Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2000
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 23:13
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.2 days
- Moonset
- 09:58
- Illumination
- 87%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day Length
- 10h 54m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 11:44 | 22:30 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 405032 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 12:21 | 23:24 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 403371 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 12:57 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 400454 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 13:30 | 00:19 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 396312 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 14:02 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 391118 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 14:34 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 385177 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 15:08 | 03:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 378906 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 15:45 | 04:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 372788 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 16:26 | 05:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 367318 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 17:14 | 06:21 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 18:09 | 07:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 19:10 | 08:36 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 20:16 | 09:39 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 21:25 | 10:35 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 22:32 | 11:24 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 365038 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 23:38 | 12:07 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 369676 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | - | 12:45 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 374968 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 00:40 | 13:21 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.7 days | 380490 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 01:41 | 13:54 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 385856 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 02:39 | 14:28 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.7 days | 390759 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 03:38 | 15:02 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 395000 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 04:35 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.7 days | 398486 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 05:32 | 16:18 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 401220 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 06:28 | 17:01 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 403261 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 07:22 | 17:48 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 404686 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 08:12 | 18:37 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 405548 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 08:59 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 09:42 | 20:22 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 405512 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 10:21 | 21:17 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 404433 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 10:57 | 22:10 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 402471 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 11:30 | 23:05 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 399518 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.