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

Moon: 45.0%
First Quarter
Current Time: May 14, 2024 at 6:54:33 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:23 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:58 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:07 am 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:36 am 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 35 minutes (+2m 4s)
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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:6:54 pm
Altitude:10.2°
Direction:286° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 35m 12s (May 14, 2024)

2 minutes, 4 seconds longer than yesterday (May 13, 2024)

5 hours, 30 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

41 minutes, 52 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:25 am
Astro. Twilight3:25 am – 4:11 am
Nautical Twilight4:11 am – 4:51 am
Civil Twilight4:51 am – 5:23 am
Daylight5:23 am – 7:58 pm
Civil Twilight7:58 pm – 8:30 pm
Nautical Twilight8:30 pm – 9:11 pm
Astro. Twilight9:11 pm – 9:56 pm
Night9:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
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
May 205:17 am8:04 pm14:46:50+1:5012:40 pm (67.8°)94.071
* 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 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%
May 20-3:37 am5:22 pm10:44 pm(33.3°)247,96694.0%
* 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, Tue, May 14, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:30 amWed 5:39 pmWed 11:04 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 5:12 amTue 7:25 pmTue 12:18 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:38 amWed 4:08 pmWed 9:53 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 5:38 amTue 8:08 pmTue 12:53 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:48 amWed 2:05 pmWed 8:27 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:19 amWed 7:44 pmWed 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:11 amWed 3:05 pmWed 9:08 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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