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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Boston

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Boston, in local time: the Sun rises at 5:07 AM and sets at 8:23 PM, giving about 15h 16m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · BOSTON
Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset8:23 PM
Day length15h 16m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Boston (42.36°, -71.06°), shown in local time (America/New_York).

Twilight & the golden hour for Boston

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour7:41 PM – 8:44 PM
Blue hour8:44 PM – 8:58 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°8:58 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°9:43 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark10:38 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°2:52 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°3:47 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°4:32 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°5:07 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Boston

Moonrise7:40 AM
Moonset11:10 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Boston. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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