Daylight
6:14 am – 8:01 pm
13 hours, 48 minutes
| Current Time: | May 19, 2024 at 9:38:54 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 90° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 42.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.052 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:14 am↑ 66° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:01 pm↑ 294° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Houston (historical)
December 2024 — Sun in Houston (historical)
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:51 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:18:38 | −0:50 | 5:26 am | 6:34 pm | 5:55 am | 6:05 pm | 6:24 am | 5:35 pm | 12:00 pm (37.5°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 6:51 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:17:49 | −0:48 | 5:26 am | 6:34 pm | 5:55 am | 6:05 pm | 6:25 am | 5:35 pm | 12:00 pm (37.4°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 6:52 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:03 | −0:45 | 5:27 am | 6:34 pm | 5:56 am | 6:05 pm | 6:26 am | 5:36 pm | 12:01 pm (37.2°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 6:53 am ↑ (116°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:16:20 | −0:43 | 5:28 am | 6:35 pm | 5:57 am | 6:05 pm | 6:27 am | 5:36 pm | 12:01 pm (37.1°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 6:54 am ↑ (116°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:39 | −0:41 | 5:28 am | 6:35 pm | 5:58 am | 6:06 pm | 6:27 am | 5:36 pm | 12:02 pm (37.0°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 6:54 am ↑ (116°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:00 | −0:38 | 5:29 am | 6:35 pm | 5:58 am | 6:06 pm | 6:28 am | 5:36 pm | 12:02 pm (36.9°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 6:55 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:14:23 | −0:36 | 5:30 am | 6:35 pm | 5:59 am | 6:06 pm | 6:29 am | 5:36 pm | 12:02 pm (36.8°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 6:56 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:13:49 | −0:34 | 5:30 am | 6:35 pm | 6:00 am | 6:06 pm | 6:30 am | 5:36 pm | 12:03 pm (36.7°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 6:57 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:13:17 | −0:31 | 5:31 am | 6:36 pm | 6:00 am | 6:06 pm | 6:30 am | 5:36 pm | 12:03 pm (36.6°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 6:57 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:48 | −0:29 | 5:32 am | 6:36 pm | 6:01 am | 6:07 pm | 6:31 am | 5:37 pm | 12:04 pm (36.5°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:22 | −0:26 | 5:32 am | 6:36 pm | 6:02 am | 6:07 pm | 6:32 am | 5:37 pm | 12:04 pm (36.4°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 6:59 am ↑ (117°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:11:58 | −0:24 | 5:33 am | 6:37 pm | 6:02 am | 6:07 pm | 6:32 am | 5:37 pm | 12:05 pm (36.3°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 6:59 am ↑ (117°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:11:36 | −0:21 | 5:34 am | 6:37 pm | 6:03 am | 6:08 pm | 6:33 am | 5:37 pm | 12:05 pm (36.3°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:00 am ↑ (117°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:11:17 | −0:18 | 5:34 am | 6:37 pm | 6:04 am | 6:08 pm | 6:34 am | 5:38 pm | 12:06 pm (36.2°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:01 am ↑ (117°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:11:01 | −0:16 | 5:35 am | 6:38 pm | 6:04 am | 6:08 pm | 6:34 am | 5:38 pm | 12:06 pm (36.2°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:01 am ↑ (117°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:48 | −0:13 | 5:35 am | 6:38 pm | 6:05 am | 6:09 pm | 6:35 am | 5:39 pm | 12:07 pm (36.1°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:02 am ↑ (117°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:37 | −0:10 | 5:36 am | 6:38 pm | 6:05 am | 6:09 pm | 6:35 am | 5:39 pm | 12:07 pm (36.1°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:02 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:28 | −0:08 | 5:36 am | 6:39 pm | 6:06 am | 6:09 pm | 6:36 am | 5:39 pm | 12:08 pm (36.1°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:03 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:23 | −0:05 | 5:37 am | 6:39 pm | 6:06 am | 6:10 pm | 6:36 am | 5:40 pm | 12:08 pm (36.0°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:03 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:20 | −0:03 | 5:37 am | 6:40 pm | 6:07 am | 6:10 pm | 6:37 am | 5:40 pm | 12:09 pm (36.0°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:19 | < 1s | 5:38 am | 6:40 pm | 6:07 am | 6:11 pm | 6:37 am | 5:41 pm | 12:09 pm (36.0°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:22 | +0:02 | 5:38 am | 6:41 pm | 6:08 am | 6:11 pm | 6:38 am | 5:41 pm | 12:10 pm (36.0°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:27 | +0:05 | 5:39 am | 6:41 pm | 6:08 am | 6:12 pm | 6:38 am | 5:42 pm | 12:10 pm (36.1°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:34 | +0:07 | 5:39 am | 6:42 pm | 6:09 am | 6:13 pm | 6:39 am | 5:42 pm | 12:11 pm (36.1°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:06 am ↑ (117°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:45 | +0:10 | 5:40 am | 6:43 pm | 6:09 am | 6:13 pm | 6:39 am | 5:43 pm | 12:11 pm (36.1°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:06 am ↑ (117°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:10:58 | +0:13 | 5:40 am | 6:43 pm | 6:10 am | 6:14 pm | 6:40 am | 5:44 pm | 12:12 pm (36.1°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:07 am ↑ (117°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:11:13 | +0:15 | 5:41 am | 6:44 pm | 6:10 am | 6:14 pm | 6:40 am | 5:44 pm | 12:12 pm (36.2°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:07 am ↑ (117°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:11:32 | +0:18 | 5:41 am | 6:44 pm | 6:10 am | 6:15 pm | 6:40 am | 5:45 pm | 12:13 pm (36.2°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:07 am ↑ (117°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:11:52 | +0:20 | 5:41 am | 6:45 pm | 6:11 am | 6:16 pm | 6:41 am | 5:46 pm | 12:13 pm (36.3°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:07 am ↑ (117°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:16 | +0:23 | 5:42 am | 6:46 pm | 6:11 am | 6:16 pm | 6:41 am | 5:46 pm | 12:14 pm (36.4°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:08 am ↑ (116°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:42 | +0:26 | 5:42 am | 6:46 pm | 6:11 am | 6:17 pm | 6:41 am | 5:47 pm | 12:14 pm (36.5°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Houston (historical). They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Houston (historical) is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 57 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 1 or December 2.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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