Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Boston, MA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 23, 2018 at 9:57:19 am
Sunrise Today: 5:27 am↑ 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:12 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:59 pm↑ 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:09 am↑ 246° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 45 minutes (-1m 49s)
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
9:57 am
Altitude
47.3°Heading
108° EPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 45m
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 49s
Winter: +5h 40m
Summer: -32m 2s
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 – 3:26 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:26 am – 4:13 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:13 am – 4:55 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:55 am – 5:27 am | |
| Daylight | 5:27 am – 8:12 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:12 pm – 8:45 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:45 pm – 9:26 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:26 pm – 10:13 pm | |
| Night | 10:13 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 23 | 5:27 am | 8:12 pm | 14:45:00 | −1:49 | 12:50 pm (67.6°) | 94.431 |
| Jul 24 | 5:28 am | 8:12 pm | 14:43:08 | −1:51 | 12:50 pm (67.4°) | 94.423 |
| Jul 25 | 5:29 am | 8:11 pm | 14:41:13 | −1:54 | 12:50 pm (67.2°) | 94.414 |
| Jul 26 | 5:30 am | 8:10 pm | 14:39:17 | −1:56 | 12:50 pm (67.0°) | 94.405 |
| Jul 27 | 5:31 am | 8:09 pm | 14:37:18 | −1:58 | 12:50 pm (66.8°) | 94.395 |
| Jul 28 | 5:32 am | 8:08 pm | 14:35:17 | −2:01 | 12:50 pm (66.5°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 5:33 am | 8:06 pm | 14:33:13 | −2:03 | 12:50 pm (66.3°) | 94.375 |
| * 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
9:57 am
Altitude
-65.8°Heading
14° NPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
84.3%
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 23 | - | 2:09 am | 4:59 pm | 9:55 pm | (27.6°) | 250,177 | 87.7% | |||
| Jul 24 | - | 2:48 am | 5:53 pm | 10:43 pm | (26.4°) | 251,428 | 93.4% | |||
| Jul 25 | - | 3:32 am | 6:43 pm | 11:31 pm | (26.2°) | 252,161 | 97.4% | |||
| Jul 26 | - | 4:20 am | 7:29 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Jul 27 | - | 5:12 am | 8:10 pm | 12:19 am | (26.9°) | 252,415 | 99.6% | |||
| Jul 28 | - | 6:07 am | 8:46 pm | 1:07 am | (28.6°) | 252,219 | 99.9% | |||
| Jul 29 | - | 7:05 am | 9:18 pm | 1:53 am | (31.2°) | 251,588 | 98.2% | |||
| * 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, Jul 23, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:33 am | Mon 8:59 pm | Mon 2:16 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 9:17 am | Mon 10:10 pm | Mon 3:44 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 8:51 pm | Tue 5:33 am | Tue 1:12 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 2:17 pm | Tue 12:29 am | Mon 7:23 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 6:20 pm | Tue 3:28 am | Mon 10:54 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 11:55 pm | Mon 1:27 pm | Mon 6:41 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Mon 10:08 pm | Tue 9:25 am | Tue 3:46 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Boston. | ||||
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