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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, giving 10 hours, 38 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 39 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 25 | 10h 38m | −2m 39s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 35m | −2m 38s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 33m | −2m 37s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 30m | −2m 36s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 28m | −2m 35s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 25m | −2m 34s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 22m | −2m 33s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Roxbury Crossing.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Roxbury Crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill | 0.9 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| West Fens | 0.9 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Back of the Hill | 1.0 mi W | same minute | ||
| Back Bay | 1.4 mi N | same minute | ||
| Brookline | 1.5 mi W | same minute | ||
| Grove Hall | 1.6 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Coolidge Corner | 2.0 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Savin Hill | 2.1 mi SE | same minute | ||
| South Boston | 2.1 mi E | same minute | ||
| Beacon Hill | 2.3 mi NNE | same minute |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:09 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:47 PM.
Roxbury Crossing gets 10 hours, 38 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 39 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Roxbury Crossing runs from 5:08 PM to 6:05 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Roxbury Crossing is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 17 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 5 minutes.
Roxbury Crossing uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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