Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Sep 23, 2017 at 10:51:03 am
Sunrise Today: 6:32 am↑ 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:39 pm↑ 270° West
Moonrise Today: 9:51 am↑ 104° East
Moonset Today: 8:48 pm↑ 254° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-2m 50s)
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
10:51 am
Altitude
41.2°Heading
144° SEPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 6m 22s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 50s
Winter: +3h 1m
Summer: -3h 10m
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 – 4:58 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:58 am – 5:32 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:32 am – 6:04 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:04 am – 6:32 am | |
| Daylight | 6:32 am – 6:39 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:39 pm – 7:07 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:07 pm – 7:40 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:40 pm – 8:13 pm | |
| Night | 8:13 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 23 | 6:32 am | 6:39 pm | 12:06:22 | −2:50 | 12:36 pm (47.3°) | 93.264 |
| Sep 24 | 6:33 am | 6:37 pm | 12:03:32 | −2:50 | 12:36 pm (46.9°) | 93.237 |
| Sep 25 | 6:35 am | 6:35 pm | 12:00:41 | −2:50 | 12:35 pm (46.5°) | 93.210 |
| Sep 26 | 6:36 am | 6:33 pm | 11:57:51 | −2:50 | 12:35 pm (46.2°) | 93.184 |
| Sep 27 | 6:37 am | 6:32 pm | 11:55:01 | −2:50 | 12:35 pm (45.8°) | 93.157 |
| Sep 28 | 6:38 am | 6:30 pm | 11:52:11 | −2:50 | 12:34 pm (45.4°) | 93.130 |
| Sep 29 | 6:39 am | 6:28 pm | 11:49:21 | −2:50 | 12:34 pm (45.0°) | 93.103 |
| * 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
10:51 am
Altitude
9.3°Heading
114° SEPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
12.1%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 23 | 9:51 am | 8:48 pm | - | 3:22 pm | (35.9°) | 246,927 | 13.3% | |||
| Sep 24 | 10:50 am | 9:21 pm | - | 4:08 pm | (32.7°) | 249,001 | 20.9% | |||
| Sep 25 | 11:47 am | 9:58 pm | - | 4:54 pm | (30.1°) | 250,470 | 29.4% | |||
| Sep 26 | 12:42 pm | 10:38 pm | - | 5:41 pm | (28.4°) | 251,192 | 38.7% | |||
 Sep 27 | 1:34 pm | 11:22 pm | - | 6:29 pm | (27.5°) | 251,078 | 48.4% | |||
| Sep 28 | 2:23 pm | - | - | 7:17 pm | (27.5°) | 250,107 | 58.2% | |||
| Sep 29 | - | 12:12 am | 3:08 pm | 8:05 pm | (28.5°) | 248,331 | 67.7% | |||
| * 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, Sat, Sep 23, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 5:26 am | Sat 6:20 pm | Sat 11:53 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 4:15 am | Sat 5:43 pm | Sat 11:00 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 4:53 am | Sat 6:00 pm | Sat 11:27 am | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sat 8:44 am | Sat 7:41 pm | Sat 2:12 pm | Average visiblity |
| Saturn | Sat 1:21 pm | Sat 10:33 pm | Sat 5:57 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Sat 7:35 pm | Sun 8:53 am | Sun 2:14 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 5:54 pm | Sun 5:01 am | Sat 11:27 pm | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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