Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 17, 2017 at 5:55:19 am
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am↑ 71° East
Sunset Today: 7:41 pm↑ 289° West
Moonrise Today: 1:22 am↑ 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:22 pm↑ 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 48 minutes (-2m 33s)
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
5:55 am
Altitude
-0.0°Heading
71° EPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 48m 5s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 33s
Winter: +4h 43m
Summer: -1h 28m
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 – 4:07 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:07 am – 4:47 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:47 am – 5:23 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:23 am – 5:53 am | |
| Daylight | 5:53 am – 7:41 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:41 pm – 8:11 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:11 pm – 8:48 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:48 pm – 9:27 pm | |
| Night | 9:27 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 17 | 5:53 am | 7:41 pm | 13:48:05 | −2:33 | 12:48 pm (60.8°) | 94.102 |
| Aug 18 | 5:54 am | 7:40 pm | 13:45:30 | −2:34 | 12:47 pm (60.5°) | 94.085 |
| Aug 19 | 5:55 am | 7:38 pm | 13:42:55 | −2:35 | 12:47 pm (60.2°) | 94.067 |
| Aug 20 | 5:56 am | 7:37 pm | 13:40:19 | −2:36 | 12:47 pm (59.9°) | 94.049 |
| Aug 21 | 5:58 am | 7:35 pm | 13:37:42 | −2:37 | 12:47 pm (59.5°) | 94.030 |
| Aug 22 | 5:59 am | 7:34 pm | 13:35:04 | −2:37 | 12:46 pm (59.2°) | 94.010 |
| Aug 23 | 6:00 am | 7:32 pm | 13:32:25 | −2:38 | 12:46 pm (58.9°) | 93.991 |
| * 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
5:55 am
Altitude
46.7°Heading
110° SEPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
24.0%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 17 | 1:22 am | 4:22 pm | - | 8:51 am | (66.3°) | 227,828 | 22.8% | |||
| Aug 18 | 2:19 am | 5:21 pm | - | 9:51 am | (66.6°) | 227,497 | 13.4% | |||
| Aug 19 | 3:21 am | 6:14 pm | - | 10:50 am | (65.5°) | 227,895 | 6.2% | |||
| Aug 20 | 4:29 am | 7:00 pm | - | 11:48 am | (63.1°) | 229,087 | 1.7% | |||
 Aug 21 | 5:38 am | 7:40 pm | - | 12:44 pm | (59.7°) | 231,054 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 6:47 am | 8:16 pm | - | 1:36 pm | (55.6°) | 233,682 | 1.2% | |||
| Aug 23 | 7:54 am | 8:48 pm | - | 2:26 pm | (51.1°) | 236,774 | 4.9% | |||
| * 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, Aug 17, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 7:26 am | Thu 7:54 pm | Thu 1:40 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 2:57 am | Thu 5:51 pm | Thu 10:24 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 5:16 am | Thu 7:28 pm | Thu 12:22 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 10:34 am | Thu 9:50 pm | Thu 4:12 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 3:43 pm | Fri 12:56 am | Thu 8:20 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 10:06 pm | Thu 11:27 am | Thu 4:47 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 8:26 pm | Thu 7:36 am | Thu 2:01 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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