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

Moon: 71.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 28, 2024 at 1:12:08 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:22 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:15 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:29 am 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:00 am 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 53 minutes (+52s)
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Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:1:12 pm
Altitude:81.7°
Direction:169° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 53m 18s (May 28, 2024)

52 seconds longer than yesterday (May 27, 2024)

3 hours, 39 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

10 minutes, 12 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:48 am
Astro. Twilight4:48 am – 5:23 am
Nautical Twilight5:23 am – 5:55 am
Civil Twilight5:55 am – 6:22 am
Daylight6:22 am – 8:15 pm
Civil Twilight8:15 pm – 8:42 pm
Nautical Twilight8:42 pm – 9:14 pm
Astro. Twilight9:14 pm – 9:49 pm
Night9:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
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
May 316:21 am8:17 pm13:55:43+0:461:19 pm (82.3°)94.256
Jun 16:21 am8:17 pm13:56:28+0:441:19 pm (82.4°)94.271
Jun 26:21 am8:18 pm13:57:10+0:421:19 pm (82.6°)94.285
Jun 36:20 am8:18 pm13:57:50+0:401:19 pm (82.7°)94.299
* 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 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%
May 312:20 am2:18 pm-8:15 am(54.5°)229,42740.6%
Jun 12:51 am3:23 pm-9:03 am(61.6°)228,85429.2%
Jun 23:23 am4:29 pm-9:52 am(68.7°)228,75419.0%
Jun 33:57 am5:36 pm-10:42 am(75.2°)229,22610.5%
* 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, Tue, May 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:24 amTue 6:46 pmTue 12:05 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:17 amTue 8:05 pmTue 1:11 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsTue 3:56 amTue 4:34 pmTue 10:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:00 amTue 7:38 pmTue 12:49 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:28 amTue 2:03 pmTue 8:16 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 5:35 amTue 7:07 pmTue 12:21 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:56 amTue 2:54 pmTue 8:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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