 12:40 | - | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 369971 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 12:50 | 01:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 370083 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 13:02 | 02:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 370877 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 13:18 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 372397 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 13:40 | 05:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 374656 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 14:15 | 07:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 377629 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 15:12 | 08:58 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 381229 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 16:30 | 10:00 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 385303 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 18:02 | 10:40 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 389628 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 19:37 | 11:05 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 393920 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 21:06 | 11:22 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 397852 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 22:28 | 11:34 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 401088 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 23:47 | 11:44 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 403322 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | - | 11:53 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404321 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 01:03 | 12:01 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 403956 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 02:17 | 12:11 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 402223 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 03:33 | 12:23 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 399252 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 04:48 | 12:39 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 395287 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 06:03 | 13:01 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 390660 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 07:14 | 13:33 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 385748 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 08:15 | 14:18 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 380932 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 09:02 | 15:19 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 376556 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.