Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1976
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-10
- Moonrise
- 02:05
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 22.3 days
- Moonset
- 12:10
- Illumination
- 48%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-10
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Day Length
- 11h 1m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 08:19 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 405484 km |
| May 2 Sun | 09:07 | 23:13 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 404121 km |
| May 3 Mon | 09:58 | - | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 401913 km |
| May 4 Tue | 10:52 | 00:01 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 398762 km |
| May 5 Wed | 11:50 | 00:47 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 394637 km |
| May 6 Thu | 12:49 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 389611 km |
| May 7 Fri | 13:50 | 02:11 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 383885 km |
| May 8 Sat | 14:52 | 02:51 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 377779 km |
| May 9 Sun | 15:57 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 371713 km |
| May 10 Mon | 17:03 | 04:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 366162 km |
| May 11 Tue | 18:11 | 04:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Wed | 19:20 | 05:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Thu | 20:28 | 06:27 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Fri | 21:34 | 07:22 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Sat | 22:34 | 08:19 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 16 Sun | 23:28 | 09:20 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363481 km |
| May 17 Mon | - | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 368681 km |
| May 18 Tue | 00:15 | 11:21 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 374752 km |
| May 19 Wed | 00:58 | 12:19 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 381191 km |
| May 20 Thu | 01:36 | 13:15 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 387499 km |
| May 21 Fri | 02:10 | 14:09 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 393236 km |
| May 22 Sat | 02:43 | 15:02 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 398069 km |
| May 23 Sun | 03:15 | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 401794 km |
| May 24 Mon | 03:47 | 16:46 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 404348 km |
| May 25 Tue | 04:21 | 17:39 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 405696 km |
| May 26 Wed | 04:56 | 18:32 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| May 27 Thu | 05:35 | 19:25 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| May 28 Fri | 06:17 | 20:18 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 404853 km |
| May 29 Sat | 07:03 | 21:10 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 403285 km |
| May 30 Sun | 07:54 | 21:59 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 401219 km |
| May 31 Mon | 08:48 | 22:46 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 398651 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.