Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 20, 2018 at 2:55:13 am
Sunrise Today: 7:02 am↑ 103° East
Sunset Today: 5:54 pm↑ 256° West
Moonrise Today: 4:23 pm↑ 104° East
Moonset Today: 2:35 am↑ 253° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 51 minutes (-2m 42s)
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
2:55 am
Altitude
-44.8°Heading
56° NEPosition
NightDay length
10h 51m 28s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 42s
Winter: +1h 46m
Summer: -4h 25m
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 – 5:29 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:29 am – 6:01 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:01 am – 6:34 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:34 am – 7:02 am | |
| Daylight | 7:02 am – 5:54 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:54 pm – 6:22 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:22 pm – 6:55 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:55 pm – 7:28 pm | |
| Night | 7:28 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 20 | 7:02 am | 5:54 pm | 10:51:28 | −2:42 | 12:28 pm (37.2°) | 92.554 |
| Oct 21 | 7:04 am | 5:52 pm | 10:48:46 | −2:42 | 12:28 pm (36.8°) | 92.528 |
| 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 |
| * 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
2:55 am
Altitude
-4.2°Heading
257° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
81.2%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Oct 20 | - | 2:35 am | 4:23 pm | 9:56 pm | (37.9°) | 247,368 | 86.8% | |||
| Oct 21 | - | 3:35 am | 4:51 pm | 10:40 pm | (42.3°) | 245,009 | 92.8% | |||
| 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% | |||
| * 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, Sat, Oct 20, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 8:45 am | Sat 6:33 pm | Sat 1:39 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 8:11 am | Sat 5:38 pm | Sat 12:54 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sat 3:10 pm | Sun 12:50 am | Sat 8:00 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 9:31 am | Sat 7:14 pm | Sat 2:22 pm | Average visiblity |
| Saturn | Sat 12:32 pm | Sat 9:37 pm | Sat 5:04 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Fri 6:01 pm | Sat 7:28 am | Sat 12:44 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 4:13 pm | Sun 3:24 am | Sat 9:49 pm | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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