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Boston, Massachusetts, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2025

Moon: 0.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 4:47:32 am
Moon Direction: 109° East
Moon Altitude: -22.8°
Moon Distance: 251,409 mi
Next New Moon: Dec 19, 2025, 8:43 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 5:02 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 7:10 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°) 224,246 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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