Sunrise and sunset times in Boston, MA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Boston, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Clocks went back one hour today at 2:00 am (EDT → EST).
Fri, Oct 30FriSat, Oct 31SatSun, Nov 1SunMon, Nov 2Mon 
Sunrise7:15 am7:16 am6:17 am6:18 am 
Sunset5:40 pm5:38 pm4:37 pm4:36 pm
Today
November 1, 2026. Current time: 6:11:51 am
Night ends at 4:43 am4:42:30 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:48 am5:48:23 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:17:36 am ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 4:37:24 pm ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 5:07 pm5:06:36 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:12 pm6:12:25 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Boston Tides
Low 9:39 am 1.1 ftHigh 3:55 pm 10.3 ftBoston
| High tide | 3:41 am | 9.2 ft | 2.80 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 9:39 am | 1.1 ft | 0.34 m |
| High tide | 3:55 pm | 10.3 ft | 3.14 m |
| Low tide | 10:26 pm | 0.2 ft | 0.06 m |
| High tide | 4:47 am | 9.1 ft | 2.78 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 10:46 am | 1.3 ft | 0.39 m |
| High tide | 5:03 pm | 10.0 ft | 3.03 m |
| Low tide | 11:29 pm | 0.4 ft | 0.13 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8443970, Boston (harmonic station), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -1.85° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 108.05° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 19 minutes
5 minutes left until today's sunrise in Boston
Moonset: 1:00 pm
Moonrise: 10:57 pmMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (54%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 9:53 amTomorrow
November 2, 2026
Night ends at 4:44 am4:43:35 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:50 am5:49:33 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:18:50 am ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 4:36:08 pm ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 5:05 pm5:05:24 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:11 pm6:11:17 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 17 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Boston
Moonset: 1:28 pm Moonrise: Nov 3, 12:11 amMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (35%)
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Latitude: 42.358433 (North)
- Longitude: -71.059776 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Boston, MA
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 20 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 4 minutes.Longest day in Boston, MA
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 17 minutes.
November 2026 - Boston, Massachusetts - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of November in Boston.
All times are in Boston's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) until November 1, 2026, and Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) from then on.
The day length shortens by 59 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Boston, MA - from 10 hours, 19 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 20 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:48:23 am | 6:17:36 am | +1m 15son the clock: -58m 45s | 4:37:24 pm | -1m 17son the clock: -1h 1m 17s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:06:36 pm | 10h 19m 48s | -2m 32s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:27:46 am | 33.06° | 5:15:12 am | 5:39:45 pm | 4:42:30 am | 6:12:25 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 41m 26s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 3:28 pmLast quarter at 3:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
12:27:47 am | 14.6° S |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:49:33 am | 6:18:50 am | +1m 14s | 4:36:08 pm | -1m 16s | 5:05:24 pm | 10h 17m 18s | -2m 31s | 11:27:45 am | 32.75° | 5:16:19 am | 5:38:36 pm | 4:43:35 am | 6:11:17 pm | 13h 43m 57s | 🌘 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:27:45 pm | 14.9° S |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:50:44 am | 6:20:05 am | +1m 15s | 4:34:53 pm | -1m 15s | 5:04:13 pm | 10h 14m 48s | -2m 29s | 11:27:45 am | 32.43° | 5:17:27 am | 5:37:29 pm | 4:44:41 am | 6:10:12 pm | 13h 46m 27s | 🌘 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:27:46 pm | 15.2° S |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 5:51:54 am | 6:21:20 am | +1m 15s | 4:33:40 pm | -1m 13s | 5:03:04 pm | 10h 12m 20s | -2m 28s | 11:27:46 am | 32.12° | 5:18:34 am | 5:36:23 pm | 4:45:47 am | 6:09:09 pm | 13h 48m 55s | 🌘 (17%)Waning Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:27:47 pm | 15.5° S |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:53:05 am | 6:22:35 am | +1m 15s | 4:32:29 pm | -1m 11s | 5:01:57 pm | 10h 9m 54s | -2m 26s | 11:27:47 am | 31.82° | 5:19:41 am | 5:35:19 pm | 4:46:52 am | 6:08:07 pm | 13h 51m 21s | 🌘 (10%)Waning Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:27:48 pm | 15.8° S |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:54:16 am | 6:23:50 am | +1m 15s | 4:31:19 pm | -1m 10s | 5:00:52 pm | 10h 7m 29s | -2m 25s | 11:27:49 am | 31.52° | 5:20:49 am | 5:34:17 pm | 4:47:58 am | 6:07:07 pm | 13h 53m 46s | 🌘 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:27:51 pm | 16.1° S |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:55:27 am | 6:25:05 am | +1m 15s | 4:30:11 pm | -1m 8s | 4:59:48 pm | 10h 5m 6s | -2m 23s | 11:27:53 am | 31.23° | 5:21:56 am | 5:33:17 pm | 4:49:03 am | 6:06:09 pm | 13h 56m 9s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:27:55 pm | 16.4° S |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:56:37 am | 6:26:20 am | +1m 15s | 4:29:04 pm | -1m 7s | 4:58:46 pm | 10h 2m 44s | -2m 22s | 11:27:57 am | 30.94° | 5:23:03 am | 5:32:19 pm | 4:50:08 am | 6:05:12 pm | 13h 58m 31s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:28:00 pm | 16.7° S |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:57:48 am | 6:27:35 am | +1m 15s | 4:27:59 pm | -1m 5s | 4:57:45 pm | 10h 0m 24s | -2m 20s | 11:28:02 am | 30.65° | 5:24:11 am | 5:31:22 pm | 4:51:13 am | 6:04:18 pm | 14h 0m 51s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 2:02 amNew moon at 2:02 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
11:28:05 pm | 17.0° S |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:58:59 am | 6:28:50 am | +1m 15s | 4:26:56 pm | -1m 3s | 4:56:47 pm | 9h 58m 6s | -2m 18s | 11:28:08 am | 30.37° | 5:25:18 am | 5:30:27 pm | 4:52:18 am | 6:03:25 pm | 14h 3m 10s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:28:11 pm | 17.3° S |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:00:10 am | 6:30:06 am | +1m 16s | 4:25:55 pm | -1m 1s | 4:55:50 pm | 9h 55m 49s | -2m 16s | 11:28:14 am | 30.09° | 5:26:25 am | 5:29:34 pm | 4:53:23 am | 6:02:34 pm | 14h 5m 26s | 🌒 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:28:18 pm | 17.5° S |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:01:20 am | 6:31:21 am | +1m 15s | 4:24:55 pm | -1m 0s | 4:54:55 pm | 9h 53m 34s | -2m 14s | 11:28:22 am | 29.82° | 5:27:32 am | 5:28:43 pm | 4:54:27 am | 6:01:46 pm | 14h 7m 40s | 🌒 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:28:26 pm | 17.8° S |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:02:30 am | 6:32:35 am | +1m 14s | 4:23:58 pm | -57s | 4:54:02 pm | 9h 51m 23s | -2m 13s | 11:28:30 am | 29.56° | 5:28:38 am | 5:27:53 pm | 4:55:31 am | 6:00:59 pm | 14h 9m 52s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:28:35 pm | 18.1° S |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:03:41 am | 6:33:50 am | +1m 15s | 4:23:02 pm | -56s | 4:53:11 pm | 9h 49m 12s | -2m 10s | 11:28:39 am | 29.30° | 5:29:45 am | 5:27:06 pm | 4:56:35 am | 6:00:14 pm | 14h 12m 3s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:28:45 pm | 18.3° S |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:04:51 am | 6:35:05 am | +1m 15s | 4:22:08 pm | -54s | 4:52:22 pm | 9h 47m 3s | -2m 8s | 11:28:50 am | 29.04° | 5:30:51 am | 5:26:21 pm | 4:57:39 am | 5:59:31 pm | 14h 14m 11s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:28:55 pm | 18.6° S |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:06:00 am | 6:36:19 am | +1m 14s | 4:21:16 pm | -52s | 4:51:35 pm | 9h 44m 57s | -2m 6s | 11:29:00 am | 28.79° | 5:31:57 am | 5:25:37 pm | 4:58:43 am | 5:58:50 pm | 14h 16m 17s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:29:06 pm | 18.9° S |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:07:10 am | 6:37:33 am | +1m 14s | 4:20:27 pm | -49s | 4:50:49 pm | 9h 42m 54s | -2m 4s | 11:29:12 am | 28.55° | 5:33:03 am | 5:24:56 pm | 4:59:46 am | 5:58:11 pm | 14h 18m 20s | 🌓 (57%) First quarter at 6:47 amFirst quarter at 6:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 57% illuminated |
