Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2013
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-03
- Moonrise
- 20:17
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 15.7 days
- Moonset
- 08:33
- Illumination
- 99%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-03
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day Length
- 10h 50m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Thu | 02:30 | 16:34 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 403394 km |
| Aug 2 Fri | 03:17 | 17:23 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 400758 km |
| Aug 3 Sat | 04:05 | 18:07 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 397147 km |
| Aug 4 Sun | 04:56 | 18:49 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 392885 km |
| Aug 5 Mon | 05:49 | 19:29 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 388325 km |
| Aug 6 Tue | 06:42 | 20:05 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 383806 km |
| Aug 7 Wed | 07:37 | 20:40 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 379622 km |
| Aug 8 Thu | 08:31 | 21:15 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 376002 km |
| Aug 9 Fri | 09:27 | 21:49 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 373098 km |
| Aug 10 Sat | 10:23 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 370992 km |
| Aug 11 Sun | 11:21 | 23:01 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 369700 km |
| Aug 12 Mon | 12:20 | 23:41 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 369193 km |
| Aug 13 Tue | 13:21 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 369407 km |
| Aug 14 Wed | 14:23 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 370265 km |
| Aug 15 Thu | 15:25 | 01:15 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 371689 km |
| Aug 16 Fri | 16:25 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 373606 km |
| Aug 17 Sat | 17:23 | 03:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 375963 km |
| Aug 18 Sun | 18:15 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 378714 km |
| Aug 19 Mon | 19:03 | 05:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 381823 km |
| Aug 20 Tue | 19:47 | 06:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 385240 km |
| Aug 21 Wed | 20:27 | 07:38 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 388886 km |
| Aug 22 Thu | 21:07 | 08:42 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 392638 km |
| Aug 23 Fri | 21:45 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 396316 km |
| Aug 24 Sat | 22:23 | 10:45 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 399682 km |
| Aug 25 Sun | 23:02 | 11:44 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 402463 km |
| Aug 26 Mon | 23:43 | 12:41 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 404372 km |
| Aug 27 Tue | - | 13:36 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 405154 km |
| Aug 28 Wed | 00:26 | 14:27 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 404625 km |
| Aug 29 Thu | 01:12 | 15:17 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 402709 km |
| Aug 30 Fri | 02:00 | 16:03 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 399461 km |
| Aug 31 Sat | 02:50 | 16:46 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 395074 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.