December 2021 - Boston, MA - 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 December 2021 in Boston, MA.

All times are in Boston's time: Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5).

Eclipses in December 2021 and what can be seen of them from Boston:

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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 Length 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.MoonriseMoonset
Wed, Dec 1 Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:22:41 am 6:54:03 am +1m 4s 4:12:33 pm -18s Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.4:43:55 pm 09:18:30 -1m 23s Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:33:26 am 25.74° 5:47:44 am 5:18:51 pm 5:13:53 am 5:52:41 pm Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.14:42:33 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:33:38 pm 21.9° S
Thu, Dec 2 6:23:40 am 6:55:06 am +1m 3s 4:12:17 pm -16s 4:43:42 pm 09:17:11 -1m 19s 11:33:49 am 25.59° 5:48:40 am 5:18:42 pm 5:14:48 am 5:52:34 pm 14:43:51 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:34:01 pm 22.1° S
Fri, Dec 3 6:24:39 am 6:56:08 am +1m 2s 4:12:03 pm -14s 4:43:32 pm 09:15:55 -1m 15s 11:34:13 am 25.45° 5:49:36 am 5:18:34 pm 5:15:41 am 5:52:29 pm 14:45:06 🌘 (0.0%)Waning Crescent: 0.0% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:34:25 pm 22.2° S
Sat, Dec 4 6:25:36 am 6:57:09 am +1m 1s 4:11:52 pm -11s 4:43:24 pm 09:14:43 -1m 12s 11:34:37 am 25.32° 5:50:31 am 5:18:29 pm 5:16:34 am 5:52:25 pm 14:46:16 🌑 (1%)
New moon at 2:43 am
New moon at 2:43 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated
11:34:50 pm 22.3° S
Sun, Dec 5 6:26:32 am 6:58:08 am +59s 4:11:43 pm -9s 4:43:19 pm 09:13:35 -1m 8s 11:35:02 am 25.19° 5:51:25 am 5:18:26 pm 5:17:26 am 5:52:24 pm 14:47:23 🌒 (5%)Waxing Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:35:15 pm 22.5° S
Mon, Dec 6 6:27:27 am 6:59:06 am +58s 4:11:37 pm -6s 4:43:15 pm 09:12:31 -1m 4s 11:35:27 am 25.07° 5:52:17 am 5:18:25 pm 5:18:17 am 5:52:25 pm 14:48:25 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:35:40 pm 22.6° S
Tue, Dec 7 6:28:21 am 7:00:02 am +56s 4:11:33 pm -4s 4:43:14 pm 09:11:31 -1m 1s 11:35:53 am 24.96° 5:53:09 am 5:18:26 pm 5:19:07 am 5:52:28 pm 14:49:24 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:36:07 pm 22.7° S
Wed, Dec 8 6:29:14 am 7:00:57 am +55s 4:11:31 pm -2s 4:43:15 pm 09:10:34 -57s 11:36:20 am 24.86° 5:53:59 am 5:18:30 pm 5:19:55 am 5:52:33 pm 14:50:20 🌒 (31%)Waxing Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:36:33 pm 22.8° S
Thu, Dec 9 6:30:05 am 7:01:51 am +54s 4:11:32 pm +1s 4:43:18 pm 09:09:41 -53s 11:36:46 am 24.76° 5:54:48 am 5:18:35 pm 5:20:43 am 5:52:40 pm 14:51:11 🌒 (41%)Waxing Crescent: 41% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:37:00 pm 22.9° S
Fri, Dec 10 6:30:54 am 7:02:43 am +52s 4:11:35 pm +3s 4:43:24 pm 09:08:52 -49s 11:37:14 am 24.67° 5:55:36 am 5:18:43 pm 5:21:29 am 5:52:48 pm 14:51:58 🌓 (52%)
First quarter at 8:35 pm
First quarter at 8:35 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 52% illuminated
