| Current Time: | May 20, 2025 at 3:00:37 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:17 am↑ 61° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:04 pm↑ 299° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 1:46 am↑ 111° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 12:21 pm↑ 253° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 46 minutes (+1m 50s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 3:16 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 3:16 am – 4:03 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:03 am – 4:45 am |
| Civil Twilight | 4:45 am – 5:17 am |
| Daylight | 5:17 am – 8:04 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:04 pm – 8:37 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:37 pm – 9:18 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:18 pm – 10:06 pm |
| Night | 10:06 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Boston
Moon in Boston - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 May 20 | 1:46 am | 12:21 pm | - | 6:59 am | (33.0°) | 235,564 | 50.6% | |||
| May 21 | 2:10 am | 1:34 pm | - | 7:46 am | (39.4°) | 232,232 | 39.2% | |||
| May 22 | 2:31 am | 2:49 pm | - | 8:33 am | (46.3°) | 229,047 | 28.2% | |||
| May 23 | 2:53 am | 4:05 pm | - | 9:22 am | (53.4°) | 226,294 | 18.0% | |||
| May 24 | 3:17 am | 5:25 pm | - | 10:14 am | (60.4°) | 224,246 | 9.5% | |||
| May 25 | 3:45 am | 6:49 pm | - | 11:09 am | (66.7°) | 223,188 | 3.5% | |||
 May 26 | 4:20 am | 8:13 pm | - | 12:10 pm | (71.8°) | 223,296 | 0.5% | |||
| * 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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