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

Moon: 89.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 27, 2024 at 12:48:15 am
Sunrise Today: 6:42 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:56 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 11:55 pm 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:58 am 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 14 minutes (+1m 34s)
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Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:12:48 am
Altitude:-45.6°
Direction:349° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 14m 15s (Apr 27, 2024)

1 minute, 34 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 26, 2024)

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

49 minutes, 15 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:16 am
Astro. Twilight5:16 am – 5:47 am
Nautical Twilight5:47 am – 6:16 am
Civil Twilight6:16 am – 6:42 am
Daylight6:42 am – 7:56 pm
Civil Twilight7:56 pm – 8:21 pm
Nautical Twilight8:21 pm – 8:51 pm
Astro. Twilight8:51 pm – 9:22 pm
Night9:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 276:42 am7:56 pm13:14:15+1:341:18 pm (74.4°)93.578
Apr 286:41 am7:56 pm13:15:49+1:331:18 pm (74.7°)93.603
Apr 296:40 am7:57 pm13:17:21+1:321:18 pm (75.0°)93.627
Apr 306:39 am7:58 pm13:18:53+1:311:18 pm (75.3°)93.651
May 16:38 am7:58 pm13:20:24+1:301:18 pm (75.6°)93.676
May 26:37 am7:59 pm13:21:54+1:291:18 pm (75.9°)93.700
May 36:36 am8:00 pm13:23:23+1:281:18 pm (76.2°)93.723
* 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 27-8:58 am11:55 pm3:57 am(32.1°)241,84088.8%
Apr 28-9:53 am-4:54 am(31.0°)239,49081.0%
Apr 2912:53 am10:54 am-5:52 am(31.5°)237,03071.7%
Apr 301:45 am12:00 pm-6:50 am(33.9°)234,51261.0%
May 12:30 am1:08 pm-7:46 am(37.9°)232,02849.5%
May 23:10 am2:15 pm-8:39 am(43.3°)229,71437.8%
May 33:46 am3:22 pm-9:30 am(49.8°)227,74926.6%
* 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, Sat, Apr 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:46 amSat 6:11 pmSat 11:59 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 6:17 amSat 7:07 pmSat 12:42 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:53 amSat 4:48 pmSat 10:50 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:36 amSat 9:05 pmSat 2:21 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 4:23 amSat 3:55 pmSat 10:09 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:31 amSat 9:00 pmSat 2:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 4:56 amSat 4:52 pmSat 10:54 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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