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

Moon: 0.7%
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Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 6:09:51 am
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:01 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:41 am 70° East
Moonset Today: 7:54 pm 294° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 48 minutes (+1m 44s)
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Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:6:09 am
Altitude:-0.8°
Direction:68° E
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 13h 48m 17s (May 7, 2024)

1 minute, 44 seconds longer than yesterday (May 6, 2024)

4 hours longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

42 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight4:37 am – 5:12 am
Nautical Twilight5:12 am – 5:45 am
Civil Twilight5:45 am – 6:13 am
Daylight6:13 am – 8:01 pm
Civil Twilight8:01 pm – 8:29 pm
Nautical Twilight8:29 pm – 9:02 pm
Astro. Twilight9:02 pm – 9:38 pm
Night9:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 76:13 am8:01 pm13:48:17+1:441:07 pm (72.1°)93.815
May 86:12 am8:02 pm13:50:00+1:431:07 pm (72.3°)93.837
May 96:11 am8:03 pm13:51:42+1:411:07 pm (72.6°)93.858
May 106:10 am8:04 pm13:53:22+1:401:07 pm (72.9°)93.879
May 116:09 am8:04 pm13:55:00+1:381:07 pm (73.1°)93.900
May 126:09 am8:05 pm13:56:38+1:371:07 pm (73.4°)93.920
May 136:08 am8:06 pm13:58:13+1:351:07 pm (73.6°)93.940
* 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 75:41 am7:54 pm-12:42 pm(72.4°)227,1520.3%
May 86:18 am9:08 pm-1:38 pm(77.7°)229,3020.7%
May 97:01 am10:19 pm-2:37 pm(81.3°)232,2213.9%
May 107:52 am11:24 pm-3:37 pm(83.2°)235,6559.5%
May 118:49 am--4:36 pm(83.1°)239,29117.1%
May 12-12:20 am9:51 am5:31 pm(81.2°)242,81425.9%
May 13-1:05 am10:55 am6:23 pm(78.1°)245,94835.5%
* 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 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:12 amTue 5:49 pmTue 11:30 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:56 amTue 7:22 pmTue 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:23 amTue 4:34 pmTue 10:28 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:44 amTue 8:37 pmTue 1:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 3:39 amTue 3:05 pmTue 9:22 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:32 amTue 8:23 pmTue 1:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:08 amTue 4:03 pmTue 10:05 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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