Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayNear New Moon (Waxing Crescent)
Current Time: May 25, 2017 at 6:13:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:14 am↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:08 pm↑ 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:24 am↑ 70° East
Moonset Today: 7:57 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 54 minutes (+1m 37s)
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
6:13 pm
Altitude
19.0°Heading
282° WPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 54m 49s
Change since
Yesterday: +1m 37s
Winter: +5h 50m
Summer: -22m 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 – 3:09 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:09 am – 3:58 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 3:58 am – 4:40 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:40 am – 5:14 am | |
| Daylight | 5:14 am – 8:08 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:08 pm – 8:42 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:42 pm – 9:24 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:24 pm – 10:14 pm | |
| Night | 10:14 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 25 | 5:14 am | 8:08 pm | 14:54:49 | +1:37 | 12:41 pm (68.7°) | 94.163 |
| May 26 | 5:13 am | 8:09 pm | 14:56:24 | +1:34 | 12:41 pm (68.9°) | 94.179 |
| May 27 | 5:12 am | 8:10 pm | 14:57:55 | +1:31 | 12:41 pm (69.1°) | 94.195 |
| May 28 | 5:12 am | 8:11 pm | 14:59:23 | +1:28 | 12:41 pm (69.2°) | 94.210 |
| May 29 | 5:11 am | 8:12 pm | 15:00:49 | +1:25 | 12:41 pm (69.4°) | 94.225 |
| May 30 | 5:10 am | 8:13 pm | 15:02:11 | +1:22 | 12:41 pm (69.5°) | 94.240 |
| May 31 | 5:10 am | 8:13 pm | 15:03:29 | +1:18 | 12:41 pm (69.7°) | 94.254 |
| * 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
6:13 pm
Altitude
16.8°Heading
276° WPosition
Near New Moon (Waxing Crescent)Percent illuminated
0.2%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 May 25 | 5:24 am | 7:57 pm | - | 12:37 pm | (63.0°) | 222,039 | 0.2% | |||
| May 26 | 6:14 am | 9:08 pm | - | 1:39 pm | (65.5°) | 222,238 | 1.5% | |||
| May 27 | 7:09 am | 10:13 pm | - | 2:41 pm | (66.6°) | 223,709 | 6.0% | |||
| May 28 | 8:11 am | 11:10 pm | - | 3:42 pm | (66.1°) | 226,256 | 13.2% | |||
| May 29 | 9:17 am | 11:59 pm | - | 4:41 pm | (64.3°) | 229,575 | 22.4% | |||
| May 30 | 10:24 am | - | - | 5:36 pm | (61.5°) | 233,316 | 32.9% | |||
| May 31 | - | 12:40 am | 11:30 am | 6:27 pm | (57.9°) | 237,148 | 43.8% | |||
| * 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, May 25, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 4:18 am | Fri 5:58 pm | Fri 11:07 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 3:18 am | Fri 4:08 pm | Fri 9:43 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 6:21 am | Thu 9:40 pm | Thu 2:01 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 3:33 pm | Fri 3:08 am | Thu 9:21 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 9:34 pm | Fri 6:46 am | Fri 2:10 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 3:28 am | Fri 4:45 pm | Fri 10:06 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Fri 1:54 am | Fri 1:06 pm | Fri 7:30 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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