Current Time in Boston
United States, United States
About Time in Boston
Boston is in the New York time zone, with the IANA identifier America/New_York. The current UTC offset is shown on the live clock above and updates automatically when Boston enters or leaves Daylight Saving Time.
Major cities sharing Boston's time zone include New York, Miami, Atlanta. Use the converter to translate Boston times into any other zone, or check the related tools below for sunrise/sunset and prayer times calibrated to this exact location.
Next DST change: Sunday, November 1, 2026 — clocks fall back from -04:00 to -05:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00).
In Boston, the longest day (June solstice) lasts 15h 17m and the shortest (December solstice) lasts 9h 4m — a 6h 13m seasonal swing in daylight.