Current Time Massachusetts, USA Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Current time, date, time zones, time difference

Current time in Boston

Dienstag
08.09.2026

Time zones in Boston

Standard time
Eastern Standard Time EST
Daylight saving time
Eastern Daylight Time EDT
Universal Time Code
UTC-05:00
Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID)
America/New_York

Time difference between Boston and Germany

-6 Stunden

The current time difference between Boston and Germany is -6 Stunden.

Time difference between Boston and other places worldwide:

Daylight Saving Time in Boston

In Boston, clocks are set to daylight saving time during the summer months. The time zone then in effect is Eastern Daylight Time EDT (UTC-04:00).
Next change to standard time
Saturday, 31.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 01:00.
Next change to daylight saving time
Saturday, 13.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.

Information about Boston

Boston is the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Data sheet for Boston

  • State: Flag of Massachusetts, USAMassachusetts
  • Land: Flag of the USAUSA
  • Population: 675.647 (2020)
  • Area: 232 km²
  • Population desity: 5388 per km²
  • Latitude: 42.361145
  • Longitude: -71.057083
  • Elevation: 43 m
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Path of the sun in Boston

Today (08.09.2026)

  • Dawn: 05:48 Uhr
  • Sunrise: 06:15 Uhr
  • Highest point of the sun: 12:41 Uhr
  • Sunset: 19:07 Uhr
  • Twilight: 19:35 Uhr

Tomorrow (09.09.2026)

  • Dawn: 05:49 Uhr
  • Sunrise: 06:16 Uhr
  • Highest point of the sun: 12:41 Uhr
  • Sunset: 19:06 Uhr
  • Twilight: 19:33 Uhr

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