Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1904
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 09:23
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.5 days
- Moonset
- 23:02
- Illumination
- 13%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 01:15 | 13:54 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 370145 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 02:18 | 14:34 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 370408 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 03:22 | 15:15 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 371321 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 04:26 | 15:59 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 372916 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 05:30 | 16:44 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 375205 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 06:33 | 17:34 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 378162 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 07:34 | 18:25 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 381708 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 08:30 | 19:20 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 385704 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 09:22 | 20:15 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 389939 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 10:09 | 21:10 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 394145 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 10:52 | 22:04 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.5 days | 398005 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 11:30 | 22:58 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.5 days | 401190 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 12:06 | 23:50 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.5 days | 403396 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 12:39 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 404382 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 13:12 | 00:42 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 404011 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 13:45 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 402267 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 14:19 | 02:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 399268 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 14:55 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 395252 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 15:34 | 04:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 390548 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 16:17 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.5 days | 385537 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 17:05 | 06:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 380611 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 17:58 | 07:06 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 376128 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 18:56 | 08:02 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 372383 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 19:57 | 08:55 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.5 days | 369582 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 21:01 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 367839 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 22:04 | 10:31 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 367173 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 23:08 | 11:14 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 367523 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | - | 11:55 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 368762 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 00:11 | 12:35 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.5 days | 370726 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 01:15 | 13:16 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 373236 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 02:17 | 13:57 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.5 days | 376121 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.