United States
Time now in Boston
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 08:09Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,207
Sunrise
07:06
Sunset
08:09
Day length
13h 03m
Coordinates
30.79, -83.79
Time difference from Boston
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Boston right now.
Boston on the map
About the time in Boston
Sunrise today lands at 07:06 and sunset at 08:09 local time, giving 13h 03m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (30.79, -83.79) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Boston.
Around 1,207 people live in Boston, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Boston day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Boston
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Boston change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Boston in?
- Boston uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- What time is it in Boston right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Boston, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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