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🌙Lunar Calendar & Moon Phases

Moon Phase Today in Boston Island, South Australia, Australia

🌐 Australia/Adelaide 🕐 UTC+09:30 🌘 Waning Crescent 💡 2.4% illuminated Below horizon
📅 Saturday, May 16, 2026 🌕 Supermoon
🌘
2.4%illuminated
🌙Moonrise06:19
Transit11:30
🌑Moonset16:40
🌘
🌑 New🌓 1st Qtr🌕 Full🌗 Last Qtr🌑 New
Day 28.1 of 29.5 · 95.2% through lunar cycle
🌕
Phase🌘 Waning Crescent
💡
Illumination2.4%
📅
Moon Age28.12 days
📏
Distance361,633 kmPerigee (closest)
🔭
Angular Size33.04′ arcmin
🧭
Position -67.6° alt · 132.9° az

Upcoming Moon PhasesBoston Island

🌑
New Moon
Sat, May 16
05:32
in 1 day
🌓
First Quarter
Sat, May 23
20:32
in 8 days
🌕
Full Moon
Sun, May 31
18:16
in 16 days
🌗
Last Quarter
Mon, Jun 8
19:41
in 24 days

May 2026 Moon Phase CalendarBoston Island

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
🌔
99.5%
2
🌔
99.7%
3
🌖
98.1%
4
🌖
94.7%
5
🌖
89.7%
6
🌖
83.3%
7
🌖
75.7%
8
🌖
67.1%
9
🌖
57.7%
10
🌗
47.8%
11
🌘
37.7%
12
🌘
27.8%
13
🌘
18.5%
14
🌘
10.6%
15
🌘
4.6%
16
🌘
1%
17
🌑
0.3%
18
🌒
2.7%
19
🌒
7.9%
20
🌒
15.5%
21
🌒
24.8%
22
🌒
35.2%
23
🌒
46.1%
24
🌒
56.8%
25
🌔
66.8%
26
🌔
76%
27
🌔
83.9%
28
🌔
90.3%
29
🌔
95.2%
30
🌔
98.4%
31
🌔
99.7%
🌑 New 🌒 Waxing Crescent 🌓 First Quarter 🌔 Waxing Gibbous 🌕 Full 🌖 Waning Gibbous 🌗 Last Quarter 🌘 Waning Crescent

Lunar Distance & PositionMay 16, 2026

📏
Distance from Earth
361,633 km
📍
Perigee 356,500Apogee 406,700 km
🔭
Angular Diameter
33.04′
arcminutes (avg 31.1′)
🧭
Current Position
-67.6° altitude
132.9° azimuth · Below horizon
vs Average
-22,767 km
Perigee (closest)
🌕
Supermoon!
The Moon is near perigee — up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a Micromoon.

2026 Full Moon & New Moon DatesBoston Island

Month🌕 Full Moon🌑 New Moon
Jan Feb 2Jan 19
Feb Mar 3Feb 17
Mar Apr 2Mar 19
Apr May 2Apr 17
May Current May 31May 17
Jun Jun 30Jun 15
Jul Jul 30Aug 13
Aug Aug 28Sep 11
Sep Sep 27Oct 11
Oct Oct 26Nov 9
Nov Nov 25Dec 9
Dec Dec 24Jan 8
View full 2026 lunar calendar →

Photography WindowsGolden hour & moonrise overlap

📸
Golden Hour AM
07:13 AM – 07:50 AM
Warm low-angle morning light
🌅
Golden Hour PM
04:54 PM – 05:31 PM
Warm low-angle evening light
🌙
Moonrise
06:19
Moon photography opportunity
Best for Stargazing
Tonight · 2.4% moon
Dark skies — excellent visibility

Moon Phase — 3 Day ComparisonBoston Island

Yesterday
Fri, May 15
🌘
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated
🌙 Rise05:05
🌑 Set16:01
📅 Age27.6 days
Today
Sat, May 16
🌘
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated
🌙 Rise06:19
🌑 Set16:40
📅 Age28.1 days
-2.2% vs prev day
Tomorrow
Sun, May 17
🌑
New Moon
0.3% illuminated
🌙 Rise07:36
🌑 Set17:28
📅 Age0.3 days
-2.1% vs prev day

📍 Location Map

Frequently Asked QuestionsMoon phase — Boston Island, South Australia, Australia

Moon Phase in Nearby CitiesAustralia

CityPhaseIlluminationMoonriseMoonset
🇦🇺 Port Lincoln, South Australia 🌘 Waning Crescent2.4%06:1916:41
🇦🇺 Tiatukia, South Australia 🌘 Waning Crescent2.4%06:1916:41
🇦🇺 North Shields, South Australia 🌘 Waning Crescent2.4%06:1916:41
🇦🇺 Tootenilla, South Australia 🌘 Waning Crescent2.4%06:1916:41
🇦🇺 Hawson, South Australia 🌘 Waning Crescent2.4%06:2016:41