Boston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.2781, -73.4073
- Elevation
- 175 m above sea level
- Region
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 407 km away
- Same name
- 49 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Boston, Connecticut, United States
The time in Boston, Connecticut, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Boston, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Boston
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Boston keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:23 PM
Weather in Boston right now
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Boston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02108
- 02109
- 02110
- 02111
- 02112
- 02113
- 02114
- 02115
- 02116
- 02117
- 02118
- 02123
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Connecticut
- Bridgeport 147 629
- New Haven 130 322
- Stamford 128 874
- North Stamford 121 230
- Hartford 121 054
- Waterbury 108 802
Other places named Boston
- Boston Massachusetts, United States
- Boston England, United Kingdom
- Boston New York, United States
- Boston Davao Region, Philippines
- Boston Georgia, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Branchville — 3.1 km
- Redding — 3.4 km
- Georgetown — 3.4 km
- Topstone — 4.0 km
- Sanfordtown — 4.2 km
- Lonetown — 5.3 km
Boston: clock, sun and surroundings
Clocks across Boston run on America/New_York at UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Boston sees first light at 7:22 AM today and the sun sets at 5:55 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 32 min.
The hour in Boston is the hour in Branchville and Georgetown as well.
Addresses in Boston fall under 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in Boston?
- The time in Boston is calculated using America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Boston?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Boston?
- Sunset there is at 5:55 PM.