Sunrise and Sunset in Boston, 2026
Day length at Boston runs from 7 h 34 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 56 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:13 AM | 3:54 PM | 7 h 41 min | 8:06 AM | 4:14 PM | 8 h 08 min |
| February | 7:43 AM | 4:45 PM | 9 h 02 min | 7:18 AM | 5:12 PM | 9 h 54 min |
| March | 6:47 AM | 5:38 PM | 10 h 51 min | 6:15 AM | 6:04 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| April | 6:34 AM | 7:35 PM | 13 h 01 min | 6:02 AM | 8:00 PM | 13 h 58 min |
| May | 5:27 AM | 8:28 PM | 15 h 01 min | 5:02 AM | 8:52 PM | 15 h 50 min |
| June | 4:41 AM | 9:16 PM | 16 h 35 min | 4:34 AM | 9:28 PM | 16 h 54 min |
| July | 4:39 AM | 9:29 PM | 16 h 50 min | 4:53 AM | 9:19 PM | 16 h 26 min |
| August | 5:18 AM | 8:54 PM | 15 h 36 min | 5:41 AM | 8:27 PM | 14 h 46 min |
| September | 6:10 AM | 7:49 PM | 13 h 39 min | 6:34 AM | 7:16 PM | 12 h 42 min |
| October | 7:01 AM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 36 min | 7:26 AM | 6:05 PM | 10 h 39 min |
| November | 6:58 AM | 4:29 PM | 9 h 31 min | 7:24 AM | 4:05 PM | 8 h 41 min |
| December | 7:50 AM | 3:48 PM | 7 h 58 min | 8:07 AM | 3:43 PM | 7 h 36 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Boston's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 2, May 1, May 31, June 30, July 29, August 28, September 26, October 26, November 24, December 24
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 19, April 17, May 16, June 15, July 14, August 12, September 11, October 10, November 9, December 9
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.