Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2018 at 2:41:37 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:05 am↑ 104° East
Sunset Today: 5:51 pm↑ 255° West
Moonrise Today: 5:19 pm↑ 92° East
Moonset Today: 4:37 am↑ 265° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 46 minutes (-2m 41s)
Today's Sun Position in Boston
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
2:41 pm
Altitude
28.4°Heading
218° SWPosition
DaylightDay length
10h 46m 5s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 41s
Winter: +1h 41m
Summer: -4h 30m
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 – 5:31 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:31 am – 6:03 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:03 am – 6:36 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:36 am – 7:05 am | |
| Daylight | 7:05 am – 5:51 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:51 pm – 6:20 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:20 pm – 6:52 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:52 pm – 7:25 pm | |
| Night | 7:25 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Oct 22 | 7:05 am | 5:51 pm | 10:46:05 | −2:41 | 12:28 pm (36.5°) | 92.502 |
| Oct 23 | 7:06 am | 5:49 pm | 10:43:24 | −2:40 | 12:28 pm (36.1°) | 92.476 |
| Oct 24 | 7:07 am | 5:48 pm | 10:40:44 | −2:39 | 12:28 pm (35.8°) | 92.450 |
| Oct 25 | 7:08 am | 5:47 pm | 10:38:05 | −2:39 | 12:28 pm (35.4°) | 92.425 |
| Oct 26 | 7:10 am | 5:45 pm | 10:35:27 | −2:38 | 12:28 pm (35.1°) | 92.400 |
| Oct 27 | 7:11 am | 5:44 pm | 10:32:49 | −2:37 | 12:28 pm (34.7°) | 92.375 |
| Oct 28 | 7:12 am | 5:42 pm | 10:30:13 | −2:36 | 12:27 pm (34.4°) | 92.351 |
| * 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 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 12:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 6:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 9:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 5:23 pm |
| * All times are local Boston time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Boston
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
2:41 pm
Altitude
-28.5°Heading
64° NEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
95.9%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Oct 22 | - | 4:37 am | 5:19 pm | 11:25 pm | (47.0°) | 242,417 | 97.2% | |||
| Oct 23 | - | 5:40 am | 5:47 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Oct 24 | - | 6:45 am | 6:16 pm | 12:11 am | (51.9°) | 239,794 | 99.5% | |||
| Oct 25 | - | 7:51 am | 6:48 pm | 12:59 am | (56.6°) | 237,320 | 99.5% | |||
| Oct 26 | - | 8:59 am | 7:25 pm | 1:49 am | (60.9°) | 235,137 | 97.0% | |||
| Oct 27 | - | 10:08 am | 8:08 pm | 2:42 am | (64.6°) | 233,332 | 92.1% | |||
| Oct 28 | - | 11:14 am | 8:58 pm | 3:38 am | (67.2°) | 231,942 | 84.8% | |||
| * 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, Oct 22, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 8:52 am | Mon 6:32 pm | Mon 1:42 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 7:50 am | Tue 5:24 pm | Tue 12:36 pm | Not visible |
| Mars | Mon 3:05 pm | Tue 12:48 am | Mon 7:56 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 9:25 am | Mon 7:07 pm | Mon 2:16 pm | Average visiblity |
| Saturn | Mon 12:24 pm | Mon 9:30 pm | Mon 4:57 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Mon 5:49 pm | Tue 7:16 am | Tue 12:32 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Mon 4:05 pm | Tue 3:16 am | Mon 9:41 pm | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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