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

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Moon: 98.2%

Waning Gibbous

Current Time: May 19, 2019 at 10:47:41 pm


Sunrise Today: 5:19 am↑ 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:02 pm↑ 298° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 8:59 pm↑ 117° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:03 am↑ 246° West


Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 43 minutes (+1m 54s)

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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:10:47 pm
Altitude:-22.5°
Direction:331° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 43m 30s (May 19, 2019)

1 minute, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (May 18, 2019)

5 hours, 38 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

33 minutes, 32 seconds 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 – 3:18 am
Astro. Twilight3:18 am – 4:05 am
Nautical Twilight4:05 am – 4:46 am
Civil Twilight4:46 am – 5:19 am
Daylight5:19 am – 8:02 pm
Civil Twilight8:02 pm – 8:35 pm
Nautical Twilight8:35 pm – 9:16 pm
Astro. Twilight9:16 pm – 10:03 pm
Night10:03 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
May 195:19 am8:02 pm14:43:30+1:5412:40 pm (67.5°)94.042
May 205:18 am8:03 pm14:45:22+1:5212:40 pm (67.7°)94.061
May 215:17 am8:04 pm14:47:12+1:4912:40 pm (67.9°)94.079
May 225:16 am8:05 pm14:48:59+1:4712:40 pm (68.1°)94.098
May 235:15 am8:06 pm14:50:43+1:4412:40 pm (68.3°)94.116
May 245:15 am8:07 pm14:52:25+1:4112:41 pm (68.4°)94.134
May 255:14 am8:08 pm14:54:03+1:3812:41 pm (68.6°)94.151
* 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:98.2%
Time:10:47 pm
Altitude:14.6°
Direction:136° SE
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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 19-6:03 am8:59 pm1:00 am(29.9°)236,18399.8%
May 20-6:44 am10:01 pm1:53 am(26.9°)238,96897.8%
May 21-7:30 am10:58 pm2:47 am(25.1°)241,90093.6%
May 22-8:21 am11:48 pm3:39 am(24.5°)244,75187.5%
May 23-9:16 am-4:30 am(25.2°)247,28579.9%
May 2412:30 am10:13 am-5:20 am(26.9°)249,29171.3%
May 251:07 am11:12 am-6:07 am(29.5°)250,60462.0%
* 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, May 19, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:14 amMon 7:59 pmMon 12:36 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusMon 4:22 amMon 5:59 pmMon 11:10 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 7:24 amSun 10:47 pmSun 3:05 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 9:41 pmTue 6:48 amTue 2:14 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 11:42 pmMon 8:58 amMon 4:20 amPerfect visibility
UranusMon 4:11 amMon 5:48 pmMon 11:00 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 2:29 amMon 1:53 pmMon 8:11 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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