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

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 6:40:37 am
Sunrise Today: 6:00 am 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:55 pm 302° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:44 am 153° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:45 am 205° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 54 minutes (+5m 45s)
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Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:6:40 am
Altitude:3.6°
Direction:67° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 54m 22s (Apr 26, 2024)

5 minutes, 45 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 25, 2024)

10 hours, 36 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 39 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 12:14 am
Astro. Twilight12:14 am – 3:38 am
Nautical Twilight3:38 am – 5:05 am
Civil Twilight5:05 am – 6:00 am
Daylight6:00 am – 9:55 pm
Civil Twilight9:55 pm – 10:51 pm
Nautical Twilight10:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 266:00 am9:55 pm15:54:22+5:451:56 pm (42.3°)93.557
Apr 275:57 am9:57 pm16:00:07+5:441:56 pm (42.6°)93.582
Apr 285:54 am10:00 pm16:05:51+5:441:56 pm (42.9°)93.606
Apr 295:51 am10:03 pm16:11:34+5:431:56 pm (43.2°)93.631
Apr 305:48 am10:05 pm16:17:16+5:421:56 pm (43.5°)93.655
May 15:45 am10:08 pm16:22:57+5:411:56 pm (43.8°)93.679
May 25:42 am10:11 pm16:28:38+5:401:56 pm (44.1°)93.703
* 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 261:44 am5:45 am-3:50 am(2.6°)243,72693.8%
Apr 273:46 am5:36 am-4:44 am(0.3°)241,49387.7%
Apr 28-Down all day-5:41 am(-0.4°)239,12479.7%
Apr 295:50 am7:34 am-6:39 am(0.3°)236,65170.1%
Apr 305:40 am9:44 am-7:37 am(2.6°)234,13259.3%
May 15:34 am11:46 am-8:32 am(6.7°)231,66347.7%
May 25:29 am1:40 pm-9:25 am(12.2°)229,38936.1%
* 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Houston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:59 amFri 7:19 pmFri 12:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSat 6:02 amSat 8:39 pmSat 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 5:42 amFri 5:16 pmFri 11:29 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 6:30 amFri 11:33 pmFri 3:01 pmAverage visibility
SaturnFri 5:38 amFri 4:01 pmFri 10:50 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusFri 6:23 amFri 11:30 pmFri 2:56 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 5:43 amFri 5:27 pmFri 11:35 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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