Astronomy Center

Boston, MA

PERSONALIZE THIS SITE: SELECT YOUR LOCATION

FRI / 3

SAT / 4

SUN / 5

MON / 6

TUE / 7

WED / 8

THU / 9

Jul 7

5:22 A.M.

Jul 15

5:54 A.M.

Jul 21

10:35 P.M.

Jul 28

6:00 P.M.

Aug 5

8:56 P.M.

More about the Moon

My Local Almanac
for Your Location

Customized astronomical timetables
for your location and time zone.

Rise and Set

Sun

Rises 5:12 A.M.

Sets 8:25 P.M.

Moon

Rises 5:42 P.M.

Sets 1:52 A.M.

Venus

Rises 2:35 A.M.

Sets 4:52 P.M.

Mercury

Rises 4:18 A.M.

Sets 7:34 P.M.

Calculate Rise and Set Times for Other Planets, Locations, and Dates

Tide Predictions

For BOSTON, BOSTON HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS (nearest tide station)

Time	Tide Height	Tide
2:59 A.M. EDT	0.68 feet	Low Tide
9:13 A.M. EDT	8.61 feet	High Tide
3:03 P.M. EDT	1.56 feet	Low Tide
9:23 P.M. EDT	10.00 feet	High Tide

NOT FOR NAVIGATION

Calculate Tides for Other Locations and Dates | About the Tides

The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast

Friday, July 3, 2009 - Universe Awareness: Children's Voices

For more information about this podcast, and to listen to earlier episodes, visit The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast page.

July Skywatch

In the predawn east, Venus in Taurus is just below Mars on the 1st; the Red Planet gets higher above Venus as the month progresses. Venus hovers near the waning crescent Moon on the 19th. In the more convenient evening hours, Jupiter rises just as Saturn is about to set, at around 10:30 P.M. at midmonth. The closest Moon of the year occurs on the 21st, as does the longest solar eclipse of the century, a 6.7-minute totality that sweeps over India during its monsoon season before traversing China and entering the Pacific at Shanghai. Earth reaches aphelion, its annual position farthest from the Sun, on the 3rd

Skywatch for Upcoming Months