Current Time: | Apr 25, 2024 at 1:58:50 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:03 am↑ 59° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:52 pm↑ 302° Northwest |
Moonset Today: | 5:51 am↑ 218° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 15 hours, 48 minutes (+5m 45s) |
Today's Sun Position in City of Houston
Time: | 1:58 pm |
Altitude: | 42.0° |
Direction: | 181° S |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 15h 48m 29s (Apr 25, 2024)
5 minutes, 45 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 24, 2024)
10 hours, 30 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
3 hours, 44 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in City of Houston 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 City of Houston Today
Day, night, and twilight times in City of Houston 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
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
Nautical Twilight | 12:00 am – 12:08 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 12:08 am – 3:44 am |
Nautical Twilight | 3:44 am – 5:09 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:09 am – 6:03 am |
Daylight | 6:03 am – 9:52 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:52 pm – 10:47 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 10:47 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in City of Houston - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 25 | 6:03 am | 9:52 pm | 15:48:29 | +5:45 | 1:56 pm (42.0°) | 93.532 |
Apr 26 | 6:00 am | 9:54 pm | 15:54:14 | +5:45 | 1:56 pm (42.3°) | 93.557 |
Apr 27 | 5:57 am | 9:57 pm | 15:59:59 | +5:44 | 1:56 pm (42.6°) | 93.582 |
Apr 28 | 5:54 am | 10:00 pm | 16:05:43 | +5:43 | 1:56 pm (42.9°) | 93.606 |
Apr 29 | 5:51 am | 10:03 pm | 16:11:26 | +5:43 | 1:56 pm (43.2°) | 93.631 |
Apr 30 | 5:48 am | 10:05 pm | 16:17:08 | +5:41 | 1:56 pm (43.5°) | 93.655 |
May 1 | 5:45 am | 10:08 pm | 16:22:49 | +5:41 | 1:56 pm (43.8°) | 93.679 |
* All times are local time for City of Houston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 7:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 12:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 4:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 12:21 am |
* All times are local City of Houston time. |
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in City of Houston
Percent Illuminated: | 96.3% |
Time: | 1:58 pm |
Altitude: | -49.7° |
Direction: | 330° NW |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in City of Houston 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 City of Houston - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Apr 25 | - | 5:51 am | - | 2:59 am | (6.2°) | 245,801 | 97.8% | |||
Apr 26 | 1:44 am | 5:46 am | - | 3:49 am | (2.6°) | 243,726 | 93.8% | |||
Apr 27 | 3:45 am | 5:36 am | - | 4:44 am | (0.3°) | 241,493 | 87.7% | |||
Apr 28 | - | Down all day | - | 5:41 am | (-0.4°) | 239,124 | 79.7% | |||
Apr 29 | 5:49 am | 7:34 am | - | 6:39 am | (0.3°) | 236,651 | 70.1% | |||
Apr 30 | 5:39 am | 9:44 am | - | 7:37 am | (2.6°) | 234,132 | 59.3% | |||
May 1 | 5:34 am | 11:46 am | - | 8:32 am | (6.7°) | 231,663 | 47.7% | |||
* All times are local time for City of 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in City of Houston This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Apr 25, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 6:01 am | Thu 7:23 pm | Thu 12:42 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 6:05 am | Fri 8:34 pm | Fri 1:19 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 5:45 am | Thu 5:15 pm | Thu 11:30 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Thu 6:33 am | Thu 11:35 pm | Thu 3:04 pm | Average visibility |
Saturn | Thu 5:42 am | Thu 4:05 pm | Thu 10:53 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Thu 6:27 am | Thu 11:33 pm | Thu 3:00 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 5:47 am | Thu 5:31 pm | Thu 11:39 am | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for City of Houston. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in City of Houston