Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1905
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 09:23
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.4 days
- Moonset
- 23:02
- Illumination
- 12%
- 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 Fri | 11:42 | 22:50 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.2 days | 401802 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 12:23 | 23:47 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 403775 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 13:00 | - | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 404566 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 13:34 | 00:41 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 404020 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 14:07 | 01:35 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 402099 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 14:38 | 02:26 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 398902 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 15:11 | 03:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 394650 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 15:45 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 389673 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 16:21 | 05:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 384365 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 17:00 | 05:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 379144 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 17:43 | 06:50 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 374406 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 18:30 | 07:44 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 370483 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 19:21 | 08:35 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 367619 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 20:15 | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 365951 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 21:12 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 365510 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 22:11 | 10:56 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.2 days | 366222 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 23:12 | 11:38 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 367937 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | - | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 370449 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 00:12 | 12:56 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 373526 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 01:15 | 13:35 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 376944 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 02:19 | 14:15 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 380511 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 03:24 | 14:58 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 384080 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 04:30 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 387560 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 05:38 | 16:36 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 390902 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 06:43 | 17:32 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 394081 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 07:45 | 18:31 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 397067 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 08:42 | 19:33 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 399797 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 09:33 | 20:33 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 402159 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 10:17 | 21:33 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 403984 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 10:57 | 22:29 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 405061 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 11:33 | 23:25 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 405171 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.