Boston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.6289, -78.7375
- Elevation
- 287 m above sea level
- Population
- 8 049
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 439 km away
- Same name
- 49 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Boston, New York, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Boston, New York, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Boston, United States
Saturday, 31 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 7:48 AM Solar noon 1:00 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 7:19 AM – 6:40 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 New York
- New York City 8 804 190
- Brooklyn 2 736 074
- Queens 2 316 841
- Manhattan 1 487 536
- The Bronx 1 385 108
- Staten Island 468 730
Other places named Boston
- Boston Massachusetts, United States
- Boston England, United Kingdom
- Boston Davao Region, Philippines
- Boston Georgia, United States
- Boston Munster, Ireland
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
- Patchin — 3.3 km
- Fowlerville — 3.4 km
- Sprague Mobile Home Park — 3.5 km
- Colden — 4.6 km
- New Oregon — 6.3 km
- Glenwood — 6.6 km
Time and daylight in Boston
Clocks in Boston take America/New_York as their zone, reading UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
First light in Boston comes at 7:48 AM today; darkness returns after 6:11 PM. The day gives 10 h 22 min of light.
Nearby settlements including Patchin and Fowlerville match the time in Boston.
Boston is covered by 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Boston use?
- Boston uses America/New_York, which has an offset of −4.
- Does Boston have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Boston: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun set in Boston?
- At 6:11 PM.