Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 20, 2017 at 4:14:33 am
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am↑ 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:37 pm↑ 287° West
Moonrise Today: 4:29 am↑ 67° East
Moonset Today: 7:00 pm↑ 290° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 40 minutes (-2m 36s)
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
4:14 am
Altitude
-17.6°Heading
54° NEPosition
Astronomical TwilightDay length
13h 40m 19s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 36s
Winter: +4h 35m
Summer: -1h 36m
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 – 4:12 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:12 am – 4:50 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:50 am – 5:27 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:27 am – 5:56 am | |
| Daylight | 5:56 am – 7:37 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:37 pm – 8:07 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:07 pm – 8:43 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:43 pm – 9:21 pm | |
| Night | 9:21 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 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 |
| Aug 24 | 6:01 am | 7:30 pm | 13:29:46 | −2:39 | 12:46 pm (58.5°) | 93.970 |
| Aug 25 | 6:02 am | 7:29 pm | 13:27:05 | −2:40 | 12:46 pm (58.2°) | 93.950 |
| Aug 26 | 6:03 am | 7:27 pm | 13:24:25 | −2:40 | 12:45 pm (57.8°) | 93.929 |
| * 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
4:14 am
Altitude
-2.5°Heading
65° NEPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
2.7%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Aug 24 | 9:00 am | 9:18 pm | - | 3:13 pm | (46.5°) | 240,076 | 10.8% | |||
| Aug 25 | 10:03 am | 9:48 pm | - | 3:59 pm | (42.2°) | 243,318 | 18.3% | |||
| Aug 26 | 11:04 am | 10:18 pm | - | 4:45 pm | (38.1°) | 246,237 | 27.0% | |||
| * 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, Sun, Aug 20, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 7:07 am | Sun 7:38 pm | Sun 1:22 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 3:02 am | Sun 5:53 pm | Sun 10:28 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 5:15 am | Sun 7:21 pm | Sun 12:18 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sun 10:25 am | Sun 9:39 pm | Sun 4:02 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 3:31 pm | Mon 12:44 am | Sun 8:08 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 9:54 pm | Sun 11:15 am | Sun 4:35 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 8:14 pm | Sun 7:23 am | Sun 1:49 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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