Current Time: | Apr 23, 2021 at 10:25:31 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:22 am↑ 73° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:51 pm↑ 287° West |
Moonrise Today: | 3:57 pm↑ 78° East |
Moonset Today: | 4:39 am↑ 285° West |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 28 minutes (+2m 10s) |


Today's Sun Position in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area
Time: | 10:25 am |
Altitude: | 46.5° |
Direction: | 114° SE |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 13h 28m 20s (Apr 23, 2021)
2 minutes, 10 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 22, 2021)
3 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)
1 hour, 15 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)
The Sun's altitude in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 4:47 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:47 am – 5:22 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:55 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:55 am – 6:22 am |
Daylight | 6:22 am – 7:51 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:51 pm – 8:18 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:18 pm – 8:51 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:51 pm – 9:26 pm |
Night | 9:26 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area - Next 7 Days
2021 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 23 | 6:22 am | 7:51 pm | 13:28:20 | +2:10 | 1:06 pm (65.5°) | 93.476 |
Apr 24 | 6:21 am | 7:51 pm | 13:30:30 | +2:09 | 1:06 pm (65.8°) | 93.501 |
Apr 25 | 6:20 am | 7:52 pm | 13:32:39 | +2:08 | 1:06 pm (66.1°) | 93.525 |
Apr 26 | 6:18 am | 7:53 pm | 13:34:47 | +2:08 | 1:06 pm (66.4°) | 93.550 |
Apr 27 | 6:17 am | 7:54 pm | 13:36:54 | +2:07 | 1:05 pm (66.7°) | 93.574 |
Apr 28 | 6:16 am | 7:55 pm | 13:39:00 | +2:05 | 1:05 pm (67.1°) | 93.599 |
Apr 29 | 6:15 am | 7:56 pm | 13:41:05 | +2:04 | 1:05 pm (67.4°) | 93.623 |
* All times are local time for Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2021
March Equinox | Mar 20 | 4:38 am |
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June Solstice | Jun 20 | 10:32 pm |
September Equinox | Sep 22 | 2:21 pm |
December Solstice | Dec 21 | 9:59 am |
* All times are local Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area time. |
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Today's Moon in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area
Percent Illuminated: | 83.1% |
Time: | 10:25 am |
Altitude: | -42.7° |
Direction: | 4° N |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area - Next 7 days
2021 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Apr 23 | - | 4:39 am | 3:57 pm | 10:39 pm | (59.8°) | 228,766 | 87.2% | |||
Apr 24 | - | 5:10 am | 5:08 pm | 11:29 pm | (53.3°) | 225,559 | 94.2% | |||
Apr 25 | - | 5:40 am | 6:21 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
- | 6:12 am | 7:36 pm | 12:21 am | (46.6°) | 223,270 | 98.6% | ||||
Apr 27 | - | 6:46 am | 8:53 pm | 1:15 am | (40.1°) | 222,152 | 99.9% | |||
Apr 28 | - | 7:25 am | 10:10 pm | 2:13 am | (34.3°) | 222,327 | 98.0% | |||
Apr 29 | - | 8:10 am | 11:25 pm | 3:13 am | (29.9°) | 223,754 | 92.8% | |||
* All times are local time for Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 23, 2021 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 6:37 am | Fri 8:18 pm | Fri 1:27 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 6:47 am | Fri 8:25 pm | Fri 1:35 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Fri 9:34 am | Sat 12:26 am | Fri 5:00 pm | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 3:38 am | Fri 2:21 pm | Fri 8:59 am | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Fri 2:56 am | Fri 1:09 pm | Fri 8:02 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 6:44 am | Fri 8:19 pm | Fri 1:32 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 4:44 am | Fri 4:23 pm | Fri 10:33 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Houston Tower Site State Wildlife Area. |
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