Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1924
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-18
- Moonrise
- 07:52
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 0.8 days
- Moonset
- 19:49
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-18
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Day Length
- 11h 15m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Thu | 05:46 | 18:20 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 399632 km |
| May 2 Fri | 06:19 | 19:13 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 396246 km |
| May 3 Sat | 06:53 | 20:06 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 392535 km |
| May 4 Sun | 07:29 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 388746 km |
| May 5 Mon | 08:07 | 21:51 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 385070 km |
| May 6 Tue | 08:47 | 22:42 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 381641 km |
| May 7 Wed | 09:31 | 23:32 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 378546 km |
| May 8 Thu | 10:18 | - | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 375835 km |
| May 9 Fri | 11:08 | 00:20 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 373546 km |
| May 10 Sat | 12:00 | 01:05 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 371714 km |
| May 11 Sun | 12:55 | 01:49 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 370386 km |
| May 12 Mon | 13:52 | 02:29 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 369619 km |
| May 13 Tue | 14:51 | 03:09 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 369480 km |
| May 14 Wed | 15:53 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 370037 km |
| May 15 Thu | 16:56 | 04:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 371344 km |
| May 16 Fri | 18:02 | 05:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 373431 km |
| May 17 Sat | 19:10 | 05:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 376281 km |
| May 18 Sun | 20:19 | 06:36 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 379823 km |
| May 19 Mon | 21:28 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 383914 km |
| May 20 Tue | 22:34 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 388340 km |
| May 21 Wed | 23:35 | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 392819 km |
| May 22 Thu | - | 10:25 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 397023 km |
| May 23 Fri | 00:29 | 11:28 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 400606 km |
| May 24 Sat | 01:18 | 12:29 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 403242 km |
| May 25 Sun | 02:01 | 13:29 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 404670 km |
| May 26 Mon | 02:39 | 14:26 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 404728 km |
| May 27 Tue | 03:15 | 15:22 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 403378 km |
| May 28 Wed | 03:49 | 16:16 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 400717 km |
| May 29 Thu | 04:22 | 17:09 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 396964 km |
| May 30 Fri | 04:55 | 18:02 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 392434 km |
| May 31 Sat | 05:30 | 18:54 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 387499 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.