Current Local Time in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

7:09:21 pm EST

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	Massachusetts (MA)
Lat/Long:	42°21'N / 71°03'W
Elevation:	6 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

41 °F

Passing clouds.
57 / 33 °F

Sat 20.		39 / 29 °F
Sun 21.		46 / 29 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

7:08 am
↑ 122° Southeast

Sunset

4:13 pm
↑ 238° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 5 minutes
-14s shorter

Moon 1.2%

Rise – 6:11 am
Set – 2:45 pm

High Tide

High – 9:58 am
High – 10:38 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:41 am
Low – 4:21 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:41 am
Altitude: 24.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:26 am – 6:01 am
5:20 pm – 5:55 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:01 am – 6:36 am
4:45 pm – 5:20 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:36 am – 7:08 am
4:13 pm – 4:45 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
8:43 pm

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Airports

Logan International Airport, BOS
About 3 mi E of Boston
T. F. Green Airport, PVD
About 48 mi SSW of Boston
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, MHT
About 44 mi NNW of Boston

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7:09 21 pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025