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

Moon: 2.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 13, 2021 at 9:56:34 am
Sunrise Today: 5:24 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:28 am 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:58 pm 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 33 minutes (+2m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Boston

Time:9:56 am
Altitude:48.0°
Direction:112° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 32m 32s (May 13, 2021)

2 minutes, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (May 12, 2021)

5 hours, 27 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

44 minutes, 31 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:27 am
Astro. Twilight3:27 am – 4:12 am
Nautical Twilight4:12 am – 4:52 am
Civil Twilight4:52 am – 5:24 am
Daylight5:24 am – 7:57 pm
Civil Twilight7:57 pm – 8:29 pm
Nautical Twilight8:29 pm – 9:09 pm
Astro. Twilight9:09 pm – 9:54 pm
Night9:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Boston - Next 7 Days

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 135:24 am7:57 pm14:32:32+2:0712:40 pm (66.2°)93.940
May 145:23 am7:58 pm14:34:37+2:0512:40 pm (66.4°)93.960
May 155:22 am7:59 pm14:36:40+2:0312:40 pm (66.7°)93.979
May 165:21 am8:00 pm14:38:41+2:0012:40 pm (66.9°)93.999
May 175:20 am8:01 pm14:40:39+1:5812:40 pm (67.1°)94.018
May 185:19 am8:02 pm14:42:35+1:5612:40 pm (67.4°)94.036
May 195:18 am8:03 pm14:44:29+1:5312:40 pm (67.6°)94.054
* 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 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Boston - Next 7 days

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2021Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 136:28 am9:58 pm-2:09 pm(70.2°)251,8783.4%
May 147:06 am10:56 pm-2:58 pm(72.2°)250,8207.9%
May 157:50 am11:49 pm-3:49 pm(73.0°)249,24814.1%
May 168:42 am--4:41 pm(72.5°)247,13821.9%
May 17-12:36 am9:41 am5:33 pm(70.6°)244,49030.9%
May 18-1:16 am10:46 am6:23 pm(67.4°)241,34741.1%
May 19-1:51 am11:53 am7:13 pm(63.1°)237,81551.9%
* 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 13, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:24 amThu 9:54 pmThu 2:09 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:05 amThu 9:00 pmThu 1:32 pmFairly good visibility
MarsThu 8:30 amThu 11:51 pmThu 4:11 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 2:10 amThu 12:44 pmThu 7:27 amFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 1:26 amThu 11:19 amThu 6:22 amPerfect visibility
UranusThu 4:55 amThu 6:52 pmThu 11:54 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:05 amThu 2:41 pmThu 8:53 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Boston.

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