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

Moon: 35.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 13, 2024 at 7:42:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:24 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:59 am 56° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:02 am 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 33 minutes (+2m 6s)
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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:7:42 pm
Altitude:1.9°
Direction:294° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 33m 7s (May 13, 2024)

2 minutes, 6 seconds longer than yesterday (May 12, 2024)

5 hours, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

43 minutes, 56 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:27 am
Astro. Twilight3:27 am – 4:12 am
Nautical Twilight4:12 am – 4:52 am
Civil Twilight4:52 am – 5:24 am
Daylight5:24 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:29 pm
Nautical Twilight8:29 pm – 9:09 pm
Astro. Twilight9:09 pm – 9:55 pm
Night9:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 135:24 am7:57 pm14:33:07+2:0612:40 pm (66.3°)93.939
May 145:23 am7:58 pm14:35:12+2:0412:40 pm (66.5°)93.959
May 155:22 am7:59 pm14:37:14+2:0212:40 pm (66.7°)93.978
May 165:21 am8:00 pm14:39:14+2:0012:40 pm (67.0°)93.997
May 175:20 am8:01 pm14:41:12+1:5712:40 pm (67.2°)94.016
May 185:19 am8:02 pm14:43:07+1:5512:40 pm (67.4°)94.035
May 195:18 am8:03 pm14:45:00+1:5212:40 pm (67.6°)94.053
* 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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Today's Moon in Boston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Boston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 13-1:02 am9:59 am5:53 pm(70.8°)245,77434.9%
May 14-1:36 am11:07 am6:41 pm(66.7°)248,34444.9%
May 15-2:02 am12:12 pm7:24 pm(61.7°)250,17654.8%
May 16-2:24 am1:15 pm8:05 pm(56.3°)251,19964.3%
May 17-2:43 am2:16 pm8:44 pm(50.6°)251,41073.3%
May 18-3:01 am3:17 pm9:23 pm(44.7°)250,86781.4%
May 19-3:19 am4:19 pm10:03 pm(38.9°)249,67388.4%
* 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, Mon, May 13, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:31 amTue 5:37 pmTue 11:03 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 5:12 amTue 7:25 pmTue 12:18 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:40 amTue 4:08 pmTue 9:54 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:41 amMon 8:11 pmMon 12:56 pmVery difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:52 amTue 2:09 pmTue 8:30 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 5:23 amTue 7:48 pmTue 12:36 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneTue 3:15 amTue 3:09 pmTue 9:12 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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