Sunset & Sunrise Today in Chelsea, Massachusetts

Chelsea, Massachusetts sees the sun come up at 6:57 AM and go down at 6:01 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 04m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Chelsea at 12:29 PM.

Sitting at 42.39° latitude puts Chelsea 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 46 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Chelsea move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Chelsea this evening is roughly 5:24 PM–6:19 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:19 PM to 6:30 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Chelsea is at 6:00 PM and sunrise at 6:58 AM — about 2m 46s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Chelsea drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Chelsea, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Chelsea ranges from as early as 4:11 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:24 PM (around June 20). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 16m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 03m.