Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 08:28 | 22:02 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 09:36 | 22:42 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 10:40 | 23:20 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 367839 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 11:42 | 23:55 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 373745 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 12:41 | - | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.9 days | 380131 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 13:39 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.9 days | 386490 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 14:34 | 01:04 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.9 days | 392360 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 15:30 | 01:40 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.9 days | 397372 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 16:24 | 02:19 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.9 days | 401286 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 17:16 | 03:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.9 days | 403998 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 18:06 | 03:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 405537 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 18:52 | 04:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 19:36 | 05:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 405630 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 20:15 | 06:20 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.9 days | 404536 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 20:52 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.9 days | 402885 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 21:27 | 08:10 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 400764 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 22:01 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 398201 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 22:33 | 10:02 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.9 days | 395183 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 23:07 | 10:59 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 391691 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 23:42 | 11:58 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 387729 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | - | 12:58 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.9 days | 383367 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 00:20 | 14:00 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 378751 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 01:04 | 15:05 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.9 days | 374112 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 01:52 | 16:09 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 369751 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 02:48 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.9 days | 366005 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 03:50 | 18:11 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.9 days | 363211 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 04:57 | 19:04 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 06:05 | 19:52 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 07:14 | 20:34 | New Moon | 1% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 08:20 | 21:13 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 365926 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 09:25 | 21:50 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 370169 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.