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

Moon: 75.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 25, 2023 at 12:19:11 am
Sunrise Today: 6:34 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:36 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 5:00 pm 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:18 am 236° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 2 minutes (-2m 50s)
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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:12:19 am
Altitude:-48.2°
Direction:354° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 1m 58s (Sep 25, 2023)

2 minutes, 50 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 24, 2023)

2 hours, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

3 hours, 15 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:00 am
Astro. Twilight5:00 am – 5:33 am
Nautical Twilight5:33 am – 6:06 am
Civil Twilight6:06 am – 6:34 am
Daylight6:34 am – 6:36 pm
Civil Twilight6:36 pm – 7:04 pm
Nautical Twilight7:04 pm – 7:37 pm
Astro. Twilight7:37 pm – 8:10 pm
Night8:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 256:34 am6:36 pm12:01:58−2:5012:35 pm (46.7°)93.227
Sep 266:35 am6:34 pm11:59:08−2:5012:35 pm (46.3°)93.200
Sep 276:36 am6:33 pm11:56:18−2:5012:35 pm (45.9°)93.173
Sep 286:37 am6:31 pm11:53:28−2:5012:34 pm (45.6°)93.147
Sep 296:38 am6:29 pm11:50:38−2:4912:34 pm (45.2°)93.120
Sep 306:39 am6:27 pm11:47:48−2:4912:34 pm (44.8°)93.093
Oct 16:41 am6:26 pm11:44:58−2:4912:33 pm (44.4°)93.067
* 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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Today's Moon in Boston

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Boston - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 25-1:18 am5:00 pm9:45 pm(26.1°)225,56584.2%
Sep 26-2:40 am5:32 pm10:41 pm(31.9°)224,08992.2%
Sep 27-4:02 am6:00 pm11:35 pm(38.8°)223,64597.6%
Sep 28-5:22 am6:24 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 29-6:41 am6:47 pm12:26 am(46.1°)224,34699.9%
Sep 30-7:59 am7:11 pm1:16 am(53.5°)226,17399.1%
Oct 1-9:17 am7:37 pm2:06 am(60.3°)228,96795.3%
* 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, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:04 amMon 6:03 pmMon 11:34 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 3:07 amMon 4:36 pmMon 9:51 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 8:00 amMon 7:14 pmMon 1:37 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterSun 8:21 pmMon 10:18 amMon 3:20 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 5:27 pmTue 3:58 amMon 10:43 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSun 8:38 pmMon 11:02 amMon 3:50 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 6:20 pmTue 6:05 amTue 12:13 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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