11:29:19 pm | 19.1° S |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:08:19 am | 6:38:47 am | +1m 14s | 4:19:39 pm | -48s | 4:50:06 pm | 9h 40m 52s | -2m 1s | 11:29:25 am | 28.31° | 5:34:08 am | 5:24:16 pm | 5:00:49 am | 5:57:34 pm | 14h 20m 21s | 🌔 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:29:32 pm | 19.3° S |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:09:28 am | 6:40:00 am | +1m 13s | 4:18:53 pm | -46s | 4:49:25 pm | 9h 38m 53s | -1m 59s | 11:29:38 am | 28.08° | 5:35:13 am | 5:23:39 pm | 5:01:51 am | 5:56:59 pm | 14h 22m 20s | 🌔 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:29:46 pm | 19.6° S |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:10:36 am | 6:41:13 am | +1m 13s | 4:18:10 pm | -43s | 4:48:46 pm | 9h 36m 57s | -1m 56s | 11:29:53 am | 27.85° | 5:36:18 am | 5:23:03 pm | 5:02:53 am | 5:56:27 pm | 14h 24m 15s | 🌔 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:30:01 pm | 19.8° S |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:11:44 am | 6:42:25 am | +1m 12s | 4:17:28 pm | -42s | 4:48:09 pm | 9h 35m 3s | -1m 54s | 11:30:08 am | 27.63° | 5:37:22 am | 5:22:30 pm | 5:03:55 am | 5:55:56 pm | 14h 26m 9s | 🌔 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:30:16 pm | 20.0° S |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:12:51 am | 6:43:37 am | +1m 12s | 4:16:49 pm | -39s | 4:47:34 pm | 9h 33m 12s | -1m 51s | 11:30:24 am | 27.41° | 5:38:25 am | 5:21:59 pm | 5:04:56 am | 5:55:27 pm | 14h 27m 59s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:30:32 pm | 20.2° S |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:13:58 am | 6:44:48 am | +1m 11s | 4:16:11 pm | -38s | 4:47:01 pm | 9h 31m 23s | -1m 48s | 11:30:40 am | 27.20° | 5:39:29 am | 5:21:30 pm | 5:05:57 am | 5:55:01 pm | 14h 29m 47s | 🌔 (99.5%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:30:49 pm | 20.4° S |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:15:04 am | 6:45:58 am | +1m 10s | 4:15:36 pm | -35s | 4:46:30 pm | 9h 29m 38s | -1m 45s | 11:30:58 am | 27.00° | 5:40:31 am | 5:21:03 pm | 5:06:57 am | 5:54:36 pm | 14h 31m 32s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 9:53 amFull moon at 9:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:31:07 pm | 20.6° S |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:16:10 am | 6:47:08 am | +1m 10s | 4:15:04 pm | -32s | 4:46:02 pm | 9h 27m 56s | -1m 43s | 11:31:16 am | 26.81° | 5:41:33 am | 5:20:38 pm | 5:07:57 am | 5:54:13 pm | 14h 33m 13s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:31:26 pm | 20.8° S |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:17:15 am | 6:48:17 am | +1m 9s | 4:14:33 pm | -31s | 4:45:35 pm | 9h 26m 16s | -1m 40s | 11:31:35 am | 26.62° | 5:42:35 am | 5:20:15 pm | 5:08:56 am | 5:53:53 pm | 14h 34m 53s | 🌖 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:31:45 pm | 21.0° S |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:18:19 am | 6:49:26 am | +1m 9s | 4:14:05 pm | -28s | 4:45:11 pm | 9h 24m 39s | -1m 36s | 11:31:55 am | 26.43° | 5:43:36 am | 5:19:54 pm | 5:09:54 am | 5:53:35 pm | 14h 36m 28s | 🌖 (82%)Waning Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:32:05 pm | 21.2° S |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:19:22 am | 6:50:33 am | +1m 7s | 4:13:39 pm | -26s | 4:44:49 pm | 9h 23m 6s | -1m 33s | 11:32:15 am | 26.26° | 5:44:36 am | 5:19:36 pm | 5:10:52 am | 5:53:19 pm | 14h 38m 0s | 🌖 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:32:26 pm | 21.4° S |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:20:25 am | 6:51:39 am | +1m 6s | 4:13:16 pm | -23s | 4:44:30 pm | 9h 21m 37s | -1m 30s | 11:32:36 am | 26.09° | 5:45:35 am | 5:19:19 pm | 5:11:49 am | 5:53:04 pm | 14h 39m 29s | 🌖 (62%)Waning Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:32:47 pm | 21.6° S |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:21:27 am | 6:52:45 am | +1m 6s | 4:12:54 pm | -22s | 4:44:12 pm | 9h 20m 9s | -1m 27s | 11:32:58 am | 25.93° | 5:46:34 am | 5:19:05 pm | 5:12:46 am | 5:52:52 pm | 14h 40m 55s | 🌖 (51%)Waning Gibbous: 51% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:33:09 pm | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Boston, MA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Boston, MA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Boston, MA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Boston, MA
In Boston, MA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:06 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:16 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:11 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:25 pm.
Boston, MA gets 6h 12m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 17m versus 9h 04m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Boston, MA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Boston. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Boston.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 70.9° (around Jun 21) in Boston. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Boston, MA
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