Time in Boston, United States 🇺🇸
The current local time in Boston, United States is shown below — the city is in the America/New_York time zone (UTC -04:00 · EDT).
Boston local time
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 EDT
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
42.36° N, 71.06° W
Population: 692,600
Time zone
IANA: America/New_York
UTC offset: -04:00 · EDT · Eastern Standard Time
Country: United States · ISO US
Boston right now
Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Boston changes its clocks: UTC -05:00 in winter (standard time) and UTC -04:00 during daylight saving time.
The next clock change is calculated from your device's date.
Sun today
Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 18:19
Day length 11h 32m · twilight and monthly table →
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