Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1971
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Moonrise
- 03:02
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23 days
- Moonset
- 12:54
- Illumination
- 41%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Fri | 17:29 | 04:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 364559 km |
| Oct 2 Sat | 18:03 | 05:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 364574 km |
| Oct 3 Sun | 18:38 | 06:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.3 days | 365881 km |
| Oct 4 Mon | 19:14 | 07:34 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 368476 km |
| Oct 5 Tue | 19:54 | 08:45 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 372239 km |
| Oct 6 Wed | 20:38 | 09:59 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 376940 km |
| Oct 7 Thu | 21:29 | 11:11 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 382248 km |
| Oct 8 Fri | 22:25 | 12:20 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 387763 km |
| Oct 9 Sat | 23:27 | 13:22 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 393055 km |
| Oct 10 Sun | - | 14:15 | Waning Gibbous | 69% | 20.3 days | 397708 km |
| Oct 11 Mon | 00:29 | 15:00 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 401369 km |
| Oct 12 Tue | 01:31 | 15:38 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 403786 km |
| Oct 13 Wed | 02:30 | 16:10 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 404833 km |
| Oct 14 Thu | 03:28 | 16:39 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 404518 km |
| Oct 15 Fri | 04:22 | 17:06 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 402974 km |
| Oct 16 Sat | 05:16 | 17:32 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 400424 km |
| Oct 17 Sun | 06:08 | 17:58 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 397149 km |
| Oct 18 Mon | 07:02 | 18:25 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 393445 km |
| Oct 19 Tue | 07:57 | 18:56 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 389586 km |
| Oct 20 Wed | 08:53 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 385797 km |
| Oct 21 Thu | 09:50 | 20:08 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 382248 km |
| Oct 22 Fri | 10:47 | 20:52 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 379054 km |
| Oct 23 Sat | 11:44 | 21:43 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 376283 km |
| Oct 24 Sun | 12:36 | 22:39 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 373976 km |
| Oct 25 Mon | 13:26 | 23:40 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 372158 km |
| Oct 26 Tue | 14:09 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 370856 km |
| Oct 27 Wed | 14:48 | 00:43 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 370103 km |
| Oct 28 Thu | 15:25 | 01:48 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 369941 km |
| Oct 29 Fri | 15:58 | 02:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 370415 km |
| Oct 30 Sat | 16:31 | 04:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 371568 km |
| Oct 31 Sun | 17:06 | 05:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 373429 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.