Wednesday · August · 5 · 2026
DST“The present time has one advantage over every other — it is our own.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
Sun & daylight
The sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:01 in Boston today, giving 14h 19m of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:51.
05:42
Sunrise
12:51
Noon
20:01
Sunset
Midnight
00:51
Sunrise
05:42
Solar noon
12:51
Sunset
20:01
Solar midnight
00:51
Daylight
14h 19m
Daylight runs about 15h 17m around the June solstice and 9h 4m around the December solstice.
Daylight saving time
Boston observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks move forward to UTC−4 on March 8 and move back to UTC−5 on November 1. Boston is currently on daylight saving time.
Mar 8
Forward · UTC−4
Nov 1
Back · UTC−5
Aug 5
Today
The shaded band marks the daylight saving period.
Public holidays
United States has no public holidays in August 2026.