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

Moon: 99.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 23, 2024 at 3:51:55 am
Sunrise Today: 6:11 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:43 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 7:44 pm 109° East
Moonset Today: 5:54 am 255° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 31 minutes (+2m 14s)
Location of HoustonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:3:51 am
Altitude:-24.8°
Direction:48° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 31m 27s (Apr 23, 2024)

2 minutes, 14 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 22, 2024)

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

1 hour, 17 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:35 am
Astro. Twilight4:35 am – 5:10 am
Nautical Twilight5:10 am – 5:44 am
Civil Twilight5:44 am – 6:11 am
Daylight6:11 am – 7:43 pm
Civil Twilight7:43 pm – 8:11 pm
Nautical Twilight8:11 pm – 8:44 pm
Astro. Twilight8:44 pm – 9:20 pm
Night9:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 236:11 am7:43 pm13:31:27+2:1412:57 pm (64.7°)93.478
Apr 246:10 am7:44 pm13:33:41+2:1312:57 pm (65.0°)93.503
Apr 256:09 am7:45 pm13:35:54+2:1212:56 pm (65.4°)93.528
Apr 266:08 am7:46 pm13:38:06+2:1112:56 pm (65.7°)93.553
Apr 276:06 am7:47 pm13:40:16+2:1012:56 pm (66.0°)93.577
Apr 286:05 am7:48 pm13:42:26+2:0912:56 pm (66.3°)93.602
Apr 296:04 am7:48 pm13:44:35+2:0812:56 pm (66.6°)93.627
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 23-5:54 am7:44 pm12:23 am(40.7°)249,58199.4%
Apr 24-6:19 am8:48 pm1:05 am(35.3°)247,97999.9%
Apr 25-6:48 am9:53 pm1:51 am(30.4°)246,12998.3%
Apr 26-7:23 am10:59 pm2:41 am(26.4°)244,08494.6%
Apr 27-8:06 am-3:34 am(23.7°)241,87688.9%
Apr 2812:02 am8:59 am-4:31 am(22.5°)239,52881.2%
Apr 2912:59 am10:02 am-5:29 am(23.1°)237,06971.8%
* 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, Apr 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:31 amTue 6:10 pmTue 11:51 amVery difficult to see
VenusTue 5:50 amTue 6:44 pmTue 12:16 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:40 amTue 4:25 pmTue 10:32 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:10 amTue 9:11 pmTue 2:10 pmAverage visibility
SaturnTue 4:22 amTue 3:41 pmTue 10:01 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 7:07 amTue 9:09 pmTue 2:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:50 amTue 4:44 pmTue 10:47 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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