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Houston, SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 17.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 12, 2024 at 12:32:19 am
Sunrise Today: 5:10 am 55° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:19 pm 306° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:42 am 34° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:17 am 327° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 8 minutes (+3m 50s)
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Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:12:32 am
Altitude:-15.4°
Direction:350° N
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 16h 8m 29s (May 12, 2024)

3 minutes, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (May 11, 2024)

9 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 3:09 am
Nautical Twilight3:09 am – 4:22 am
Civil Twilight4:22 am – 5:10 am
Daylight5:10 am – 9:19 pm
Civil Twilight9:19 pm – 10:08 pm
Nautical Twilight10:08 pm – 11:22 pm
Astro. Twilight11:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 125:10 am9:19 pm16:08:29+3:501:14 pm (52.5°)93.915
May 135:09 am9:21 pm16:12:16+3:471:14 pm (52.7°)93.936
May 145:07 am9:23 pm16:16:01+3:441:14 pm (53.0°)93.955
May 155:05 am9:25 pm16:19:42+3:401:14 pm (53.2°)93.975
May 165:03 am9:26 pm16:23:19+3:371:14 pm (53.4°)93.994
May 175:01 am9:28 pm16:26:53+3:341:14 pm (53.6°)94.013
May 185:00 am9:30 pm16:30:24+3:301:14 pm (53.9°)94.032
* 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 12-2:17 am7:42 am5:26 pm(60.7°)241,97823.7%
May 13-2:50 am9:03 am6:18 pm(57.8°)245,22933.1%
May 14-3:09 am10:27 am7:06 pm(53.8°)247,92243.0%
May 15-3:20 am11:50 am7:50 pm(49.0°)249,89752.9%
May 16-3:28 am1:08 pm8:32 pm(43.7°)251,07262.6%
May 17-3:34 am2:25 pm9:11 pm(38.0°)251,43171.7%
May 18-3:39 am3:40 pm9:50 pm(32.2°)251,02080.0%
* 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, Sun, May 12, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:51 amSun 6:24 pmSun 11:37 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 5:08 amSun 8:34 pmSun 12:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:13 amSun 4:49 pmSun 10:30 amDifficult to see
JupiterSun 5:30 amSun 9:38 pmSun 1:33 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSun 3:48 amSun 2:37 pmSun 9:12 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:17 amSun 9:18 pmSun 1:18 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSun 4:00 amSun 3:49 pmSun 9:54 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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