Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
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
4:43 am
Altitude
-12.4°Heading
60° NEPosition
Astronomical TwilightDay length
13h 41m 19s
Change since
Yesterday: +2m 38s
Winter: +4h 36m
Summer: -1h 35m
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 – 4:46 am | |
Nautical Twilight | 4:46 am – 5:22 am | |
Civil Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:52 am | |
Daylight | 5:52 am – 7:33 pm | |
Civil Twilight | 7:33 pm – 8:03 pm | |
Nautical Twilight | 8:03 pm – 8:39 pm | |
Astro. Twilight | 8:39 pm – 9:18 pm | |
Night | 9:18 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 22 | 5:52 am | 7:33 pm | 13:41:19 | +2:38 | 12:42 pm (60.0°) | 93.445 |
Apr 23 | 5:50 am | 7:34 pm | 13:43:57 | +2:37 | 12:42 pm (60.3°) | 93.470 |
Apr 24 | 5:49 am | 7:35 pm | 13:46:34 | +2:36 | 12:42 pm (60.7°) | 93.494 |
Apr 25 | 5:47 am | 7:37 pm | 13:49:09 | +2:35 | 12:42 pm (61.0°) | 93.518 |
Apr 26 | 5:46 am | 7:38 pm | 13:51:44 | +2:34 | 12:41 pm (61.3°) | 93.542 |
Apr 27 | 5:45 am | 7:39 pm | 13:54:17 | +2:33 | 12:41 pm (61.6°) | 93.566 |
Apr 28 | 5:43 am | 7:40 pm | 13:56:50 | +2:32 | 12:41 pm (61.9°) | 93.590 |
* 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
4:43 am
Altitude
-24.2°Heading
333° NWPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
43.9%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
- | 1:38 am | 11:31 am | 7:02 pm | (66.0°) | 230,195 | 50.7% | ||||
Apr 23 | - | 2:27 am | 12:39 pm | 7:58 pm | (63.2°) | 231,227 | 62.4% | |||
Apr 24 | - | 3:10 am | 1:48 pm | 8:52 pm | (59.5°) | 232,523 | 73.3% | |||
Apr 25 | - | 3:47 am | 2:56 pm | 9:43 pm | (55.1°) | 234,062 | 82.8% | |||
Apr 26 | - | 4:20 am | 4:04 pm | 10:32 pm | (50.3°) | 235,839 | 90.4% | |||
Apr 27 | - | 4:51 am | 5:11 pm | 11:20 pm | (45.4°) | 237,846 | 95.9% | |||
Apr 28 | - | 5:21 am | 6:16 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
* 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, Sun, Apr 22, 2018 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 5:04 am | Sun 5:16 pm | Sun 11:10 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 7:00 am | Sun 9:44 pm | Sun 2:22 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Sun 1:34 am | Sun 10:38 am | Sun 6:06 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 8:57 pm | Sun 6:55 am | Sun 1:56 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sun 12:46 am | Sun 9:57 am | Sun 5:22 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Sun 5:47 am | Sun 7:10 pm | Sun 12:29 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 4:12 am | Sun 3:28 pm | Sun 9:50 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Boston. |
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