Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1940
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 06:49
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.4 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 Thu | 04:37 | 18:36 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 383060 km |
| Aug 2 Fri | 05:37 | 19:27 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 377720 km |
| Aug 3 Sat | 06:40 | 20:14 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 372951 km |
| Aug 4 Sun | 07:45 | 21:00 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 369088 km |
| Aug 5 Mon | 08:51 | 21:43 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 366366 km |
| Aug 6 Tue | 09:57 | 22:25 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 364909 km |
| Aug 7 Wed | 11:03 | 23:07 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364729 km |
| Aug 8 Thu | 12:08 | 23:50 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 365734 km |
| Aug 9 Fri | 13:12 | - | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 367750 km |
| Aug 10 Sat | 14:15 | 00:34 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 370551 km |
| Aug 11 Sun | 15:15 | 01:22 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 373889 km |
| Aug 12 Mon | 16:12 | 02:11 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 377529 km |
| Aug 13 Tue | 17:06 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 381272 km |
| Aug 14 Wed | 17:55 | 03:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 384972 km |
| Aug 15 Thu | 18:40 | 04:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 388540 km |
| Aug 16 Fri | 19:21 | 05:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 391932 km |
| Aug 17 Sat | 19:59 | 06:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 395127 km |
| Aug 18 Sun | 20:34 | 07:37 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 398096 km |
| Aug 19 Mon | 21:08 | 08:30 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 400775 km |
| Aug 20 Tue | 21:41 | 09:22 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 403048 km |
| Aug 21 Wed | 22:14 | 10:14 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 404741 km |
| Aug 22 Thu | 22:48 | 11:06 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 405641 km |
| Aug 23 Fri | 23:25 | 11:58 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 405529 km |
| Aug 24 Sat | - | 12:50 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 404222 km |
| Aug 25 Sun | 00:03 | 13:44 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 401619 km |
| Aug 26 Mon | 00:45 | 14:37 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 397737 km |
| Aug 27 Tue | 01:32 | 15:30 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 392734 km |
| Aug 28 Wed | 02:23 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 386903 km |
| Aug 29 Thu | 03:20 | 17:14 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 380651 km |
| Aug 30 Fri | 04:20 | 18:02 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 374455 km |
| Aug 31 Sat | 05:24 | 18:49 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 368812 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.