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

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Moon: 95.3%

Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Mar 19, 2019 at 3:13:55 am


Sunrise Today: 6:49 am↑ 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:55 pm↑ 270° West


Moonrise Today: 5:18 pm↑ 76° East
Moonset Today: 6:17 am↑ 287° West


Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+2m 52s)

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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:3:13 am
Altitude:-37.6°
Direction:47° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 21s (Mar 19, 2019)

2 minutes, 52 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2019)

3 hours longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

3 hours, 11 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 – 5:15 am
Astro. Twilight5:15 am – 5:49 am
Nautical Twilight5:49 am – 6:21 am
Civil Twilight6:21 am – 6:49 am
Daylight6:49 am – 6:55 pm
Civil Twilight6:55 pm – 7:23 pm
Nautical Twilight7:23 pm – 7:55 pm
Astro. Twilight7:55 pm – 8:29 pm
Night8:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Mar 196:49 am6:55 pm12:05:21+2:5212:52 pm (47.2°)92.541
Mar 206:47 am6:56 pm12:08:14+2:5212:51 pm (47.6°)92.567
Mar 216:46 am6:57 pm12:11:07+2:5212:51 pm (48.0°)92.593
Mar 226:44 am6:58 pm12:13:59+2:5212:51 pm (48.4°)92.619
Mar 236:42 am6:59 pm12:16:52+2:5212:50 pm (48.8°)92.646
Mar 246:41 am7:00 pm12:19:44+2:5212:50 pm (49.1°)92.672
Mar 256:39 am7:01 pm12:22:37+2:5212:50 pm (49.5°)92.699
* 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.

March Equinox (Vernal Equinox) is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 5:58 pm in Boston.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?

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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:3:13 am
Altitude:31.9°
Direction:257° W
Position:Waxing 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
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-6:17 am5:18 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 20-6:53 am6:35 pm12:11 am(56.0°)223,37598.7%
Mar 21-7:26 am7:50 pm1:06 am(50.4°)224,37699.8%
Mar 22-7:57 am9:04 pm1:59 am(44.6°)226,50497.8%
Mar 23-8:29 am10:15 pm2:51 am(39.2°)229,55693.0%
Mar 24-9:02 am11:24 pm3:43 am(34.3°)233,23185.9%
Mar 25-9:38 am-4:34 am(30.3°)237,18477.3%
* 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, Tue, Mar 19, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:18 amTue 6:10 pmTue 12:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 5:24 amTue 3:40 pmTue 10:32 amGood visibility
MarsTue 8:58 amTue 11:32 pmTue 4:15 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 1:56 amTue 11:03 amTue 6:29 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 3:41 amTue 12:57 pmTue 8:19 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 8:07 amTue 9:34 pmTue 2:50 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:29 amTue 5:48 pmTue 12:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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