Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1978
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-10
- Moonrise
- 02:05
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.8 days
- Moonset
- 12:10
- Illumination
- 53%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Sun | 06:47 | 19:08 | New Moon | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Mon | 07:44 | 19:45 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Tue | 08:42 | 20:24 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 4 Wed | 09:41 | 21:06 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363834 km |
| Oct 5 Thu | 10:41 | 21:51 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 368944 km |
| Oct 6 Fri | 11:42 | 22:41 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 374926 km |
| Oct 7 Sat | 12:41 | 23:35 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 381282 km |
| Oct 8 Sun | 13:39 | - | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 387516 km |
| Oct 9 Mon | 14:33 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 393186 km |
| Oct 10 Tue | 15:24 | 01:35 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 397952 km |
| Oct 11 Wed | 16:11 | 02:38 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 401606 km |
| Oct 12 Thu | 16:55 | 03:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 404077 km |
| Oct 13 Fri | 17:37 | 04:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 405416 km |
| Oct 14 Sat | 18:17 | 05:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 15 Sun | 18:57 | 06:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 405277 km |
| Oct 16 Mon | 19:37 | 07:53 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 404140 km |
| Oct 17 Tue | 20:18 | 08:53 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 402474 km |
| Oct 18 Wed | 21:02 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 400347 km |
| Oct 19 Thu | 21:47 | 10:47 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 397768 km |
| Oct 20 Fri | 22:33 | 11:40 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 394715 km |
| Oct 21 Sat | 23:22 | 12:30 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 391166 km |
| Oct 22 Sun | - | 13:17 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 387138 km |
| Oct 23 Mon | 00:12 | 14:00 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 382713 km |
| Oct 24 Tue | 01:03 | 14:40 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 378060 km |
| Oct 25 Wed | 01:55 | 15:18 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 373429 km |
| Oct 26 Thu | 02:48 | 15:54 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 369135 km |
| Oct 27 Fri | 03:41 | 16:29 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 365523 km |
| Oct 28 Sat | 04:35 | 17:05 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 29 Sun | 05:32 | 17:42 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 30 Mon | 06:29 | 18:19 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 31 Tue | 07:29 | 19:01 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363513 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.