Current Time in Boston, United States
Boston is in the America/New York time zone. The clock updates live every second and automatically follows daylight saving changes; the sun dial shows today's daylight and twilight, and the map shows where it is night.
Time in Boston
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UTC
Today's light in Boston
- Night
- Astronomical twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Civil twilight
- Golden hour
- Daylight
- Astronomical dawn
- 04:45
- Nautical dawn
- 05:18
- Civil dawn
- 05:51
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Golden hour ends
- 07:01
- Solar noon
- 11:27
- Golden hour begins
- 15:53
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Civil dusk
- 17:03
- Nautical dusk
- 17:36
- Astronomical dusk
- 18:09
It was 11:30 AM on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 in Boston when this page was last updated. Boston is on EST (UTC-05:00), standard time. The clock above is live.
- Time zone
- America/New York
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Abbreviation
- EST
- Population
- 653,833
Daylight Saving Time in Boston
Boston observes daylight saving time and is currently on standard time. In 2026, the clocks change on:
- Sunday, March 8— clocks go forward one hour
- Sunday, November 1— clocks go back one hour
Cities in the same time zone
These places share Boston's local time (America/New York):
New York City, United StatesBrooklyn, United StatesQueens, United StatesPhiladelphia, United StatesManhattan, United StatesThe Bronx, United StatesJacksonville, United StatesColumbus, United States
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