Sunrise and sunset in Boston

Boston Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in January 2026

Local time (GMT)

Day length goes from 7 h 41 min on January 1 to 8 h 58 min on January 31. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 7:45 AM and sunset from 3:54 PM to 4:43 PM.

Every day

Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
Jan 17:31 AM8:13 AM3:54 PM4:36 PM2:49 PM6:03 PM7 h 41 minWaxing gibbous, 94%1:14 PM6:40 AM
Jan 27:31 AM8:13 AM3:55 PM4:37 PM2:51 PM6:04 PM7 h 42 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%2:15 PM7:58 AM
Jan 37:31 AM8:13 AM3:57 PM4:38 PM2:52 PM6:05 PM7 h 44 min+2.0 minFull moon 10:03 AM3:36 PM8:53 AM
Jan 47:31 AM8:13 AM3:58 PM4:39 PM2:53 PM6:06 PM7 h 45 min+1.0 minFull moon, 100%5:08 PM9:29 AM
Jan 57:31 AM8:12 AM3:59 PM4:41 PM2:55 PM6:07 PM7 h 47 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%6:41 PM9:52 AM
Jan 67:30 AM8:12 AM4:00 PM4:42 PM2:57 PM6:08 PM7 h 48 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 92%8:08 PM10:08 AM
Jan 77:30 AM8:11 AM4:02 PM4:43 PM2:58 PM6:09 PM7 h 51 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%9:30 PM10:19 AM
Jan 87:30 AM8:11 AM4:03 PM4:44 PM3:00 PM6:10 PM7 h 52 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 77%10:48 PM10:29 AM
Jan 97:29 AM8:10 AM4:04 PM4:46 PM3:02 PM6:11 PM7 h 54 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 68%10:38 AM
Jan 107:29 AM8:10 AM4:06 PM4:47 PM3:03 PM6:12 PM7 h 56 min+2.0 minLast quarter 3:48 PM12:04 AM10:46 AM
Jan 117:28 AM8:09 AM4:07 PM4:48 PM3:05 PM6:14 PM7 h 58 min+2.0 minLast quarter, 47%1:18 AM10:57 AM
Jan 127:28 AM8:08 AM4:09 PM4:50 PM3:07 PM6:15 PM8 h 01 min+3.0 minWaning crescent, 37%2:33 AM11:10 AM
Jan 137:27 AM8:07 AM4:11 PM4:51 PM3:09 PM6:16 PM8 h 04 min+3.0 minWaning crescent, 27%3:49 AM11:27 AM
Jan 147:26 AM8:07 AM4:12 PM4:53 PM3:11 PM6:18 PM8 h 05 min+1.0 minWaning crescent, 18%5:03 AM11:52 AM
Jan 157:25 AM8:06 AM4:14 PM4:54 PM3:13 PM6:19 PM8 h 08 min+3.0 minWaning crescent, 11%6:12 AM12:27 PM
Jan 167:25 AM8:05 AM4:15 PM4:56 PM3:15 PM6:20 PM8 h 10 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 5%7:10 AM1:17 PM
Jan 177:24 AM8:04 AM4:17 PM4:57 PM3:17 PM6:22 PM8 h 13 min+3.0 minWaning crescent, 1%7:54 AM2:21 PM
Jan 187:23 AM8:03 AM4:19 PM4:59 PM3:19 PM6:23 PM8 h 16 min+3.0 minNew moon 7:52 PM8:26 AM3:37 PM
Jan 197:22 AM8:02 AM4:21 PM5:00 PM3:21 PM6:24 PM8 h 19 min+3.0 minNew moon, 1%8:48 AM4:57 PM
Jan 207:21 AM8:00 AM4:22 PM5:02 PM3:24 PM6:26 PM8 h 22 min+3.0 minWaxing crescent, 4%9:04 AM6:19 PM
Jan 217:20 AM7:59 AM4:24 PM5:03 PM3:26 PM6:27 PM8 h 25 min+3.0 minWaxing crescent, 9%9:16 AM7:40 PM
Jan 227:19 AM7:58 AM4:26 PM5:05 PM3:28 PM6:29 PM8 h 28 min+3.0 minWaxing crescent, 16%9:27 AM9:01 PM
Jan 237:18 AM7:57 AM4:28 PM5:07 PM3:30 PM6:30 PM8 h 31 min+3.0 minWaxing crescent, 25%9:36 AM10:23 PM
Jan 247:17 AM7:55 AM4:30 PM5:08 PM3:32 PM6:32 PM8 h 35 min+4.0 minWaxing crescent, 34%9:46 AM11:47 PM
Jan 257:15 AM7:54 AM4:31 PM5:10 PM3:34 PM6:33 PM8 h 37 min+2.0 minFirst quarter, 45%9:57 AM
Jan 267:14 AM7:53 AM4:33 PM5:12 PM3:37 PM6:35 PM8 h 40 min+3.0 minFirst quarter 4:48 AM10:12 AM1:15 AM
Jan 277:13 AM7:51 AM4:35 PM5:14 PM3:39 PM6:36 PM8 h 44 min+4.0 minWaxing gibbous, 66%10:33 AM2:46 AM
Jan 287:12 AM7:50 AM4:37 PM5:15 PM3:41 PM6:38 PM8 h 47 min+3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 75%11:05 AM4:17 AM
Jan 297:10 AM7:48 AM4:39 PM5:17 PM3:43 PM6:39 PM8 h 51 min+4.0 minWaxing gibbous, 84%11:55 AM5:39 AM
Jan 307:09 AM7:47 AM4:41 PM5:19 PM3:46 PM6:41 PM8 h 54 min+3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 91%1:06 PM6:42 AM
Jan 317:07 AM7:45 AM4:43 PM5:20 PM3:48 PM6:43 PM8 h 58 min+4.0 minWaxing gibbous, 96%2:34 PM7:25 AM

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Sources

Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.