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Boston, Massachusetts, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2023

Moon: 86.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 31, 2023 at 12:38:55 pm
Moon Direction: 62° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -40.7°
Moon Distance: 240,206 mi
Next Full Moon: Jun 3, 2023, 11:41 pm
Next New Moon: Jun 18, 2023, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 4:32 pm
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Boston, May 2023

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
1-4:01 am (281°)3:32 pm (83°)10:02 pm(50.8°)245,99886.2%
2-4:20 am (273°)4:37 pm (91°)10:44 pm(44.7°)243,31492.6%
3-4:39 am (265°)5:43 pm (100°)11:27 pm(38.5°)240,46197.2%
4-5:00 am (257°)6:52 pm (108°)Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5-5:24 am (249°)8:05 pm (116°)12:13 am(32.5°)237,66099.6%
6-5:52 am (241°)9:20 pm (122°)1:03 am(27.2°)235,11099.7%
7-6:28 am (236°)10:35 pm (127°)1:57 am(22.8°)232,96597.2%
8-7:14 am (232°)11:45 pm (129°)2:57 am(19.9°)231,32492.0%
9-8:13 am (230°)-3:59 am(18.8°)230,22184.4%
1012:44 am (129°)9:22 am (232°)-5:01 am(19.7°)229,63574.7%
111:32 am (125°)10:38 am (237°)-6:02 am(22.6°)229,50763.6%
122:09 am (119°)11:56 am (244°)-6:58 am(27.0°)229,77151.8%
132:40 am (111°)1:13 pm (252°)-7:51 am(32.7°)230,37439.9%
143:05 am (103°)2:28 pm (261°)-8:40 am(39.0°)231,29028.7%
153:27 am (94°)3:40 pm (271°)-9:28 am(45.8°)232,51718.8%
163:49 am (85°)4:52 pm (280°)-10:14 am(52.5°)234,06410.7%
174:11 am (76°)6:04 pm (288°)-11:01 am(58.9°)235,9324.7%
184:36 am (68°)7:16 pm (296°)-11:49 am(64.6°)238,0991.1%
195:04 am (61°)8:28 pm (302°)-12:40 pm(69.4°)240,4960.0%
205:38 am (56°)9:36 pm (307°)-1:32 pm(72.8°)243,0101.3%
216:19 am (52°)10:38 pm (309°)-2:26 pm(74.8°)245,4854.8%
227:08 am (51°)11:31 pm (309°)-3:20 pm(75.3°)247,73510.1%
238:04 am (52°)--4:12 pm(74.2°)249,57117.0%
24-12:15 am (307°)9:05 am (55°)5:02 pm(71.9°)250,81825.0%
25-12:50 am (303°)10:08 am (59°)5:49 pm(68.4°)251,34034.0%
26-1:19 am (297°)11:12 am (65°)6:33 pm(64.0°)251,05243.5%
27-1:43 am (291°)12:15 pm (72°)7:15 pm(58.9°)249,92853.3%
28-2:04 am (284°)1:18 pm (80°)7:56 pm(53.3°)248,00963.1%
29-2:23 am (276°)2:21 pm (88°)8:37 pm(47.3°)245,40572.5%
30-2:42 am (268°)3:25 pm (96°)9:19 pm(41.2°)242,28981.2%
31-3:02 am (260°)4:32 pm (104°)10:03 pm(35.2°)238,89188.9%
* 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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