Daylight
6:45 am – 7:53 pm
13 hours, 8 minutes
| Current Time: | Apr 23, 2024 at 3:42:39 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 251° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 52.9° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.481 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:45 am↑ 75° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:53 pm↑ 285° West |
2024 Sun Graph for Houston
December 2024 — Sun in Houston
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:59 am ↑ (115°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:22:03 | −0:48 | 5:35 am | 6:46 pm | 6:04 am | 6:17 pm | 6:33 am | 5:47 pm | 12:10 pm (38.3°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:00 am ↑ (115°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:21:17 | −0:46 | 5:35 am | 6:46 pm | 6:04 am | 6:17 pm | 6:34 am | 5:47 pm | 12:11 pm (38.2°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:01 am ↑ (115°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:20:32 | −0:44 | 5:36 am | 6:46 pm | 6:05 am | 6:17 pm | 6:35 am | 5:47 pm | 12:11 pm (38.0°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:01 am ↑ (115°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:19:50 | −0:42 | 5:37 am | 6:46 pm | 6:06 am | 6:17 pm | 6:35 am | 5:47 pm | 12:11 pm (37.9°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:02 am ↑ (116°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:19:10 | −0:39 | 5:38 am | 6:46 pm | 6:07 am | 6:17 pm | 6:36 am | 5:47 pm | 12:12 pm (37.8°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:03 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:18:33 | −0:37 | 5:38 am | 6:46 pm | 6:07 am | 6:17 pm | 6:37 am | 5:48 pm | 12:12 pm (37.7°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:04 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:57 | −0:35 | 5:39 am | 6:46 pm | 6:08 am | 6:17 pm | 6:38 am | 5:48 pm | 12:13 pm (37.5°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:04 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:24 | −0:32 | 5:40 am | 6:47 pm | 6:09 am | 6:18 pm | 6:38 am | 5:48 pm | 12:13 pm (37.4°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:05 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:16:54 | −0:30 | 5:40 am | 6:47 pm | 6:09 am | 6:18 pm | 6:39 am | 5:48 pm | 12:14 pm (37.3°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:06 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:16:26 | −0:28 | 5:41 am | 6:47 pm | 6:10 am | 6:18 pm | 6:40 am | 5:48 pm | 12:14 pm (37.3°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:06 am ↑ (116°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:16:00 | −0:25 | 5:41 am | 6:48 pm | 6:11 am | 6:18 pm | 6:40 am | 5:49 pm | 12:15 pm (37.2°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:07 am ↑ (116°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:37 | −0:23 | 5:42 am | 6:48 pm | 6:11 am | 6:19 pm | 6:41 am | 5:49 pm | 12:15 pm (37.1°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:08 am ↑ (116°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:16 | −0:20 | 5:43 am | 6:48 pm | 6:12 am | 6:19 pm | 6:42 am | 5:49 pm | 12:15 pm (37.1°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:08 am ↑ (117°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:58 | −0:18 | 5:43 am | 6:49 pm | 6:12 am | 6:19 pm | 6:42 am | 5:50 pm | 12:16 pm (37.0°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:09 am ↑ (117°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:42 | −0:15 | 5:44 am | 6:49 pm | 6:13 am | 6:20 pm | 6:43 am | 5:50 pm | 12:16 pm (36.9°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:29 | −0:13 | 5:44 am | 6:49 pm | 6:14 am | 6:20 pm | 6:43 am | 5:50 pm | 12:17 pm (36.9°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:19 | −0:10 | 5:45 am | 6:50 pm | 6:14 am | 6:21 pm | 6:44 am | 5:51 pm | 12:17 pm (36.9°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:11 am ↑ (117°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:11 | −0:08 | 5:46 am | 6:50 pm | 6:15 am | 6:21 pm | 6:45 am | 5:51 pm | 12:18 pm (36.9°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:11 am ↑ (117°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:05 | −0:05 | 5:46 am | 6:51 pm | 6:15 am | 6:22 pm | 6:45 am | 5:52 pm | 12:18 pm (36.8°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:12 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:02 | −0:02 | 5:47 am | 6:51 pm | 6:16 am | 6:22 pm | 6:46 am | 5:52 pm | 12:19 pm (36.8°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:12 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:02 | < 1s | 5:47 am | 6:52 pm | 6:16 am | 6:23 pm | 6:46 am | 5:53 pm | 12:19 pm (36.8°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:13 am ↑ (117°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:04 | +0:02 | 5:48 am | 6:52 pm | 6:17 am | 6:23 pm | 6:47 am | 5:53 pm | 12:20 pm (36.8°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:13 am ↑ (117°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:09 | +0:04 | 5:48 am | 6:53 pm | 6:17 am | 6:24 pm | 6:47 am | 5:54 pm | 12:20 pm (36.8°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:17 | +0:07 | 5:48 am | 6:53 pm | 6:18 am | 6:24 pm | 6:47 am | 5:54 pm | 12:21 pm (36.9°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:29 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:27 | +0:10 | 5:49 am | 6:54 pm | 6:18 am | 6:25 pm | 6:48 am | 5:55 pm | 12:21 pm (36.9°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:15 am ↑ (117°) | 5:29 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:39 | +0:12 | 5:49 am | 6:54 pm | 6:19 am | 6:25 pm | 6:48 am | 5:55 pm | 12:22 pm (36.9°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:15 am ↑ (117°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:14:54 | +0:15 | 5:50 am | 6:55 pm | 6:19 am | 6:26 pm | 6:49 am | 5:56 pm | 12:22 pm (37.0°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:15 am ↑ (116°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:12 | +0:17 | 5:50 am | 6:56 pm | 6:19 am | 6:27 pm | 6:49 am | 5:57 pm | 12:23 pm (37.0°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:16 am ↑ (116°) | 5:31 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:32 | +0:20 | 5:50 am | 6:56 pm | 6:20 am | 6:27 pm | 6:49 am | 5:57 pm | 12:23 pm (37.1°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:16 am ↑ (116°) | 5:32 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:55 | +0:22 | 5:51 am | 6:57 pm | 6:20 am | 6:28 pm | 6:50 am | 5:58 pm | 12:24 pm (37.2°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:16 am ↑ (116°) | 5:33 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:16:20 | +0:25 | 5:51 am | 6:58 pm | 6:20 am | 6:28 pm | 6:50 am | 5:59 pm | 12:24 pm (37.2°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Houston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Houston is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 49 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 1 or December 2.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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