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

Moon: 82.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 19, 2024 at 12:33:51 am
Sunrise Today: 5:18 am 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:03 pm 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:19 pm 99° East
Moonset Today: 3:19 am 265° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 45 minutes (+1m 52s)
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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:12:33 am
Altitude:-27.8°
Direction:358° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 45m (May 19, 2024)

1 minute, 52 seconds longer than yesterday (May 18, 2024)

5 hours, 40 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

32 minutes, 3 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:17 am
Astro. Twilight3:17 am – 4:04 am
Nautical Twilight4:04 am – 4:45 am
Civil Twilight4:45 am – 5:18 am
Daylight5:18 am – 8:03 pm
Civil Twilight8:03 pm – 8:36 pm
Nautical Twilight8:36 pm – 9:17 pm
Astro. Twilight9:17 pm – 10:05 pm
Night10:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
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
May 215:16 am8:05 pm14:48:38+1:4712:40 pm (68.0°)94.089
May 225:16 am8:06 pm14:50:23+1:4412:40 pm (68.2°)94.107
May 235:15 am8:07 pm14:52:05+1:4212:41 pm (68.4°)94.124
May 245:14 am8:08 pm14:53:44+1:3912:41 pm (68.6°)94.142
May 255:13 am8:09 pm14:55:21+1:3612:41 pm (68.8°)94.159
* 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 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%
May 21-3:57 am6:28 pm11:29 pm(28.1°)245,90197.8%
May 22-4:21 am7:37 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-4:51 am8:46 pm12:17 am(23.7°)243,63499.7%
May 24-5:29 am9:54 pm1:10 am(20.5°)241,30799.4%
May 25-6:18 am10:54 pm2:07 am(18.6°)239,03896.8%
* 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, Sun, May 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:26 amSun 5:51 pmSun 11:08 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:10 amSun 7:38 pmSun 12:23 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:29 amSun 4:08 pmSun 9:48 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:22 amSun 7:54 pmSun 12:38 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 2:33 amSun 1:51 pmSun 8:12 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:04 amSun 7:30 pmSun 12:17 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:56 amSun 2:50 pmSun 8:53 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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