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

Moon: 80.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 28, 2024 at 7:58:32 am
Sunrise Today: 5:42 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 7:41 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:02 am 130° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:23 am 230° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 58 minutes (+2m 31s)
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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:7:58 am
Altitude:23.8°
Direction:92° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 58m 14s (Apr 28, 2024)

2 minutes, 31 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 27, 2024)

4 hours, 53 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:55 am
Astro. Twilight3:55 am – 4:35 am
Nautical Twilight4:35 am – 5:12 am
Civil Twilight5:12 am – 5:42 am
Daylight5:42 am – 7:41 pm
Civil Twilight7:41 pm – 8:11 pm
Nautical Twilight8:11 pm – 8:48 pm
Astro. Twilight8:48 pm – 9:29 pm
Night9:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 285:42 am7:41 pm13:58:14+2:3112:41 pm (62.1°)93.601
Apr 295:41 am7:42 pm14:00:44+2:3012:41 pm (62.4°)93.625
Apr 305:40 am7:43 pm14:03:13+2:2912:41 pm (62.7°)93.650
May 15:38 am7:44 pm14:05:41+2:2712:41 pm (63.0°)93.674
May 25:37 am7:45 pm14:08:07+2:2612:41 pm (63.3°)93.698
May 35:36 am7:46 pm14:10:32+2:2412:41 pm (63.6°)93.722
May 45:34 am7:47 pm14:12:56+2:2312:40 pm (63.9°)93.745
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Boston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Boston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 2812:02 am8:23 am-4:13 am(18.3°)239,65381.6%
Apr 291:00 am9:26 am-5:11 am(18.8°)237,19972.3%
Apr 301:47 am10:37 am-6:09 am(21.0°)234,68361.7%
May 12:26 am11:53 am-7:05 am(24.9°)232,19250.3%
May 22:57 am1:10 pm-7:58 am(30.2°)229,86138.6%
May 33:23 am2:28 pm-8:50 am(36.6°)227,86727.3%
May 43:47 am3:45 pm-9:39 am(43.6°)226,41417.2%
* 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Boston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Apr 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:59 amSun 5:38 pmSun 11:19 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:25 amSun 6:45 pmSun 12:05 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:16 amSun 4:08 pmSun 10:12 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:30 amSun 8:52 pmSun 1:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 3:52 amSun 3:05 pmSun 9:28 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:23 amSun 8:46 pmSun 1:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:17 amSun 4:10 pmSun 10:13 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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