| Current Time: | Feb 18, 2026 at 2:12:45 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:36 am↑ 105° East |
| Sunset Today: | 5:20 pm↑ 255° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 7:09 am↑ 99° East |
| Moonset Today: | 6:51 pm↑ 265° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 44 minutes (+2m 42s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:02 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:02 am – 5:34 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:34 am – 6:07 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:07 am – 6:36 am |
| Daylight | 6:36 am – 5:20 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 5:20 pm – 5:49 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:49 pm – 6:21 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:21 pm – 6:54 pm |
| Night | 6:54 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Boston
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Feb 18 | 7:09 am | 6:51 pm | - | 12:54 pm | (41.8°) | 236,100 | 1.8% | |||
| Feb 19 | 7:30 am | 8:03 pm | - | 1:40 pm | (48.5°) | 234,150 | 6.0% | |||
| Feb 20 | 7:51 am | 9:16 pm | - | 2:26 pm | (55.3°) | 232,589 | 12.7% | |||
| Feb 21 | 8:14 am | 10:31 pm | - | 3:15 pm | (61.7°) | 231,424 | 21.4% | |||
| Feb 22 | 8:41 am | 11:48 pm | - | 4:07 pm | (67.4°) | 230,622 | 31.8% | |||
| Feb 23 | 9:14 am | - | - | 5:04 pm | (72.0°) | 230,151 | 43.3% | |||
 Feb 24 | - | 1:06 am | 9:56 am | 6:04 pm | (74.9°) | 229,991 | 55.2% | |||
| * All times are local time for Boston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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