Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1935
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Moonrise
- 07:22
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 29.1 days
- Moonset
- 18:47
- Illumination
- 0%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-17
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Day Length
- 11h 13m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 05:38 | 19:14 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 381911 km |
| May 2 Thu | 06:17 | 20:22 | New Moon | 1% | 28.6 days | 385418 km |
| May 3 Fri | 07:00 | 21:29 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0 days | 389176 km |
| May 4 Sat | 07:49 | 22:31 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 393028 km |
| May 5 Sun | 08:43 | 23:29 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 396760 km |
| May 6 Mon | 09:40 | - | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 400110 km |
| May 7 Tue | 10:38 | 00:19 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 402787 km |
| May 8 Wed | 11:37 | 01:02 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404503 km |
| May 9 Thu | 12:33 | 01:40 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 405022 km |
| May 10 Fri | 13:29 | 02:12 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404190 km |
| May 11 Sat | 14:22 | 02:41 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 401975 km |
| May 12 Sun | 15:16 | 03:09 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 398476 km |
| May 13 Mon | 16:09 | 03:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 393924 km |
| May 14 Tue | 17:04 | 04:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 388659 km |
| May 15 Wed | 18:01 | 04:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 383090 km |
| May 16 Thu | 19:01 | 05:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 377654 km |
| May 17 Fri | 20:02 | 05:43 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 372765 km |
| May 18 Sat | 21:05 | 06:26 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 368773 km |
| May 19 Sun | 22:06 | 07:17 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 365934 km |
| May 20 Mon | 23:04 | 08:15 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 364392 km |
| May 21 Tue | 23:55 | 09:19 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 364170 km |
| May 22 Wed | - | 10:25 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 365187 km |
| May 23 Thu | 00:39 | 11:33 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367269 km |
| May 24 Fri | 01:19 | 12:40 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 370185 km |
| May 25 Sat | 01:55 | 13:45 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 373674 km |
| May 26 Sun | 02:28 | 14:50 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 377481 km |
| May 27 Mon | 03:02 | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 381387 km |
| May 28 Tue | 03:36 | 17:00 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 385226 km |
| May 29 Wed | 04:12 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 388895 km |
| May 30 Thu | 04:53 | 19:12 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 392339 km |
| May 31 Fri | 05:40 | 20:16 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 395538 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.