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Downtown Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Jun 2, 2024 at 6:34:14 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:09 am 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:15 pm 302° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:35 am 81° East
Moonset Today: 4:01 pm 284° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 6 minutes (+1m 10s)
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Today's Sun Position in Downtown Boston

Time:6:34 pm
Altitude:16.3°
Direction:286° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 6m 19s (Jun 2, 2024)

1 minute, 10 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 1, 2024)

6 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

10 minutes, 43 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Downtown Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 2:59 am
Astro. Twilight2:59 am – 3:51 am
Nautical Twilight3:51 am – 4:35 am
Civil Twilight4:35 am – 5:09 am
Daylight5:09 am – 8:15 pm
Civil Twilight8:15 pm – 8:49 pm
Nautical Twilight8:49 pm – 9:33 pm
Astro. Twilight9:33 pm – 10:25 pm
Night10:25 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Downtown Boston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 25:09 am8:15 pm15:06:19+1:1012:42 pm (70.0°)94.284
Jun 35:08 am8:16 pm15:07:27+1:0712:42 pm (70.1°)94.298
Jun 45:08 am8:17 pm15:08:31+1:0412:42 pm (70.2°)94.311
Jun 55:08 am8:17 pm15:09:31+1:0012:42 pm (70.3°)94.324
Jun 65:07 am8:18 pm15:10:28+0:5612:43 pm (70.4°)94.337
Jun 75:07 am8:19 pm15:11:21+0:5312:43 pm (70.5°)94.348
Jun 85:07 am8:19 pm15:12:10+0:4912:43 pm (70.6°)94.360
* All times are local time for Downtown Boston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Downtown Boston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Downtown Boston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 22:35 am4:01 pm-9:11 am(55.4°)228,74419.6%
Jun 32:59 am5:19 pm-10:01 am(62.0°)229,17411.0%
Jun 43:26 am6:37 pm-10:55 am(67.8°)230,2434.7%
Jun 54:00 am7:54 pm-11:51 am(72.2°)231,9691.1%
Jun 64:42 am9:06 pm-12:51 pm(74.9°)234,2950.2%
Jun 75:34 am10:06 pm-1:50 pm(75.8°)237,0822.0%
Jun 86:35 am10:55 pm-2:48 pm(74.8°)240,1246.2%
* All times are local time for Downtown 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Downtown Boston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jun 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:28 amSun 7:02 pmSun 11:44 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 5:09 amMon 8:13 pmMon 12:41 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsMon 2:56 amMon 4:07 pmMon 9:31 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 4:37 amSun 7:16 pmSun 11:57 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 1:36 amMon 12:56 pmMon 7:16 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 4:12 amSun 6:39 pmSun 11:25 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 1:57 amMon 1:52 pmMon 7:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Downtown Boston.

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