Sunrise and sunset times in Boston, MA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Boston, MA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 2, 2026 . Current time: 8:23:58 pm
First light at 5:06:51 am
Sunrise time: 5:36:06 am
Sunset time: 7:46:18 pm
Last light at 8:15:33 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 10 minutes
Sunset in Boston was 37 minutes ago
Moon set on May 2 at 05:37 AM
Moon will rise on May 2 at 09:14 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (98%)Tomorrow
May 3, 2026
First light at 5:05:26 am
Sunrise time: 5:34:47 am
Sunset time: 7:47:24 pm
Last light at 8:16:46 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 12 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Boston
Moon will set on May 3 at 06:09 AM Moon will rise on May 3 at 10:16 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (95%)
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Latitude: 42.358433
- Longitude: -71.059776
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Boston, MA
The shortest day of the year will be in 8 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 7 minutes.Longest day in Boston, MA
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 17 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 20 minutes.
May 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 May in Boston.
The day length increases by 58 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Boston, MA - from 14 hours, 7 minutes on the first day to 15 hours, 6 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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| Fri, May 1 | 5:08:18 am | 5:37:27 am | 7:45:11 pm | 8:14:20 pm | 14h 7m 44s | 14h 7m 44s | 12:41:19 pm | 57.6° | 4:30:38 am | 8:52:00 pm | 3:49:26 am | 9:33:12 pm | 9h 50m 55s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:06:51 am | 5:36:06 am | 7:46:18 pm | 8:15:33 pm | 14h 10m 12s | 2m 28s | 12:41:12 pm | 57.9° | 4:29:01 am | 8:53:23 pm | 3:47:31 am | 9:34:53 pm | 9h 48m 29s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:05:26 am | 5:34:47 am | 7:47:24 pm | 8:16:46 pm | 14h 12m 37s | 2m 25s | 12:41:06 pm | 58.2° | 4:27:25 am | 8:54:47 pm | 3:45:37 am | 9:36:35 pm | 9h 46m 6s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:04:02 am | 5:33:30 am | 7:48:31 pm | 8:17:58 pm | 14h 15m 1s | 2m 24s | 12:41:00 pm | 58.5° | 4:25:50 am | 8:56:11 pm | 3:43:44 am | 9:38:16 pm | 9h 43m 42s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:02:40 am | 5:32:13 am | 7:49:37 pm | 8:19:11 pm | 14h 17m 24s | 2m 23s | 12:40:55 pm | 58.8° | 4:24:16 am | 8:57:35 pm | 3:41:52 am | 9:39:59 pm | 9h 41m 21s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:01:18 am | 5:30:58 am | 7:50:43 pm | 8:20:23 pm | 14h 19m 45s | 2m 21s | 12:40:51 pm | 59° | 4:22:43 am | 8:58:58 pm | 3:40:01 am | 9:41:41 pm | 9h 39m 2s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 4:59:58 am | 5:29:45 am | 7:51:49 pm | 8:21:35 pm | 14h 22m 4s | 2m 19s | 12:40:47 pm | 59.3° | 4:21:12 am | 9:00:22 pm | 3:38:10 am | 9:43:23 pm | 9h 36m 43s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 4:58:40 am | 5:28:32 am | 7:52:55 pm | 8:22:47 pm | 14h 24m 23s | 2m 19s | 12:40:44 pm | 59.6° | 4:19:42 am | 9:01:45 pm | 3:36:21 am | 9:45:06 pm | 9h 34m 27s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 4:57:23 am | 5:27:22 am | 7:54:00 pm | 8:23:59 pm | 14h 26m 38s | 2m 15s | 12:40:41 pm | 59.8° | 4:18:14 am | 9:03:08 pm | 3:34:33 am | 9:46:49 pm | 9h 32m 12s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 4:56:07 am | 5:26:12 am | 7:55:05 pm | 8:25:10 pm | 14h 28m 53s | 2m 15s | 12:40:39 pm | 60.1° | 4:16:46 am | 9:04:31 pm | 3:32:46 am | 9:48:31 pm | 9h 30m 0s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 4:54:53 am | 5:25:05 am | 7:56:09 pm | 8:26:21 pm | 14h 31m 4s | 2m 11s | 12:40:37 pm | 60.4° | 4:15:21 am | 9:05:53 pm | 3:31:00 am | 9:50:14 pm | 9h 27m 50s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 4:53:40 am | 5:23:59 am | 7:57:13 pm | 8:27:31 pm | 14h 33m 14s | 2m 10s | 12:40:36 pm | 60.6° | 4:13:56 am | 9:07:15 pm | 3:29:16 am | 9:51:56 pm | 9h 