Quincy is a city of about 93,618 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Today the sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 5:56 PM; the evening golden hour runs 5:17 PM – 6:13 PM. Below are monthly times, sun directions, the best photo locations within 80 km and the nearest dark skies.
Sunrise, sunset & golden hour by month
| Month (15th) | Sunrise | Golden hour ends | Golden hour starts | Sunset | Blue hour ends | Daylight |
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| January | 7:11 AM | 7:55 AM | 3:53 PM | 4:37 PM | 5:08 PM | 9h 26m |
| February | 6:41 AM | 7:21 AM | 4:37 PM | 5:17 PM | 5:45 PM | 10h 35m |
| March | 6:57 AM | 7:34 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:51 PM | 7:19 PM | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:04 AM | 6:42 AM | 6:48 PM | 7:25 PM | 7:54 PM | 13h 21m |
| May | 5:24 AM | 6:04 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:59 PM | 8:31 PM | 14h 35m |
| June | 5:08 AM | 5:50 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:23 PM | 8:57 PM | 15h 15m |
| July | 5:21 AM | 6:03 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:20 PM | 8:53 PM | 14h 58m |
| August | 5:52 AM | 6:31 AM | 7:08 PM | 7:47 PM | 8:17 PM | 13h 55m |
| September | 6:25 AM | 7:02 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:56 PM | 7:24 PM | 12h 31m |
| October | 6:57 AM | 7:35 AM | 5:26 PM | 6:04 PM | 6:32 PM | 11h 07m |
| November | 6:35 AM | 7:17 AM | 3:42 PM | 4:24 PM | 4:54 PM | 9h 48m |
| December | 7:07 AM | 7:52 AM | 3:28 PM | 4:13 PM | 4:45 PM | 9h 07m |
Local time in America/New York, daylight saving time included.
Where the sun rises and sets in Quincy
At Quincy the sunrise point swings a long way through the year: about 57° (ENE) at the June solstice and 122° (ESE) in late December. Sunset moves from 304° (WNW) in June to 239° (WSW) in December, and the midday sun climbs to 71° in summer but only 24° in winter.
Best photo spots near Quincy
238 photo locations lie within 80 km of Quincy. Each links to a full planning page with sunrise and sunset directions.
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The sky over central Quincy is estimated at Bortle 9 (inner-city sky). The nearest truly dark location in our database is Great Point Light, about 124 km (77 mi) away (Bortle 3). The Milky Way core is up during darkness from March to September, best in June. Northern lights need roughly Kp 5.5+ to appear low on the northern horizon here.
Darkest skies within 200 km
| Location | Type | Distance | Est. Bortle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Point Light | Lighthouse | 124 km (77 mi) | 3 |
| Sankaty Head Light | Lighthouse | 138 km (86 mi) | 3 |
| Townshend State Park | State Park | 164 km (102 mi) | 3 |
| Scott Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 164 km (102 mi) | 3 |
| Newfound Lake | Lake | 169 km (105 mi) | 3 |
| Welton Falls | Waterfall | 170 km (106 mi) | 3 |
| Porter-Parsonfield Bridge | Covered Bridge | 171 km (106 mi) | 3 |
| Squam Lake | Lake | 171 km (106 mi) | 3 |
| Month | Milky Way core window (15th) | Hours | Max altitude |
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| March | 4:24 AM – 5:14 AM | 0.8 | 15° |
| April | 2:16 AM – 4:16 AM | 2.0 | 18° |
| May | 12:26 AM – 3:16 AM | 2.8 | 19° |
| June | 10:36 PM – 2:46 AM | 4.2 | 19° |
| July | 10:26 PM – 1:26 AM | 3.0 | 19° |
| August | 9:34 PM – 11:24 PM | 1.8 | 18° |
| September | 8:31 PM – 9:21 PM | 0.8 | 15° |
Cloud cover by month
Long-term NASA satellite data for this area show September as the clearest month (about 51% average cloud cover) and May as the cloudiest (64%). July is the warmest month and January the coldest, which matters for gear, snow access and how long batteries last at night.