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Houston, TX, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 24, 2024 at 11:03:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:23 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 8:13 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:48 pm 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:54 am 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 50 minutes (+59s)
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Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:11:03 pm
Altitude:-29.8°
Direction:323° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 49m 37s (May 24, 2024)

59 seconds longer than yesterday (May 23, 2024)

3 hours, 35 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

13 minutes, 53 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:51 am
Astro. Twilight4:51 am – 5:25 am
Nautical Twilight5:25 am – 5:57 am
Civil Twilight5:57 am – 6:23 am
Daylight6:23 am – 8:13 pm
Civil Twilight8:13 pm – 8:40 pm
Nautical Twilight8:40 pm – 9:12 pm
Astro. Twilight9:12 pm – 9:46 pm
Night9:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 246:23 am8:13 pm13:49:37+0:591:18 pm (81.2°)94.143
May 256:23 am8:13 pm13:50:35+0:571:18 pm (81.4°)94.160
May 266:22 am8:14 pm13:51:31+0:561:18 pm (81.5°)94.176
May 276:22 am8:15 pm13:52:26+0:541:18 pm (81.7°)94.193
May 286:22 am8:15 pm13:53:18+0:521:18 pm (81.9°)94.209
May 296:22 am8:16 pm13:54:08+0:501:18 pm (82.0°)94.225
May 306:21 am8:16 pm13:54:57+0:481:19 pm (82.2°)94.241
* All times are local time for Houston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Houston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Houston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 24-6:54 am9:48 pm1:51 am(33.0°)241,15199.3%
May 25-7:47 am10:47 pm2:48 am(31.3°)238,88996.5%
May 26-8:47 am11:42 pm3:47 am(31.3°)236,77091.3%
May 27-9:53 am-4:45 am(33.1°)234,83984.0%
May 2812:29 am11:00 am-5:42 am(36.7°)233,11974.7%
May 291:10 am12:07 pm-6:36 am(41.7°)231,62364.0%
May 301:47 am1:13 pm-7:26 am(47.8°)230,37552.4%
* All times are local time for Houston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Houston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 24, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:21 amSat 6:33 pmSat 11:57 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 6:16 amSat 7:59 pmSat 1:07 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:02 amSat 4:36 pmSat 10:18 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:09 amSat 7:46 pmSat 12:57 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSat 2:39 amSat 2:14 pmSat 8:27 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:46 amSat 7:18 pmSat 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 3:08 amSat 3:05 pmSat 9:07 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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