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Time in City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States now

21:01:34

Sunday 17 May 2026 (week 20)

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:20 ↓ 20:01 (14h 40m) - More info - Make City of Boston time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for City of Boston

UTC -4

Eastern Time (ET)
always same time as New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The IANA time zone identifier for City of Boston is America/New_York.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -4 / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from City of Boston

Los Angeles	−3 hours	−3 hours
Chicago	−1 hours	−1 hours
New York	0
Toronto	0
São Paulo	+1 hours
UTC	+4 hours
Lagos	+5 hours
London	+5 hours
Johannesburg	+6 hours
Paris	+6 hours
Zurich	+6 hours
Cairo	+7 hours
Istanbul	+7 hours
Moscow	+7 hours
Dubai	+8 hours
Mumbai	+9.5 hours
Hong Kong	+12 hours
Shanghai	+12 hours
Singapore	+12 hours
Tokyo	+13 hours
Sydney	+14 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for City of Boston

Sunrise: 05:20
Sunset: 20:01
Day length: 14h 40m
Solar noon: 12:40
The current local time in City of Boston is 40 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

City of Boston on the map

Location: Massachusetts, United States
Latitude: 42.33. Longitude: -71.02
Population: 618,000
Elevation: 30 m

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