11:37:28 pm 23.0° S
Sat, Dec 11 6:31:43 am 7:03:33 am +50s 4:11:41 pm +6s 4:43:32 pm 09:08:08 -45s 11:37:41 am 24.59° 5:56:22 am 5:18:52 pm 5:22:15 am 5:52:59 pm 14:52:41 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:37:55 pm 23.0° S
Sun, Dec 12 6:32:29 am 7:04:22 am +49s 4:11:49 pm +8s 4:43:42 pm 09:07:27 -40s 11:38:09 am 24.52° 5:57:07 am 5:19:04 pm 5:22:59 am 5:53:12 pm 14:53:20 🌔 (71%)Waxing Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:38:24 pm 23.1° S
Mon, Dec 13 6:33:14 am 7:05:09 am +47s 4:12:00 pm +11s 4:43:54 pm 09:06:51 -36s 11:38:38 am 24.45° 5:57:51 am 5:19:18 pm 5:23:41 am 5:53:27 pm 14:53:54 🌔 (79%)Waxing Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:38:52 pm 23.2° S
Tue, Dec 14 6:33:58 am 7:05:54 am +45s 4:12:13 pm +13s 4:44:09 pm 09:06:19 -32s 11:39:06 am 24.39° 5:58:33 am 5:19:33 pm 5:24:23 am 5:53:44 pm 14:54:24 🌔 (87%)Waxing Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:39:21 pm 23.2° S
Wed, Dec 15 6:34:40 am 7:06:37 am +43s 4:12:28 pm +15s 4:44:25 pm 09:05:51 -28s 11:39:35 am 24.34° 5:59:14 am 5:19:51 pm 5:25:03 am 5:54:02 pm 14:54:50 🌔 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:39:50 pm 23.3° S
Thu, Dec 16 6:35:20 am 7:07:18 am +41s 4:12:46 pm +18s 4:44:44 pm 09:05:28 -24s 11:40:04 am 24.30° 5:59:53 am 5:20:11 pm 5:25:41 am 5:54:23 pm 14:55:12 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:40:19 pm 23.3° S
Fri, Dec 17 6:35:58 am 7:07:58 am +40s 4:13:06 pm +20s 4:45:05 pm 09:05:08 -19s 11:40:33 am 24.27° 6:00:31 am 5:20:33 pm 5:26:18 am 5:54:45 pm 14:55:29 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:40:48 pm 23.4° S
Sat, Dec 18 6:36:35 am 7:08:35 am +37s 4:13:28 pm +22s 4:45:28 pm 09:04:53 -15s 11:41:03 am 24.24° 6:01:07 am 5:20:56 pm 5:26:54 am 5:55:09 pm 14:55:42 🌕 (99.9%)
Full moon at 11:35 pm
Full moon at 11:35 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.9% illuminated
11:41:18 pm 23.4° S
Sun, Dec 19 6:37:10 am 7:09:10 am +35s 4:13:53 pm +25s 4:45:53 pm 09:04:43 -11s 11:41:32 am 24.22° 6:01:41 am 5:21:22 pm 5:27:28 am 5:55:35 pm 14:55:51 🌖 (99%)Waning Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:41:47 pm 23.4° S
Mon, Dec 20 6:37:43 am 7:09:44 am +34s 4:14:20 pm +27s 4:46:20 pm 09:04:36 -6s 11:42:02 am 24.21° 6:02:14 am 5:21:49 pm 5:28:01 am 5:56:03 pm 14:55:55 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:42:17 pm 23.4° S
Tue, Dec 21 6:38:14 am 7:10:15 am +31s 4:14:49 pm +29s 4:46:50 pm 09:04:34 -2s 11:42:32 am 24.21° 6:02:45 am 5:22:19 pm 5:28:31 am 5:56:32 pm 14:55:55 🌖 (92%)Waning Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:42:47 pm 23.4° S
Wed, Dec 22 6:38:43 am 7:10:44 am +29s 4:15:20 pm +31s 4:47:21 pm 09:04:36 2s 11:43:02 am 24.21° 6:03:14 am 5:22:50 pm 5:29:01 am 5:57:03 pm 14:55:51 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:43:17 pm 23.4° S
Thu, Dec 23 6:39:10 am 7:11:11 am +27s 4:15:54 pm +34s 4:47:54 pm 09:04:43 7s 11:43:31 am 24.22° 6:03:42 am 5:23:23 pm 5:29:28 am 5:57:36 pm 14:55:41 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:43:46 pm 23.4° S
