Moon Phases in Boston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2024
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Moonrise
- 16:14
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.2 days
- Moonset
- 05:44
- Illumination
- 93%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day Length
- 10h 18m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sun | 07:46 | 17:42 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.1 days | 391658 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 08:45 | 18:35 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 388159 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 09:41 | 19:35 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 384760 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 10:30 | 20:39 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 381540 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 11:14 | 21:45 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 378549 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 11:52 | 22:50 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 375833 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 12:25 | 23:55 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 373448 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 12:57 | - | First Quarter | 48% | 7.1 days | 371467 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 13:27 | 00:59 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 369986 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 13:59 | 02:04 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 369114 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 14:32 | 03:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 368961 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 15:11 | 04:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 369623 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 15:56 | 05:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 371161 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 16:49 | 06:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 373587 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 17:49 | 07:53 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 376846 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | 18:54 | 08:54 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 380804 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 20:00 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 385248 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | 21:05 | 10:28 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 389894 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | 22:05 | 11:03 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 394401 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 23:03 | 11:34 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 398411 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 23:57 | 12:00 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 401578 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | - | 12:25 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 403617 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 00:51 | 12:50 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 404339 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 01:44 | 13:16 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.1 days | 403677 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | 02:38 | 13:44 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.1 days | 401694 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | 03:35 | 14:15 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 398577 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | 04:33 | 14:52 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.1 days | 394606 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 05:34 | 15:35 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 390125 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 06:34 | 16:26 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 385494 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | 07:32 | 17:25 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 381052 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 08:25 | 18:28 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 377086 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.