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Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

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Moon: 63.7%
Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Apr 2, 2020 at 1:06:21 pm


Sunrise Today: 6:24 am↑ 82° East
Sunset Today: 7:11 pm↑ 278° West


Moonrise Today: 12:36 pm↑ 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:14 am↑ 302° Northwest


Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 48 minutes (+2m 50s)

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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:1:06 pm
Altitude:52.7°
Direction:188° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 47m 39s (Apr 2, 2020)

2 minutes, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 1, 2020)

3 hours, 43 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2019)

2 hours, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2019)

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 below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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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

Night12:00 am – 4:47 am
Astro. Twilight4:47 am – 5:22 am
Nautical Twilight5:22 am – 5:55 am
Civil Twilight5:55 am – 6:24 am
Daylight6:24 am – 7:11 pm
Civil Twilight7:11 pm – 7:40 pm
Nautical Twilight7:40 pm – 8:14 pm
Astro. Twilight8:14 pm – 8:49 pm
Night8:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Apr 26:24 am7:11 pm12:47:39+2:5012:47 pm (52.9°)92.933
Apr 36:22 am7:12 pm12:50:29+2:5012:47 pm (53.3°)92.959
Apr 46:20 am7:14 pm12:53:19+2:4912:47 pm (53.7°)92.985
Apr 56:19 am7:15 pm12:56:09+2:4912:46 pm (54.1°)93.012
Apr 66:17 am7:16 pm12:58:57+2:4812:46 pm (54.5°)93.038
Apr 76:15 am7:17 pm13:01:46+2:4812:46 pm (54.8°)93.065
Apr 86:14 am7:18 pm13:04:34+2:4712:45 pm (55.2°)93.091
* 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.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2020

March EquinoxMar 1911:50 pm
June SolsticeJun 205:44 pm
September EquinoxSep 229:31 am
December SolsticeDec 215:02 am
* All times are local Boston time.

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Today's Moon in Boston

Percent Illuminated:63.7%
Time:1:06 pm
Altitude:4.0°
Direction:64° NE
Position:Waxing Gibbous

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

Year 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Boston - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 2-3:14 am12:36 pm8:22 pm(69.2°)232,81466.9%
Apr 3-4:01 am1:45 pm9:19 pm(66.1°)229,08577.4%
Apr 4-4:42 am2:59 pm10:15 pm(61.6°)225,81586.7%
Apr 5-5:18 am4:16 pm11:10 pm(56.1°)223,35093.9%
Apr 6-5:51 am5:34 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Apr 7-6:21 am6:53 pm12:04 am(49.9°)221,98398.4%
Apr 8-6:52 am8:11 pm12:58 am(43.4°)221,89899.8%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Boston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Apr 2, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:38 amThu 4:53 pmThu 11:15 amDifficult to see
VenusThu 8:05 amThu 11:20 pmThu 3:42 pmGreat visibility
MarsFri 3:32 amFri 12:58 pmFri 8:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 3:01 amFri 12:21 pmFri 7:41 amFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 3:22 amFri 12:52 pmFri 8:07 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 7:20 amThu 9:00 pmThu 2:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 5:37 amThu 5:04 pmThu 11:20 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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