25m 41s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 4:52:30 am | 5:22:54 am | 7:58:17 pm | 8:28:41 pm | 14h 35m 23s | 2m 9s | 12:40:35 pm | 60.9° | 4:12:34 am | 9:08:37 pm | 3:27:33 am | 9:53:38 pm | 9h 23m 34s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 4:51:20 am | 5:21:51 am | 7:59:20 pm | 8:29:51 pm | 14h 37m 29s | 2m 6s | 12:40:35 pm | 61.1° | 4:11:13 am | 9:09:58 pm | 3:25:51 am | 9:55:20 pm | 9h 21m 30s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 4:50:13 am | 5:20:50 am | 8:00:22 pm | 8:30:59 pm | 14h 39m 32s | 2m 3s | 12:40:36 pm | 61.3° | 4:09:54 am | 9:11:19 pm | 3:24:11 am | 9:57:01 pm | 9h 19m 29s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 4:49:07 am | 5:19:51 am | 8:01:24 pm | 8:32:08 pm | 14h 41m 33s | 2m 1s | 12:40:37 pm | 61.6° | 4:08:36 am | 9:12:39 pm | 3:22:32 am | 9:58:42 pm | 9h 17m 29s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 4:48:03 am | 5:18:53 am | 8:02:25 pm | 8:33:15 pm | 14h 43m 32s | 1m 59s | 12:40:39 pm | 61.8° | 4:07:20 am | 9:13:58 pm | 3:20:56 am | 10:00:22 pm | 9h 15m 32s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 4:47:00 am | 5:17:57 am | 8:03:26 pm | 8:34:23 pm | 14h 45m 29s | 1m 57s | 12:40:41 pm | 62° | 4:06:06 am | 9:15:17 pm | 3:19:20 am | 10:02:02 pm | 9h 13m 36s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 4:46:00 am | 5:17:02 am | 8:04:26 pm | 8:35:29 pm | 14h 47m 24s | 1m 55s | 12:40:44 pm | 62.2° | 4:04:54 am | 9:16:34 pm | 3:17:47 am | 10:03:41 pm | 9h 11m 44s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 4:45:01 am | 5:16:10 am | 8:05:25 pm | 8:36:34 pm | 14h 49m 15s | 1m 51s | 12:40:48 pm | 62.4° | 4:03:44 am | 9:17:52 pm | 3:16:16 am | 10:05:20 pm | 9h 9m 54s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 4:44:04 am | 5:15:19 am | 8:06:24 pm | 8:37:39 pm | 14h 51m 5s | 1m 50s | 12:40:52 pm | 62.6° | 4:02:36 am | 9:19:08 pm | 3:14:46 am | 10:06:57 pm | 9h 8m 7s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 4:43:09 am | 5:14:31 am | 8:07:22 pm | 8:38:43 pm | 14h 52m 51s | 1m 46s | 12:40:56 pm | 62.8° | 4:01:29 am | 9:20:23 pm | 3:13:19 am | 10:08:33 pm | 9h 6m 22s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 4:42:17 am | 5:13:44 am | 8:08:18 pm | 8:39:46 pm | 14h 54m 34s | 1m 43s | 12:41:01 pm | 63° | 4:00:25 am | 9:21:37 pm | 3:11:54 am | 10:10:08 pm | 9h 4m 41s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 4:41:26 am | 5:12:59 am | 8:09:14 pm | 8:40:48 pm | 14h 56m 15s | 1m 41s | 12:41:07 pm | 63.2° | 3:59:24 am | 9:22:50 pm | 3:10:31 am | 10:11:42 pm | 9h 3m 2s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 4:40:37 am | 5:12:16 am | 8:10:09 pm | 8:41:48 pm | 14h 57m 53s | 1m 38s | 12:41:13 pm | 63.4° | 3:58:24 am | 9:24:01 pm | 3:09:10 am | 10:13:15 pm | 9h 1m 26s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 4:39:50 am | 5:11:35 am | 8:11:04 pm | 8:42:48 pm | 14h 59m 29s | 1m 36s | 12:41:19 pm | 63.6° | 3:57:26 am | 9:25:12 pm | 3:07:52 am | 10:14:46 pm | 8h 59m 52s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 4:39:06 am | 5:10:56 am | 8:11:57 pm | 8:43:47 pm | 15h 1m 1s | 1m 32s | 12:41:26 pm | 63.7° | 3:56:31 am | 9:26:21 pm | 3:06:36 am | 10:16:16 pm | 8h 58m 22s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 4:38:23 am | 5:10:19 am | 8:12:49 pm | 8:44:44 pm | 15h 2m 30s | 1m 29s | 12:41:34 pm | 63.9° | 3:55:38 am | 9:27:29 pm | 3:05:23 am | 10:17:44 pm | 8h 56m 55s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 4:37:43 am | 5:09:44 am | 8:13:39 pm | 8:45:40 pm | 15h 3m 55s | 1m 25s | 12:41:41 pm | 64.1° | 3:54:48 am | 9:28:35 pm | 3:04:13 am | 10:19:10 pm | 8h 55m 32s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 4:37:04 am | 5:09:11 am | 8:14:29 pm | 8:46:35 pm | 15h 5m 18s | 1m 23s | 12:41:50 pm | 64.2° | 3:54:00 am | 9:29:40 pm | 3:03:05 am | 10:20:34 pm | 8h 54m 11s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 4:36:29 am | 5:08:40 am | 8:15:17 pm | 8:47:29 pm | 15h 6m 37s | 1m 19s | 12:41:59 pm | 64.3° | 3:53:14 am | 9:30:43 pm | 3:02:01 am | 10:21:56 pm | 8h 52m 54s | 🌕 (100%) |
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