Daylight
6:04 am – 8:49 pm
14 hours, 45 minutes
| Current Time: | May 24, 2024 at 7:16:41 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 72° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 11.7° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.139 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:04 am↑ 61° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:49 pm↑ 299° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Houston
December 2024 — Sun in Houston
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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 | 7:35 am ↑ (119°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:26:39 | −1:16 | 5:58 am | 6:40 pm | 6:31 am | 6:07 pm | 7:05 am | 5:33 pm | 12:19 pm (27.2°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:37 am ↑ (119°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:25:26 | −1:13 | 5:59 am | 6:40 pm | 6:32 am | 6:07 pm | 7:06 am | 5:33 pm | 12:19 pm (27.0°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:37 am ↑ (119°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:24:16 | −1:10 | 5:59 am | 6:40 pm | 6:33 am | 6:07 pm | 7:07 am | 5:32 pm | 12:20 pm (26.9°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:38 am ↑ (119°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:23:09 | −1:06 | 6:00 am | 6:40 pm | 6:34 am | 6:07 pm | 7:08 am | 5:32 pm | 12:20 pm (26.7°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:39 am ↑ (120°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:06 | −1:03 | 6:01 am | 6:40 pm | 6:34 am | 6:07 pm | 7:09 am | 5:32 pm | 12:21 pm (26.6°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:40 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:07 | −0:59 | 6:02 am | 6:40 pm | 6:35 am | 6:07 pm | 7:10 am | 5:32 pm | 12:21 pm (26.5°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 7:41 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:11 | −0:55 | 6:03 am | 6:40 pm | 6:36 am | 6:07 pm | 7:10 am | 5:32 pm | 12:21 pm (26.4°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 7:42 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:19 | −0:52 | 6:04 am | 6:40 pm | 6:37 am | 6:07 pm | 7:11 am | 5:32 pm | 12:22 pm (26.3°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:43 am ↑ (120°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:31 | −0:48 | 6:04 am | 6:40 pm | 6:38 am | 6:07 pm | 7:12 am | 5:32 pm | 12:22 pm (26.2°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:44 am ↑ (120°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:46 | −0:44 | 6:05 am | 6:40 pm | 6:38 am | 6:07 pm | 7:13 am | 5:33 pm | 12:23 pm (26.1°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:45 am ↑ (120°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:06 | −0:40 | 6:06 am | 6:41 pm | 6:39 am | 6:07 pm | 7:14 am | 5:33 pm | 12:23 pm (26.0°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:45 am ↑ (120°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:16:29 | −0:36 | 6:07 am | 6:41 pm | 6:40 am | 6:07 pm | 7:14 am | 5:33 pm | 12:24 pm (26.0°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:46 am ↑ (121°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:56 | −0:32 | 6:07 am | 6:41 pm | 6:41 am | 6:08 pm | 7:15 am | 5:33 pm | 12:24 pm (25.9°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:47 am ↑ (121°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:27 | −0:28 | 6:08 am | 6:41 pm | 6:41 am | 6:08 pm | 7:16 am | 5:33 pm | 12:25 pm (25.8°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:48 am ↑ (121°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:02 | −0:24 | 6:09 am | 6:42 pm | 6:42 am | 6:08 pm | 7:17 am | 5:34 pm | 12:25 pm (25.8°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:48 am ↑ (121°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:41 | −0:20 | 6:09 am | 6:42 pm | 6:43 am | 6:09 pm | 7:17 am | 5:34 pm | 12:26 pm (25.8°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:49 am ↑ (121°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:25 | −0:16 | 6:10 am | 6:42 pm | 6:43 am | 6:09 pm | 7:18 am | 5:34 pm | 12:26 pm (25.7°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:49 am ↑ (121°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:12 | −0:12 | 6:10 am | 6:43 pm | 6:44 am | 6:09 pm | 7:18 am | 5:35 pm | 12:27 pm (25.7°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:50 am ↑ (121°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:03 | −0:08 | 6:11 am | 6:43 pm | 6:44 am | 6:10 pm | 7:19 am | 5:35 pm | 12:27 pm (25.7°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:51 am ↑ (121°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:59 | −0:04 | 6:11 am | 6:44 pm | 6:45 am | 6:10 pm | 7:19 am | 5:36 pm | 12:28 pm (25.7°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:51 am ↑ (121°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:58 | < 1s | 6:12 am | 6:44 pm | 6:45 am | 6:11 pm | 7:20 am | 5:36 pm | 12:28 pm (25.7°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:52 am ↑ (121°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:02 | +0:03 | 6:12 am | 6:45 pm | 6:46 am | 6:11 pm | 7:20 am | 5:37 pm | 12:29 pm (25.7°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:52 am ↑ (121°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:10 | +0:07 | 6:13 am | 6:45 pm | 6:46 am | 6:12 pm | 7:21 am | 5:37 pm | 12:29 pm (25.7°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:52 am ↑ (121°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:21 | +0:11 | 6:13 am | 6:46 pm | 6:47 am | 6:12 pm | 7:21 am | 5:38 pm | 12:30 pm (25.7°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:53 am ↑ (121°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:37 | +0:15 | 6:14 am | 6:47 pm | 6:47 am | 6:13 pm | 7:22 am | 5:38 pm | 12:30 pm (25.8°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:53 am ↑ (121°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:14:57 | +0:19 | 6:14 am | 6:47 pm | 6:47 am | 6:14 pm | 7:22 am | 5:39 pm | 12:31 pm (25.8°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:53 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:21 | +0:24 | 6:14 am | 6:48 pm | 6:48 am | 6:14 pm | 7:22 am | 5:40 pm | 12:31 pm (25.8°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:54 am ↑ (121°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:49 | +0:28 | 6:15 am | 6:48 pm | 6:48 am | 6:15 pm | 7:23 am | 5:41 pm | 12:32 pm (25.9°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:54 am ↑ (121°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:16:21 | +0:32 | 6:15 am | 6:49 pm | 6:48 am | 6:16 pm | 7:23 am | 5:41 pm | 12:32 pm (26.0°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:54 am ↑ (120°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:57 | +0:35 | 6:15 am | 6:50 pm | 6:49 am | 6:17 pm | 7:23 am | 5:42 pm | 12:33 pm (26.0°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:54 am ↑ (120°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:38 | +0:40 | 6:15 am | 6:51 pm | 6:49 am | 6:17 pm | 7:23 am | 5:43 pm | 12:33 pm (26.1°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Houston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Houston is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 53 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 7 or December 8.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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