Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1968
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Moonrise
- 03:02
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23.5 days
- Moonset
- 12:54
- Illumination
- 36%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Day Length
- 11h 3m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Thu | 13:59 | 00:15 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404137 km |
| Aug 2 Fri | 15:09 | 00:52 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 401627 km |
| Aug 3 Sat | 16:20 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 397839 km |
| Aug 4 Sun | 17:30 | 02:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 393012 km |
| Aug 5 Mon | 18:34 | 03:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 387497 km |
| Aug 6 Tue | 19:31 | 04:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 381719 km |
| Aug 7 Wed | 20:17 | 05:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 376131 km |
| Aug 8 Thu | 20:57 | 06:53 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 371165 km |
| Aug 9 Fri | 21:31 | 08:00 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 367183 km |
| Aug 10 Sat | 22:00 | 09:04 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 364450 km |
| Aug 11 Sun | 22:27 | 10:03 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363110 km |
| Aug 12 Mon | 22:54 | 11:01 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363178 km |
| Aug 13 Tue | 23:22 | 11:58 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364553 km |
| Aug 14 Wed | 23:52 | 12:54 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367037 km |
| Aug 15 Thu | - | 13:52 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 370366 km |
| Aug 16 Fri | 00:24 | 14:49 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 374247 km |
| Aug 17 Sat | 01:02 | 15:47 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 378395 km |
| Aug 18 Sun | 01:45 | 16:43 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 382567 km |
| Aug 19 Mon | 02:34 | 17:36 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 386583 km |
| Aug 20 Tue | 03:30 | 18:23 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 390331 km |
| Aug 21 Wed | 04:29 | 19:05 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 393763 km |
| Aug 22 Thu | 05:32 | 19:43 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 396867 km |
| Aug 23 Fri | 06:34 | 20:16 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 399638 km |
| Aug 24 Sat | 07:37 | 20:47 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 402045 km |
| Aug 25 Sun | 08:39 | 21:17 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 404010 km |
| Aug 26 Mon | 09:42 | 21:47 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 405392 km |
| Aug 27 Tue | 10:46 | 22:17 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 28 Wed | 11:52 | 22:52 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 405650 km |
| Aug 29 Thu | 13:01 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 404143 km |
| Aug 30 Fri | 14:11 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 401382 km |
| Aug 31 Sat | 15:21 | 00:19 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 397370 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.