The globe opens over Boston (42.4° N, 71.1° W) with the latest satellite clouds and rain radar, and Boston's place card open: its local time, current weather, sunrise and sunset, the Moon, and any alerts near it.
Below, as the page is served, are the alerts near Boston and which sources were checked for them, its weather now and over the next day, its air quality, then its day on its own clock (America/New_York): sunrise, sunset and the length of the day, golden and blue hour, the Moon's phase and when it's up, the coming week's sunsets, and the next full Moon and eclipses seen from Boston; then what might cross its sky.
Alerts near Boston
Nothing active near Boston at EST from what was checked: National Weather Service alerts, tropical cyclones, tsunami bulletins, earthquakes, GDACS disaster alerts, lightning, satellite fire detections and air quality. This page is not a warning service: in an emergency, follow your local authorities.
Weather over Boston
- Nowlight drizzle, 47°F, feels 41°F · wind NW 10 mph · 100% cloud cover
- Next 24 hourshigh 54°F around , low 43°F around · rain likeliest around , a 70% chance
- Hour by hour 47°F, heavy drizzle, 70% chance of rain · 47°F, clear · 53°F, clear · 53°F, overcast · 48°F, clear · 45°F, overcast · 43°F, overcast · 45°F, overcast
- Air qualitygood, US AQI 36 · modeled for the area by Copernicus CAMS, not measured by a monitor
From Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), as of EST. A forecast, not a warning: for warnings, see the alerts above and your local authorities.
Sun and Moon over Boston, Sun Nov 8
- Sunrises in the ESE, sets in the WSW, 31° up at its highest at · 10 h 3 min of daylight, 2 min 22 s shorter than yesterday
- Golden hourmorning to , evening to
- Blue hourmorning to , evening to
- Twilightfirst light , last light
- Moonnew Moon, 1% lit: rises in the ESE, sets in the WSW
- Next Moonsnew Mon Nov 9 at , full Tue Nov 24 at
- Sunsets aheadMon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun
- Next solar eclipse hereJan 14, 2029, partial: 40% of the Sun covered at , 25° up
- Next lunar eclipse hereJan 11, 2028, partial: at its deepest at , 68° up
Times on Boston's clock (EST), worked out with astronomy-engine as this page was served.
Over Boston
- Next ISS pass you can seeTue Nov 10 to · 23° high · SSW → ENE · every pass
- Northern lightsnot expected within sight, forecast for · aurora forecast
How to read it
Nor'easters are what Boston watches for, with heavy snow and coastal flooding from fall through spring. The city sits so far east in its time zone that its December Sun sets before 4:15 PM, among the earliest of any big US city. For sunset, the Esplanade looks west up the Charles River.
Boston's longest day, around June 21, has 15 hours 17 minutes of daylight, and its shortest, around December 21, has 9 hours 5 minutes.
Sunset in Boston comes earliest around December 7, at about 4:11 PM, and latest around June 25, at about 8:25 PM. That earliest sunset comes about 14 days before Boston's shortest day, because the Sun's noon drifts against the clock through the year. Boston's clocks change twice a year, so its sunset jumps by an hour on each of those days.
Boston's evening golden hour, the Sun from 6° up to 4° below the horizon, lasts about 55 minutes around the equinoxes; at midsummer about 65 minutes.
Questions
What time is sunset in Boston today?
The list on this page gives it, worked out for today on Boston's clock, with the coming week's. Through the year Boston's sunset moves between about 4:11 PM and about 8:25 PM.
When is golden hour in Boston today?
The list gives Boston's morning and evening golden hours, when the Sun is low and its light warm and long-shadowed, and the blue hours just outside them, on Boston's clock.
When is the next full Moon in Boston?
The list gives the date and time on Boston's clock, with today's phase and when the Moon rises and sets there. It's full at the same moment everywhere on Earth, so what differs in Boston is only the clock and when the Moon is up.
Are there any alerts near Boston right now?
This page lists what's active near Boston as it's served, with who issued it, and says which sources it checked and when, and which it couldn't. It's no warning service: in an emergency in Boston, follow your local authorities.
What's the weather doing over Boston right now?
This page gives Boston's conditions now and its next day hour by hour, with the chance of rain or snow, from Open-Meteo. The globe shows the latest satellite clouds and rain radar over Boston: drag it to see what's coming.
What is the air quality in Boston today?
This page gives Boston's US AQI as it's served, with the EPA's word for its band. It comes from Copernicus's CAMS forecast through Open-Meteo: a model for the area around Boston rather than a monitor's reading, so a station nearby can differ.
Are the northern lights ever visible from Boston?
In a strong geomagnetic storm, a few nights in a busy year, usually low on Boston's northern horizon and best away from the city's lights. This page says what NOAA's OVATION forecast gives for Boston over the next hour or so.
