Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1938
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 06:49
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.2 days
- Moonset
- 17:46
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Day Length
- 11h 11m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Mon | 12:43 | - | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 375087 km |
| Aug 2 Tue | 13:41 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 372838 km |
| Aug 3 Wed | 14:37 | 00:44 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 371043 km |
| Aug 4 Thu | 15:31 | 01:26 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 369770 km |
| Aug 5 Fri | 16:22 | 02:10 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 369099 km |
| Aug 6 Sat | 17:11 | 02:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 369114 km |
| Aug 7 Sun | 17:56 | 03:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 369893 km |
| Aug 8 Mon | 18:37 | 04:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 371490 km |
| Aug 9 Tue | 19:16 | 05:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 373917 km |
| Aug 10 Wed | 19:52 | 06:24 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.8 days | 377131 km |
| Aug 11 Thu | 20:25 | 07:19 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.8 days | 381022 km |
| Aug 12 Fri | 20:59 | 08:13 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 385402 km |
| Aug 13 Sat | 21:32 | 09:08 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 390008 km |
| Aug 14 Sun | 22:05 | 10:03 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 394522 km |
| Aug 15 Mon | 22:41 | 11:00 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 398591 km |
| Aug 16 Tue | 23:20 | 11:59 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 401866 km |
| Aug 17 Wed | - | 12:59 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 404047 km |
| Aug 18 Thu | 00:03 | 14:00 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 404917 km |
| Aug 19 Fri | 00:51 | 15:02 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 404375 km |
| Aug 20 Sat | 01:46 | 16:02 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 402456 km |
| Aug 21 Sun | 02:46 | 16:59 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 399321 km |
| Aug 22 Mon | 03:52 | 17:52 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 395242 km |
| Aug 23 Tue | 04:59 | 18:40 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 390564 km |
| Aug 24 Wed | 06:08 | 19:24 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 385665 km |
| Aug 25 Thu | 07:15 | 20:05 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 380914 km |
| Aug 26 Fri | 08:21 | 20:44 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 376634 km |
| Aug 27 Sat | 09:25 | 21:23 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 373078 km |
| Aug 28 Sun | 10:27 | 22:01 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 370411 km |
| Aug 29 Mon | 11:28 | 22:40 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 368715 km |
| Aug 30 Tue | 12:26 | 23:22 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 367990 km |
| Aug 31 Wed | 13:22 | - | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 368173 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.