| Current Time: | Aug 26, 2025 at 10:05:33 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | 269.54° W↑ |
| Moon Altitude: | -14.73° |
| Moon Distance: | 249,061 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Sep 7, 2025, 2:08 pm |
| Next New Moon: | Sep 21, 2025, 3:54 pm |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 10:33 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Boston, May 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | 8:21 am | ↑ (50°) | - | - | 4:39 pm | (75.7°) | 231,060 | 22.3% | ||
| 2 | - | 12:53 am | ↑ (309°) | 9:30 am | ↑ (52°) | 5:39 pm | (73.5°) | 235,006 | 32.7% | |
| 3 | - | 1:38 am | ↑ (305°) | 10:43 am | ↑ (57°) | 6:34 pm | (69.9°) | 238,926 | 43.5% | |
 4 | - | 2:12 am | ↑ (299°) | 11:54 am | ↑ (63°) | 7:23 pm | (65.2°) | 242,558 | 54.2% | |
| 5 | - | 2:38 am | ↑ (292°) | 1:02 pm | ↑ (71°) | 8:08 pm | (59.8°) | 245,708 | 64.4% | |
| 6 | - | 3:00 am | ↑ (285°) | 2:07 pm | ↑ (79°) | 8:49 pm | (54.0°) | 248,268 | 73.7% | |
| 7 | - | 3:19 am | ↑ (277°) | 3:10 pm | ↑ (87°) | 9:29 pm | (48.1°) | 250,199 | 81.9% | |
| 8 | - | 3:36 am | ↑ (269°) | 4:11 pm | ↑ (95°) | 10:08 pm | (42.2°) | 251,507 | 88.7% | |
| 9 | - | 3:54 am | ↑ (262°) | 5:13 pm | ↑ (103°) | 10:47 pm | (36.5°) | 252,231 | 94.1% | |
| 10 | - | 4:13 am | ↑ (254°) | 6:15 pm | ↑ (110°) | 11:28 pm | (31.2°) | 252,425 | 97.8% | |
| 11 | - | 4:33 am | ↑ (247°) | 7:19 pm | ↑ (117°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 12 | - | 4:58 am | ↑ (241°) | 8:24 pm | ↑ (123°) | 12:12 am | (26.6°) | 252,144 | 99.6% | |
| 13 | - | 5:27 am | ↑ (235°) | 9:28 pm | ↑ (127°) | 12:58 am | (22.7°) | 251,430 | 99.6% | |
| 14 | - | 6:04 am | ↑ (232°) | 10:29 pm | ↑ (130°) | 1:48 am | (20.0°) | 250,309 | 97.7% | |
| 15 | - | 6:50 am | ↑ (230°) | 11:23 pm | ↑ (130°) | 2:40 am | (18.5°) | 248,793 | 93.8% | |
| 16 | - | 7:45 am | ↑ (230°) | - | 3:34 am | (18.5°) | 246,876 | 88.1% | ||
| 17 | 12:10 am | ↑ (128°) | 8:49 am | ↑ (233°) | - | 4:27 am | (20.1°) | 244,561 | 80.6% | |
| 18 | 12:48 am | ↑ (124°) | 9:58 am | ↑ (238°) | - | 5:20 am | (23.2°) | 241,860 | 71.7% | |
| 19 | 1:20 am | ↑ (118°) | 11:09 am | ↑ (245°) | - | 6:10 am | (27.5°) | 238,831 | 61.5% | |
 20 | 1:46 am | ↑ (111°) | 12:21 pm | ↑ (253°) | - | 6:59 am | (33.0°) | 235,564 | 50.6% | |
| 21 | 2:10 am | ↑ (102°) | 1:34 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 7:46 am | (39.4°) | 232,232 | 39.2% | |
| 22 | 2:31 am | ↑ (93°) | 2:49 pm | ↑ (271°) | - | 8:33 am | (46.3°) | 229,047 | 28.2% | |
| 23 | 2:53 am | ↑ (84°) | 4:05 pm | ↑ (281°) | - | 9:22 am | (53.4°) | 226,294 | 18.0% | |
| 24 | 3:17 am | ↑ (75°) | 5:25 pm | ↑ (291°) | - | 10:14 am | (60.4°) | 224,247 | 9.5% | |
| 25 | 3:45 am | ↑ (66°) | 6:49 pm | ↑ (299°) | - | 11:09 am | (66.7°) | 223,188 | 3.5% | |
 26 | 4:20 am | ↑ (58°) | 8:13 pm | ↑ (306°) | - | 12:10 pm | (71.8°) | 223,296 | 0.5% | |
| 27 | 5:05 am | ↑ (53°) | 9:31 pm | ↑ (309°) | - | 1:14 pm | (74.9°) | 224,612 | 0.7% | |
| 28 | 6:01 am | ↑ (50°) | 10:37 pm | ↑ (310°) | - | 2:20 pm | (75.8°) | 227,033 | 4.1% | |
| 29 | 7:09 am | ↑ (51°) | 11:30 pm | ↑ (307°) | - | 3:23 pm | (74.6°) | 230,310 | 10.2% | |
| 30 | 8:23 am | ↑ (55°) | - | - | 4:22 pm | (71.5°) | 234,103 | 18.3% | ||
| 31 | - | 12:09 am | ↑ (302°) | 9:37 am | ↑ (61°) | 5:15 pm | (67.0°) | 238,052 | 27.7% | |
| * All times are local time for Boston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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