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

Moon: 37.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 13, 2024 at 10:45:47 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:30 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:07 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:21 am 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:03 am 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 37 minutes (+1m 17s)
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Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:10:45 pm
Altitude:-29.0°
Direction:318° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 37m 29s (May 13, 2024)

1 minute, 17 seconds longer than yesterday (May 12, 2024)

3 hours, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

26 minutes, 26 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:00 am
Astro. Twilight5:00 am – 5:33 am
Nautical Twilight5:33 am – 6:04 am
Civil Twilight6:04 am – 6:30 am
Daylight6:30 am – 8:07 pm
Civil Twilight8:07 pm – 8:34 pm
Nautical Twilight8:34 pm – 9:05 pm
Astro. Twilight9:05 pm – 9:38 pm
Night9:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 136:30 am8:07 pm13:37:29+1:171:18 pm (78.8°)93.941
May 146:29 am8:08 pm13:38:45+1:151:19 pm (79.0°)93.960
May 156:29 am8:09 pm13:40:00+1:141:19 pm (79.3°)93.980
May 166:28 am8:09 pm13:41:13+1:131:19 pm (79.5°)93.999
May 176:28 am8:10 pm13:42:24+1:111:19 pm (79.7°)94.018
May 186:27 am8:11 pm13:43:34+1:091:19 pm (79.9°)94.036
May 196:26 am8:11 pm13:44:43+1:081:19 pm (80.1°)94.054
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 13-1:03 am11:21 am6:35 pm(83.3°)245,97135.6%
May 14-1:43 am12:21 pm7:22 pm(79.1°)248,49445.5%
May 15-2:16 am1:18 pm8:05 pm(74.1°)250,27255.4%
May 16-2:46 am2:12 pm8:46 pm(68.6°)251,23965.0%
May 17-3:13 am3:05 pm9:25 pm(62.8°)251,39673.9%
May 18-3:39 am3:58 pm10:04 pm(57.0°)250,80582.0%
May 19-4:04 am4:51 pm10:44 pm(51.1°)249,57188.8%
* 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, Mon, May 13, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:21 amTue 6:04 pmTue 11:42 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:14 amTue 7:39 pmTue 12:57 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:23 amTue 4:42 pmTue 10:32 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:44 amTue 8:18 pmTue 1:31 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 3:22 amTue 2:55 pmTue 9:09 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:28 amTue 7:59 pmTue 1:14 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneTue 3:52 amTue 3:49 pmTue 9:50 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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