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

Moon: 47.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Nov 12, 2025 at 7:15:46 am
Sunrise Today: 6:31 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:24 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 11:51 pm 74° East
Moonset Today: 1:06 pm 289° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 53 minutes (-2m 13s)
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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:7:15 am
Altitude:6.5°
Direction:121° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 53m 2s (Nov 12, 2025)

2 minutes, 13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 11, 2025)

48 minutes, 27 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

5 hours, 24 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:54 am
Astro. Twilight4:54 am – 5:27 am
Nautical Twilight5:27 am – 6:01 am
Civil Twilight6:01 am – 6:31 am
Daylight6:31 am – 4:24 pm
Civil Twilight4:24 pm – 4:54 pm
Nautical Twilight4:54 pm – 5:28 pm
Astro. Twilight5:28 pm – 6:01 pm
Night6:01 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
NovSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Nov 126:31 am4:24 pm9:53:02−2:1311:28 am (29.8°)92.004
Nov 136:32 am4:23 pm9:50:50−2:1111:28 am (29.5°)91.984
Nov 146:34 am4:22 pm9:48:41−2:0911:28 am (29.3°)91.964
Nov 156:35 am4:21 pm9:46:33−2:0711:28 am (29.0°)91.944
Nov 166:36 am4:21 pm9:44:27−2:0511:29 am (28.8°)91.924
Nov 176:37 am4:20 pm9:42:24−2:0311:29 am (28.5°)91.904
Nov 186:39 am4:19 pm9:40:23−2:0011:29 am (28.3°)91.885
* All times are local time for Boston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Boston

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Boston - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
NovMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Nov 12-1:06 pm11:51 pm6:01 am(62.9°)239,34447.7%
Nov 13-1:28 pm-6:46 am(57.2°)242,76337.2%
Nov 1412:57 am1:47 pm-7:28 am(51.1°)245,72527.6%
Nov 152:01 am2:05 pm-8:08 am(45.1°)248,15219.1%
Nov 163:03 am2:24 pm-8:48 am(39.2°)250,03712.0%
Nov 174:06 am2:44 pm-9:29 am(33.7°)251,3926.4%
Nov 185:09 am3:06 pm-10:12 am(28.7°)252,2572.5%
* All times are local time for Boston. 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, Wed, Nov 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:59 amWed 5:01 pmWed 12:29 pmVery difficult to see
VenusWed 5:21 amWed 3:52 pmWed 10:37 amFairly good visibility
MarsWed 7:53 amWed 5:09 pmWed 12:31 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:40 pmWed 11:30 amWed 4:05 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 2:14 pmThu 1:48 amWed 8:01 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 4:49 pmWed 7:27 amWed 12:08 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 2:18 pmThu 2:12 amWed 8:15 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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