Current Time: | Jun 10, 2024 at 10:44:15 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:41 am↑ 60° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 8:24 pm↑ 300° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 9:25 am↑ 62° Northeast |
Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 43 minutes (+34s) |
Today's Sun Position in Boston
Time: | 10:44 pm |
Altitude: | -21.1° |
Direction: | 326° NW |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 14h 43m 6s (Jun 10, 2024)
34 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 9, 2024)
5 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Boston today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Boston today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 3:47 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 3:47 am – 4:31 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:31 am – 5:10 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:10 am – 5:41 am |
Daylight | 5:41 am – 8:24 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:24 pm – 8:55 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:55 pm – 9:34 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:34 pm – 10:18 pm |
Night | 10:18 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Jun 10 | 5:41 am | 8:24 pm | 14:43:06 | +0:34 | 1:02 pm (75.5°) | 94.381 |
Jun 11 | 5:41 am | 8:25 pm | 14:43:37 | +0:31 | 1:03 pm (75.5°) | 94.391 |
Jun 12 | 5:41 am | 8:25 pm | 14:44:05 | +0:28 | 1:03 pm (75.6°) | 94.400 |
Jun 13 | 5:41 am | 8:25 pm | 14:44:30 | +0:24 | 1:03 pm (75.7°) | 94.409 |
Jun 14 | 5:41 am | 8:26 pm | 14:44:52 | +0:21 | 1:03 pm (75.7°) | 94.417 |
Jun 15 | 5:41 am | 8:26 pm | 14:45:10 | +0:18 | 1:04 pm (75.7°) | 94.425 |
Jun 16 | 5:41 am | 8:27 pm | 14:45:25 | +0:15 | 1:04 pm (75.8°) | 94.433 |
* 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 11:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local Boston time. |
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in Boston
Percent Illuminated: | 21.9% |
Time: | 10:44 pm |
Altitude: | 15.0° |
Direction: | 283° W |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Boston today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Jun 10 | 9:25 am | - | - | 4:53 pm | (73.1°) | 246,014 | 20.0% | |||
Jun 11 | - | 12:10 am | 10:29 am | 5:38 pm | (68.4°) | 248,345 | 28.6% | |||
Jun 12 | - | 12:37 am | 11:30 am | 6:20 pm | (63.1°) | 250,026 | 38.0% | |||
Jun 13 | - | 1:01 am | 12:28 pm | 7:00 pm | (57.4°) | 250,935 | 47.6% | |||
Jun 14 | - | 1:22 am | 1:26 pm | 7:39 pm | (51.6°) | 251,012 | 57.3% | |||
Jun 15 | - | 1:43 am | 2:24 pm | 8:18 pm | (45.8°) | 250,264 | 66.8% | |||
Jun 16 | - | 2:04 am | 3:22 pm | 8:59 pm | (40.1°) | 248,760 | 75.7% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Boston This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 10, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 5:24 am | Tue 8:09 pm | Tue 12:46 pm | Very difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 5:49 am | Tue 8:33 pm | Tue 1:11 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Mars | Tue 3:04 am | Tue 4:19 pm | Tue 9:41 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 4:41 am | Tue 6:57 pm | Tue 11:49 am | Average visibility |
Saturn | Tue 1:22 am | Tue 12:48 pm | Tue 7:05 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Tue 4:08 am | Tue 6:13 pm | Tue 11:11 am | Very difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 1:45 am | Tue 1:41 pm | Tue 7:43 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Boston. |