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Time in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston currently uses Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and the time zone offset is UTC-04:00.

What time is it in Boston?

The current time in Boston is 6:05 am (July 1, 2026). The sun rose at 5:09 am and set at 8:26 pm. The length of the day is 15 hours and 16 minutes. Sunrise tomorrow is at 5:10 am, and sunset is at 8:26 pm.

 
 
Sunrise
Sunrise
5:09 am

Sunset
Sunset
8:26 pm
00:00
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Day–night colors on the map:
Day colors Day
Civil twilight colors Civil twilight
Nautical twilight colors Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight colors Astronomical twilight
Night colors Night

The next time change in Boston

Clocks are turned backward one hour from 2 am to 1 am

Clocks in Boston will move back one hour on the first Sunday in November, with the time change taking place at 2 am on Sunday, November 01, 2026.

Time difference from Boston (UTC-04:00)

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