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

Moon: 6.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 29, 2025 at 2:12:00 am
Sunrise Today: 5:11 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:12 pm 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:09 am 51° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:30 pm 307° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 1 minute (+1m 25s)
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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:2:12 am
Altitude:-22.7°
Direction:23° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 15h 56s (May 29, 2025)

1 minute, 25 seconds longer than yesterday (May 28, 2025)

5 hours, 56 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

16 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:04 am
Astro. Twilight3:04 am – 3:54 am
Nautical Twilight3:54 am – 4:37 am
Civil Twilight4:37 am – 5:11 am
Daylight5:11 am – 8:12 pm
Civil Twilight8:12 pm – 8:46 pm
Nautical Twilight8:46 pm – 9:29 pm
Astro. Twilight9:29 pm – 10:20 pm
Night10:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 295:11 am8:12 pm15:00:56+1:2512:41 pm (69.4°)94.221
May 305:10 am8:13 pm15:02:18+1:2112:41 pm (69.5°)94.236
May 315:10 am8:13 pm15:03:37+1:1812:41 pm (69.7°)94.250
Jun 15:09 am8:14 pm15:04:52+1:1512:42 pm (69.8°)94.264
Jun 25:09 am8:15 pm15:06:04+1:1112:42 pm (69.9°)94.277
Jun 35:09 am8:16 pm15:07:12+1:0812:42 pm (70.0°)94.290
Jun 45:08 am8:16 pm15:08:17+1:0412:42 pm (70.2°)94.302
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Boston - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 297:09 am11:30 pm-3:23 pm(74.6°)230,31010.2%
May 308:23 am--4:22 pm(71.5°)234,10318.3%
May 31-12:09 am9:37 am5:15 pm(67.0°)238,05227.7%
Jun 1-12:39 am10:49 am6:03 pm(61.7°)241,84437.8%
Jun 2-1:03 am11:57 am6:46 pm(55.9°)245,21548.1%
Jun 3-1:23 am1:01 pm7:27 pm(50.0°)247,98458.2%
Jun 4-1:42 am2:03 pm8:07 pm(44.0°)250,04567.7%
* 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, Thu, May 29, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:07 amThu 8:11 pmThu 12:38 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusThu 3:11 amThu 4:06 pmThu 9:38 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 10:40 amFri 12:49 amThu 5:44 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:28 amThu 9:38 pmThu 2:03 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 2:24 amThu 2:15 pmThu 8:19 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 4:39 amThu 7:15 pmThu 11:57 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:23 amThu 2:24 pmThu 8:23 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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