Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Boston

Sunrise in Boston today is at 04:35:29 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:24:05 PM, giving Boston 16h 48min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 03:44:01 AM and ends at 10:15:43 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Boston or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Boston. Get a full year of light data with the printable Boston Photography Planner 2026.

Boston lies in the temperate zone at 53.0° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Boston receives 16.9 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:34 AM and sunset at 09:29 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.6 hours — a difference of 9.4 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:34, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:29. The evening golden hour in Boston lasts about 87 minutes in summer and 92 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.