Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1998
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- -
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.8 days
- Moonset
- 10:26
- Illumination
- 83%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day Length
- 10h 56m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 16:36 | 02:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 405238 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 17:22 | 03:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 405525 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 18:05 | 04:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 404807 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 18:48 | 06:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 403297 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 19:31 | 07:07 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 401197 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 20:14 | 08:15 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 398673 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 21:00 | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 395832 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 21:49 | 10:32 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 392732 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 22:40 | 11:39 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 389394 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 23:34 | 12:41 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19.1 days | 385837 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | - | 13:40 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20.1 days | 382102 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 00:30 | 14:32 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 378282 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 01:27 | 15:20 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 374526 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 02:24 | 16:02 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 371039 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 03:20 | 16:40 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 368066 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 04:14 | 17:16 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 365865 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 05:08 | 17:50 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 364672 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 06:00 | 18:22 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 364670 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 06:53 | 18:55 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 365959 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 07:45 | 19:28 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 368536 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 08:37 | 20:02 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 372281 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 09:30 | 20:39 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 376962 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 10:22 | 21:20 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 382248 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 11:14 | 22:03 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 387739 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 12:05 | 22:50 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 393005 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 12:55 | 23:41 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 397632 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 13:44 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 401268 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 14:30 | 00:35 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 403664 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 15:14 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 404695 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 15:57 | 02:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 404374 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 16:38 | 03:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 402832 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.