First light
06:31
Boston, United States
2026-10-18 — Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
17:58
Last light
18:27
Day length
10 h 59 min
Solar noon
12:29
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:00 | 17:58 | 10 h 59 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:01 | 17:57 | 10 h 56 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:02 | 17:55 | 10 h 53 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:03 | 17:54 | 10 h 51 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:04 | 17:52 | 10 h 48 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:06 | 17:51 | 10 h 45 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:07 | 17:49 | 10 h 42 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:10 | 16:35 | 9 h 25 min |
| February | 06:41 | 17:15 | 10 h 34 min |
| March | 06:56 | 18:49 | 11 h 53 min |
| April | 06:03 | 19:24 | 13 h 21 min |
| May | 05:23 | 19:58 | 14 h 35 min |
| June | 05:06 | 20:22 | 15 h 16 min |
| July | 05:20 | 20:19 | 14 h 59 min |
| August | 05:51 | 19:46 | 13 h 56 min |
| September | 06:23 | 18:55 | 12 h 32 min |
| October | 06:56 | 18:03 | 11 h 07 min |
| November | 06:34 | 16:22 | 9 h 48 min |
| December | 07:06 | 16:12 | 9 h 06 min |
Boston in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Because of summer time, the darkest morning of 2026 is not in midwinter: the latest sunrise, 07:15, comes on 31 October, just before the clocks go back on 1 November. On the shortest day, 22 December, the sun rises at 07:10.
| Longest day | 21 June - 15 h 17 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 04 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:06 (12 – 18 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:15 (31 October) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:11 (5 – 14 December) |
| Latest sunset | 20:25 (24 June – 1 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:27 (1 November) to 12:55 (8 March) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 3 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 8 March, by 1 hour; sunset 17:40 the day before, 18:41 that day |
| Clocks go back | 1 November, by 1 hour; sunset 17:39 the day before, 16:38 that day |
| Same clock as New York City | 310 km to the south-west; the sun is 12 minutes earlier in Boston |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q100
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
America/New_York - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — United States #
Currency
USD $
Plug type
A, B
Voltage
120 V / 60 Hz
Dialling code
+1
Emergency number
911
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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