Boston is located in United States and uses the America/New_York timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4) from UTC. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5. Sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 18:17 local time. The coordinates of Boston are 42.36°N, 71.06°W.

Today Boston gets 11 hours 36 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:29, about 29 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Boston shares its EDT (GMT-4) offset with New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

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From	Gap	Call at (Boston time)
🇨🇱 Santiago	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇩🇴 Santo Domingo	same time	09:00–17:00
🇭🇹 Port-au-Prince	same time	09:00–17:00
🇨🇦 Montreal	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	+4h	09:00–13:00
🇺🇸 New York	same time	09:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+12h	07:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+8h	07:00–12:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Boston in?›

Boston is in the America/New_York timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4).

Does Boston observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Boston observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Boston?›

Boston is currently GMT-4 from UTC (EDT (GMT-4)). Clocks change on 1 November 2026.

Is Boston ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Boston is 4 hours behind London and on the same time as New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Boston in UTC?›

09:00 in Boston is 13:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-4 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Boston today?›

Today the sun rises in Boston at 06:41 and sets at 18:17 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.