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Tonight's sky in Boston

United States · Friday, July 17, 2026, around 10:21 PM local time

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A snapshot of the sky above Boston around 10:21 PM tonight — zenith at the center, horizon at the rim. For a live, scrubbable view, use the interactive night sky map.

Illumination26.7%
Moonrise11:29 AM
Moonset10:40 PM

Visible tonight in Boston

ObjectPositionVisibilityRisesSetsConstellation
VenusBelow horizonNaked eye9:11 AM10:20 PMLeo
JupiterBelow horizonNaked eye6:02 AM8:42 PMCancer
SaturnBelow horizonNaked eye11:38 PM12:08 PMPisces
MarsBelow horizonNaked eye2:16 AM5:19 PMTaurus
MercuryBelow horizonNaked eye4:57 AM7:15 PMGemini
UranusBelow horizonNaked eye1:41 AM4:29 PMTaurus
NeptuneBelow horizonBinoculars11:09 PM11:17 AMPisces

Rise & set path tonight

Altitude above the horizon over the next 24 hours, with rise, meridian passing (highest point), and set marked.

🌒 Moon

Rise10:21 AMMeridian4:37 PMSet10:40 PM

Venus

Meridian3:45 PMSet10:20 PMRise9:11 AM

Jupiter

Meridian1:23 PMSet8:42 PMRise6:02 AM

Saturn

Set12:12 PMRise11:38 PMMeridian5:53 AM

Mars

Set5:20 PMRise2:16 AMMeridian9:47 AM

Mercury

Meridian12:11 PMSet7:20 PMRise4:57 AM

Uranus

Set4:32 PMRise1:41 AMMeridian9:05 AM

Neptune

Set11:21 AMRise11:09 PMMeridian5:13 AM

About tonight's sky in Boston

The Moon is in its Waxing Crescent phase tonight, about 26.7% illuminated, 382,796 km from Earth. Planet positions above are for around 10:21 PM local time, once the sky is dark enough to see them.

For an interactive sky map, any date, or a different location, use the night sky tool. For sunrise, sunset, and twilight times, see sun times in Boston.

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