Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 23, 2018 at 2:49:20 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:50 am↑ 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:34 pm↑ 288° West
Moonrise Today: 12:39 pm↑ 67° East
Moonset Today: 2:27 am↑ 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 43 minutes (+2m 37s)
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
2:49 pm
Altitude
49.6°Heading
232° SWPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 43m 57s
Change since
Yesterday: +2m 37s
Winter: +4h 39m
Summer: -1h 33m
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 – 4:05 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:05 am – 4:44 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:44 am – 5:21 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:21 am – 5:50 am | |
| Daylight | 5:50 am – 7:34 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:34 pm – 8:04 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:04 pm – 8:41 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:41 pm – 9:20 pm | |
| Night | 9:20 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| 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 |
| Apr 29 | 5:42 am | 7:41 pm | 13:59:21 | +2:31 | 12:41 pm (62.2°) | 93.614 |
| * 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
2:49 pm
Altitude
21.6°Heading
88° EPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
60.0%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 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. | ||||||
 Apr 29 | - | 5:51 am | 7:21 pm | 12:08 am | (40.6°) | 240,048 | 99.0% | |||
| * 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, Mon, Apr 23, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 5:02 am | Mon 5:15 pm | Mon 11:08 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 7:00 am | Mon 9:46 pm | Mon 2:23 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Tue 1:30 am | Tue 10:35 am | Tue 6:03 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 8:48 pm | Tue 6:47 am | Tue 1:47 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 12:38 am | Tue 9:49 am | Tue 5:14 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 5:44 am | Mon 7:06 pm | Mon 12:25 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Mon 4:08 am | Mon 3:24 pm | Mon 9:46 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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