sun .5deg.comBoston, United States (Massachusetts, Suffolk County) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-16.
All times are shown in Boston local time (GMT-04:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Boston for this day: 2026-05-16
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 03:22:32 | 3h 22m 32s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 03:22:32 | 04:08:36 | 46m 4s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:08:36 | 04:49:07 | 40m 31s | |
| Civil Twilight | 04:49:07 | 05:21:22 | 32m 15s | |
| Daylight | 05:21:22 | 19:59:53 | 14h 38m 31s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:59:53 | 20:32:08 | 32m 15s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 20:32:08 | 21:12:39 | 40m 31s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 21:12:39 | 21:58:42 | 46m 3s | |
| Night | 21:58:42 | 23:59:59 | 2h 1m 17s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Boston, US, for day: 2026-05-16.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:21:22 | 12:40:37 | 19:59:53 |
| Azimuth | 62.8° | 180° | 297.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
14h 38m 31s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 277 361 km93 999 394 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -27.9° | 349° |
| 100 | -28.5° | 5.1° |
| 200 | -26° | 20.8° |
| 300 | -20.8° | 35.2° |
| 400 | -13.4° | 47.9° |
| 500 | -4.5° | 59.1° |
| 600 | 5.5° | 69.2° |
| 700 | 16.1° | 78.7° |
| 800 | 27.2° | 88.3° |
| 900 | 38.2° | 98.9° |
| 1000 | 48.9° | 111.8° |
| 1100 | 58.4° | 129.7° |
| 1200 | 65.2° | 156.4° |
| 1300 | 66.4° | 191.3° |
| 1400 | 61.4° | 221.8° |
| 1500 | 52.6° | 242.5° |
| 1600 | 42.2° | 256.8° |
| 1700 | 31.2° | 268.1° |
| 1800 | 20.2° | 277.9° |
| 1900 | 9.4° | 287.4° |
| 2000 | -0.8° | 297.3° |
| 2100 | -10.2° | 308° |
| 2200 | -18.1° | 320.1° |
| 2300 | -24.2° | 333.8° |
| 2400 | -27.7° | 349.1° |