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

Moon: 5.4%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 11:18:32 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:31 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 8:00 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 4:49 am 87° East
Moonset Today: 5:34 pm 277° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 28 minutes (+1m 28s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sam Houston

Time:11:18 pm
Altitude:-35.2°
Direction:325° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 28m 10s (May 5, 2024)

1 minute, 28 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2024)

3 hours, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

38 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sam Houston Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:03 am
Astro. Twilight5:03 am – 5:35 am
Nautical Twilight5:35 am – 6:06 am
Civil Twilight6:06 am – 6:31 am
Daylight6:31 am – 8:00 pm
Civil Twilight8:00 pm – 8:25 pm
Nautical Twilight8:25 pm – 8:56 pm
Astro. Twilight8:56 pm – 9:28 pm
Night9:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sam Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 56:31 am8:00 pm13:28:10+1:281:15 pm (76.2°)93.770
May 66:31 am8:00 pm13:29:38+1:271:15 pm (76.5°)93.792
May 76:30 am8:01 pm13:31:04+1:261:15 pm (76.8°)93.815
May 86:29 am8:02 pm13:32:30+1:251:15 pm (77.0°)93.837
May 96:28 am8:02 pm13:33:54+1:241:15 pm (77.3°)93.858
May 106:28 am8:03 pm13:35:17+1:221:15 pm (77.6°)93.879
May 116:27 am8:04 pm13:36:39+1:211:15 pm (77.8°)93.900
* All times are local time for Sam 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 Sam Houston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Sam Houston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 54:49 am5:34 pm-11:07 am(63.6°)225,6868.5%
May 65:22 am6:43 pm-11:58 am(70.8°)225,9372.9%
May 75:58 am7:53 pm-12:51 pm(77.2°)227,1620.3%
May 86:38 am9:04 pm-1:47 pm(82.5°)229,3170.7%
May 97:24 am10:13 pm-2:46 pm(86.2°)232,2403.9%
May 108:16 am11:17 pm-3:46 pm(87.9°)235,6769.6%
May 119:14 am--4:45 pm(87.8°)239,31217.1%
* All times are local time for Sam 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 Sam Houston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:25 amMon 5:55 pmMon 11:40 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:11 amMon 7:22 pmMon 12:46 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:34 amMon 4:42 pmMon 10:38 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:05 amMon 8:39 pmMon 1:52 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:48 amMon 3:20 pmMon 9:34 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:54 amMon 8:26 pmMon 1:40 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 4:19 amMon 4:16 pmMon 10:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sam Houston.

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