Fri, Dec 24 6:39:35 am 7:11:35 am +24s 4:16:29 pm +35s 4:48:29 pm 09:04:54 11s 11:44:01 am 24.24° 6:04:07 am 5:23:58 pm 5:29:54 am 5:58:10 pm 14:55:29 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:44:16 pm 23.4° S
Sat, Dec 25 6:39:58 am 7:11:58 am +23s 4:17:07 pm +38s 4:49:06 pm 09:05:09 15s 11:44:31 am 24.27° 6:04:31 am 5:24:34 pm 5:30:19 am 5:58:46 pm 14:55:11 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:44:46 pm 23.4° S
Sun, Dec 26 6:40:20 am 7:12:18 am +20s 4:17:47 pm +40s 4:49:45 pm 09:05:29 20s 11:45:00 am 24.31° 6:04:53 am 5:25:12 pm 5:30:41 am 5:59:24 pm 14:54:49 🌗 (49%)
Last quarter at 9:23 pm
Last quarter at 9:23 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 49% illuminated
11:45:15 pm 23.3° S
Mon, Dec 27 6:40:39 am 7:12:36 am +18s 4:18:29 pm +42s 4:50:26 pm 09:05:53 24s 11:45:30 am 24.35° 6:05:13 am 5:25:52 pm 5:31:02 am 6:00:03 pm 14:54:22 🌘 (38%)Waning Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:45:45 pm 23.3° S
Tue, Dec 28 6:40:55 am 7:12:51 am +15s 4:19:13 pm +44s 4:51:08 pm 09:06:22 28s 11:45:59 am 24.40° 6:05:31 am 5:26:33 pm 5:31:20 am 6:00:44 pm 14:53:51 🌘 (28%)Waning Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:46:14 pm 23.2° S
Wed, Dec 29 6:41:10 am 7:13:04 am +13s 4:19:58 pm +45s 4:51:53 pm 09:06:54 33s 11:46:28 am 24.46° 6:05:47 am 5:27:16 pm 5:31:37 am 6:01:26 pm 14:53:17 🌘 (18%)Waning Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:46:43 pm 23.2° S
Thu, Dec 30 6:41:23 am 7:13:15 am +11s 4:20:46 pm +48s 4:52:38 pm 09:07:31 37s 11:46:57 am 24.53° 6:06:01 am 5:28:00 pm 5:31:53 am 6:02:09 pm 14:52:38 🌘 (10%)Waning Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:47:11 pm 23.1° S
Fri, Dec 31 6:41:33 am 7:13:24 am +9s 4:21:35 pm +49s 4:53:26 pm 09:08:11 41s 11:47:25 am 24.60° 6:06:13 am 5:28:46 pm 5:32:06 am 6:02:54 pm 14:51:55 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:47:40 pm 23.0° S

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How the days change in December 2021 in Boston

In December 2021 the day length in Boston, Massachusetts shortens by 14 minutes until the solstice on December 21, 2021 (9 hours, 4 minutes), then increases by 4 minutes by the end of the month. The average day length was 9 hours, 8 minutes.

Sunrise ranged from 6:54 am to 7:13 am (average 7:06 am) and moved 19 minutes later over the month. Sunset ranged from 4:11 pm to 4:21 pm (average 4:14 pm) and moved 9 minutes later.

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December 2021 day length compared with the other months of the year in Boston

MonthAverage day lengthCompared with December 2021
January9 hours, 30 minutes+22m
February10 hours, 35 minutes+1h 27m
March11 hours, 58 minutes+2h 50m
April13 hours, 24 minutes+4h 16m
May14 hours, 37 minutes+5h 29m
June15 hours, 13 minutes+6h 5m
July14 hours, 54 minutes+5h 46m
August13 hours, 49 minutes+4h 41m
September12 hours, 27 minutes+3h 19m
October11 hours, 2 minutes+1h 54m
November9 hours, 47 minutes+39m
December9 hours, 8 minutes—

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