Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2059
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-08
- Moonrise
- 02:20
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.6 days
- Moonset
- 09:52
- Illumination
- 66%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-08
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Day Length
- 15h 30m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Fri | 23:00 | 14:11 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 370489 km |
| Aug 2 Sat | 23:25 | 15:34 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 369371 km |
| Aug 3 Sun | 23:58 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 368895 km |
| Aug 4 Mon | - | 17:59 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 369153 km |
| Aug 5 Tue | 00:43 | 18:53 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 370220 km |
| Aug 6 Wed | 01:41 | 19:33 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 372140 km |
| Aug 7 Thu | 02:48 | 20:01 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 374905 km |
| Aug 8 Fri | 04:01 | 20:22 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 378441 km |
| Aug 9 Sat | 05:15 | 20:37 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 382599 km |
| Aug 10 Sun | 06:27 | 20:50 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 387154 km |
| Aug 11 Mon | 07:39 | 21:01 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 391810 km |
| Aug 12 Tue | 08:48 | 21:11 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 396224 km |
| Aug 13 Wed | 09:59 | 21:21 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 400037 km |
| Aug 14 Thu | 11:10 | 21:33 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 402913 km |
| Aug 15 Fri | 12:23 | 21:47 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 404583 km |
| Aug 16 Sat | 13:40 | 22:05 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 404881 km |
| Aug 17 Sun | 14:58 | 22:30 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 403764 km |
| Aug 18 Mon | 16:16 | 23:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 401327 km |
| Aug 19 Tue | 17:25 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 397783 km |
| Aug 20 Wed | 18:20 | 00:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 393440 km |
| Aug 21 Thu | 18:59 | 01:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 388660 km |
| Aug 22 Fri | 19:27 | 02:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 383820 km |
| Aug 23 Sat | 19:48 | 04:19 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 379265 km |
| Aug 24 Sun | 20:04 | 05:54 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 375286 km |
| Aug 25 Mon | 20:18 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 372094 km |
| Aug 26 Tue | 20:31 | 08:58 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 369815 km |
| Aug 27 Wed | 20:46 | 10:27 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 368493 km |
| Aug 28 Thu | 21:04 | 11:55 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 368101 km |
| Aug 29 Fri | 21:27 | 13:22 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 368559 km |
| Aug 30 Sat | 21:57 | 14:42 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 369750 km |
| Aug 31 Sun | 22:38 | 15:54 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 371547 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.