Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 27, 2017 at 12:51:13 am
Sunrise Today: 5:32 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:08 pm↑ 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:13 am↑ 86° East
Moonset Today: 10:50 pm↑ 271° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 36 minutes (-1m 59s)
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
12:51 am
Altitude
-28.5°Heading
0° NPosition
NightDay length
14h 36m 48s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 59s
Winter: +5h 32m
Summer: -40m 12s
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 – 3:33 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:33 am – 4:19 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:19 am – 4:59 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:59 am – 5:32 am | |
| Daylight | 5:32 am – 8:08 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:08 pm – 8:41 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:41 pm – 9:21 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:21 pm – 10:06 pm | |
| Night | 10:06 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 27 | 5:32 am | 8:08 pm | 14:36:48 | −1:59 | 12:50 pm (66.7°) | 94.396 |
| Jul 28 | 5:33 am | 8:07 pm | 14:34:47 | −2:01 | 12:50 pm (66.5°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 5:34 am | 8:06 pm | 14:32:43 | −2:03 | 12:50 pm (66.2°) | 94.374 |
| Jul 30 | 5:35 am | 8:05 pm | 14:30:37 | −2:05 | 12:50 pm (66.0°) | 94.363 |
| Jul 31 | 5:36 am | 8:04 pm | 14:28:29 | −2:07 | 12:50 pm (65.7°) | 94.351 |
| Aug 1 | 5:37 am | 8:03 pm | 14:26:19 | −2:09 | 12:50 pm (65.5°) | 94.339 |
| Aug 2 | 5:38 am | 8:02 pm | 14:24:07 | −2:11 | 12:50 pm (65.2°) | 94.326 |
| * All times are local time for Boston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:24 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 4:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 11:28 am |
| * 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
12:51 am
Altitude
-26.3°Heading
304° NWPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
17.8%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 27 | 10:13 am | 10:50 pm | - | 4:36 pm | (49.0°) | 239,638 | 23.4% | |||
| Jul 28 | 11:17 am | 11:19 pm | - | 5:22 pm | (44.5°) | 243,215 | 33.0% | |||
| Jul 29 | 12:18 pm | 11:49 pm | - | 6:07 pm | (40.3°) | 246,338 | 43.1% | |||
 Jul 30 | 1:17 pm | - | - | 6:51 pm | (36.6°) | 248,821 | 53.2% | |||
| Jul 31 | - | 12:19 am | 2:15 pm | 7:36 pm | (33.3°) | 250,550 | 62.9% | |||
| Aug 1 | - | 12:51 am | 3:12 pm | 8:21 pm | (30.6°) | 251,483 | 72.1% | |||
| Aug 2 | - | 1:27 am | 4:07 pm | 9:08 pm | (28.7°) | 251,640 | 80.4% | |||
| * All times are local time for Boston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Thu, Jul 27, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 7:55 am | Thu 9:15 pm | Thu 2:36 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 2:34 am | Thu 5:30 pm | Thu 10:02 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 5:29 am | Thu 8:12 pm | Thu 12:51 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Thu 11:41 am | Thu 11:06 pm | Thu 5:23 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 5:08 pm | Fri 2:21 am | Thu 9:45 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 11:29 pm | Thu 12:50 pm | Thu 6:09 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 9:49 pm | Thu 9:01 am | Thu 3:25 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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