Sunset & Sunrise Today in Brighton, Massachusetts

Today, Saturday, August 29, sunset in Brighton is at 7:23 PM and sunrise was at 6:06 AM, giving Brighton 13h 16m between first and last light. The sun reaches its high point above Brighton at 12:45 PM.

Sitting at 42.35° latitude puts Brighton in the mid-latitudes — daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 42 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Brighton move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Brighton runs from about 6:46 PM to 7:41 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:41 PM to 7:52 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Brighton is at 7:21 PM and sunrise at 6:08 AM — about 2m 44s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Brighton drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Brighton right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Brighton ranges from as early as 4:11 PM (around December 5) to as late as 8:25 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 16m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 04m.