Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1900
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 09:23
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.7 days
- Moonset
- 23:02
- Illumination
- 15%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Day Length
- 11h 20m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Wed | 11:16 | 22:40 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 378761 km |
| Aug 2 Thu | 12:10 | 23:16 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 375502 km |
| Aug 3 Fri | 13:05 | 23:54 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 372492 km |
| Aug 4 Sat | 14:01 | - | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 369888 km |
| Aug 5 Sun | 14:57 | 00:38 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 367876 km |
| Aug 6 Mon | 15:52 | 01:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 366645 km |
| Aug 7 Tue | 16:45 | 02:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 366364 km |
| Aug 8 Wed | 17:36 | 03:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 367158 km |
| Aug 9 Thu | 18:22 | 04:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 369080 km |
| Aug 10 Fri | 19:06 | 05:37 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 372098 km |
| Aug 11 Sat | 19:47 | 06:45 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 376080 km |
| Aug 12 Sun | 20:26 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 380796 km |
| Aug 13 Mon | 21:05 | 09:01 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 385930 km |
| Aug 14 Tue | 21:46 | 10:09 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 391105 km |
| Aug 15 Wed | 22:28 | 11:16 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 395918 km |
| Aug 16 Thu | 23:15 | 12:21 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 399980 km |
| Aug 17 Fri | - | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 402966 km |
| Aug 18 Sat | 00:04 | 14:24 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 404647 km |
| Aug 19 Sun | 00:58 | 15:19 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 404924 km |
| Aug 20 Mon | 01:53 | 16:07 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 403826 km |
| Aug 21 Tue | 02:50 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 401510 km |
| Aug 22 Wed | 03:47 | 17:31 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 398229 km |
| Aug 23 Thu | 04:43 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 394294 km |
| Aug 24 Fri | 05:38 | 18:39 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 390036 km |
| Aug 25 Sat | 06:31 | 19:10 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 385764 km |
| Aug 26 Sun | 07:25 | 19:40 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.7 days | 381743 km |
| Aug 27 Mon | 08:17 | 20:10 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 378170 km |
| Aug 28 Tue | 09:10 | 20:42 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 375178 km |
| Aug 29 Wed | 10:03 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.7 days | 372840 km |
| Aug 30 Thu | 10:56 | 21:53 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 371181 km |
| Aug 31 Fri | 11:51 | 22:33 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 370191 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.