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

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Moon: 95.3%

Waning Gibbous

Current Time: Apr 21, 2019 at 4:41:20 am


Sunrise Today: 5:54 am↑ 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:32 pm↑ 287° West


Moonrise Today: 10:11 pm↑ 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:31 am↑ 248° West


Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 38 minutes (+2m 39s)

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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:4:41 am
Altitude:-13.2°
Direction:60° NE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 38m 2s (Apr 21, 2019)

2 minutes, 39 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 20, 2019)

4 hours, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

1 hour, 38 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

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 – 4:10 am
Astro. Twilight4:10 am – 4:48 am
Nautical Twilight4:48 am – 5:24 am
Civil Twilight5:24 am – 5:54 am
Daylight5:54 am – 7:32 pm
Civil Twilight7:32 pm – 8:02 pm
Nautical Twilight8:02 pm – 8:38 pm
Astro. Twilight8:38 pm – 9:16 pm
Night9:16 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Apr 215:54 am7:32 pm13:38:02+2:3912:42 pm (59.6°)93.411
Apr 225:52 am7:33 pm13:40:41+2:3812:42 pm (59.9°)93.436
Apr 235:51 am7:34 pm13:43:19+2:3712:42 pm (60.2°)93.462
Apr 245:49 am7:35 pm13:45:56+2:3712:42 pm (60.6°)93.488
Apr 255:48 am7:36 pm13:48:32+2:3512:42 pm (60.9°)93.513
Apr 265:46 am7:37 pm13:51:07+2:3412:42 pm (61.2°)93.538
Apr 275:45 am7:39 pm13:53:41+2:3312:41 pm (61.5°)93.563
* 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 2019

March EquinoxMar 205:59 pm
June SolsticeJun 2111:54 am
September EquinoxSep 233:50 am
December SolsticeDec 2111:19 pm
* All times are local Boston time.

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Today's Moon in Boston

Percent Illuminated:95.3%
Time:4:41 am
Altitude:23.7°
Direction:216° SW
Position:Waning 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 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Boston - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 21-7:31 am10:11 pm2:20 am(32.0°)233,86495.7%
Apr 22-8:10 am11:16 pm3:13 am(28.5°)237,28790.1%
Apr 23-8:53 am-4:06 am(26.0°)240,81782.7%
Apr 2412:15 am9:41 am-4:58 am(24.9°)244,15874.0%
Apr 251:07 am10:33 am-5:50 am(24.9°)247,04964.6%
Apr 261:53 am11:28 am-6:39 am(26.0°)249,29054.8%
Apr 272:32 am12:26 pm-7:27 am(28.1°)250,74944.9%
* 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, Sun, Apr 21, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:09 amSun 5:14 pmSun 11:11 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 4:54 amSun 4:53 pmSun 10:53 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 8:00 amSun 11:13 pmSun 3:36 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 11:49 pmSun 8:55 amSun 4:22 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 1:37 amSun 10:54 amSun 6:15 amPerfect visibility
UranusSun 6:01 amSun 7:34 pmSun 12:48 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSun 4:22 amSun 3:44 pmSun 10:03 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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