Daylight
5:39 am – 9:08 pm
15 hours, 30 minutes
| Current Time: | May 5, 2024 at 4:15:27 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 42° Northeast |
| Sun Altitude: | -10.2° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.764 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 1:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:39 am↑ 59° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 9:08 pm↑ 301° 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 | 8:25 am ↑ (128°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (231°) | 7:40:34 | −2:18 | 6:13 am | 6:17 pm | 6:56 am | 5:34 pm | 7:42 am | 4:49 pm | 12:16 pm (13.7°) | 91.652 |
| 2 | 8:27 am ↑ (129°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (231°) | 7:38:21 | −2:12 | 6:14 am | 6:17 pm | 6:58 am | 5:34 pm | 7:43 am | 4:48 pm | 12:16 pm (13.6°) | 91.638 |
| 3 | 8:28 am ↑ (129°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (231°) | 7:36:15 | −2:06 | 6:16 am | 6:17 pm | 6:59 am | 5:33 pm | 7:45 am | 4:47 pm | 12:16 pm (13.4°) | 91.623 |
| 4 | 8:29 am ↑ (129°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (231°) | 7:34:14 | −2:00 | 6:17 am | 6:16 pm | 7:00 am | 5:33 pm | 7:46 am | 4:47 pm | 12:17 pm (13.3°) | 91.609 |
| 5 | 8:31 am ↑ (130°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (230°) | 7:32:20 | −1:54 | 6:18 am | 6:16 pm | 7:01 am | 5:33 pm | 7:47 am | 4:47 pm | 12:17 pm (13.2°) | 91.596 |
| 6 | 8:32 am ↑ (130°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (230°) | 7:30:32 | −1:47 | 6:19 am | 6:16 pm | 7:02 am | 5:32 pm | 7:49 am | 4:46 pm | 12:18 pm (13.0°) | 91.582 |
| 7 | 8:33 am ↑ (130°) | 4:02 pm ↑ (230°) | 7:28:50 | −1:41 | 6:20 am | 6:16 pm | 7:03 am | 5:32 pm | 7:50 am | 4:46 pm | 12:18 pm (12.9°) | 91.569 |
| 8 | 8:35 am ↑ (130°) | 4:02 pm ↑ (230°) | 7:27:15 | −1:34 | 6:21 am | 6:16 pm | 7:04 am | 5:32 pm | 7:51 am | 4:46 pm | 12:18 pm (12.8°) | 91.557 |
| 9 | 8:36 am ↑ (130°) | 4:02 pm ↑ (230°) | 7:25:47 | −1:28 | 6:22 am | 6:16 pm | 7:05 am | 5:32 pm | 7:52 am | 4:46 pm | 12:19 pm (12.7°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 8:37 am ↑ (131°) | 4:01 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:24:26 | −1:21 | 6:23 am | 6:16 pm | 7:06 am | 5:32 pm | 7:53 am | 4:45 pm | 12:19 pm (12.7°) | 91.533 |
| 11 | 8:38 am ↑ (131°) | 4:01 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:23:12 | −1:14 | 6:24 am | 6:16 pm | 7:07 am | 5:32 pm | 7:54 am | 4:45 pm | 12:20 pm (12.6°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 8:39 am ↑ (131°) | 4:01 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:22:05 | −1:07 | 6:25 am | 6:16 pm | 7:08 am | 5:32 pm | 7:55 am | 4:45 pm | 12:20 pm (12.5°) | 91.511 |
| 13 | 8:40 am ↑ (131°) | 4:01 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:21:05 | −0:59 | 6:25 am | 6:16 pm | 7:09 am | 5:32 pm | 7:56 am | 4:45 pm | 12:21 pm (12.5°) | 91.501 |
| 14 | 8:41 am ↑ (131°) | 4:01 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:20:12 | −0:52 | 6:26 am | 6:16 pm | 7:10 am | 5:32 pm | 7:57 am | 4:46 pm | 12:21 pm (12.4°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 8:42 am ↑ (131°) | 4:01 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:19:27 | −0:45 | 6:27 am | 6:16 pm | 7:11 am | 5:32 pm | 7:58 am | 4:46 pm | 12:22 pm (12.4°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 8:43 am ↑ (131°) | 4:02 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:18:49 | −0:37 | 6:28 am | 6:17 pm | 7:12 am | 5:33 pm | 7:58 am | 4:46 pm | 12:22 pm (12.3°) | 91.474 |
| 17 | 8:43 am ↑ (131°) | 4:02 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:18:18 | −0:30 | 6:28 am | 6:17 pm | 7:12 am | 5:33 pm | 7:59 am | 4:46 pm | 12:23 pm (12.3°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 8:44 am ↑ (131°) | 4:02 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:17:55 | −0:23 | 6:29 am | 6:17 pm | 7:13 am | 5:33 pm | 8:00 am | 4:47 pm | 12:23 pm (12.3°) | 91.459 |
| 19 | 8:45 am ↑ (132°) | 4:02 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:17:40 | −0:15 | 6:30 am | 6:18 pm | 7:13 am | 5:34 pm | 8:00 am | 4:47 pm | 12:24 pm (12.2°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 8:45 am ↑ (132°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:17:32 | −0:07 | 6:30 am | 6:18 pm | 7:14 am | 5:34 pm | 8:01 am | 4:47 pm | 12:24 pm (12.2°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 8:46 am ↑ (132°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:17:31 | < 1s | 6:31 am | 6:19 pm | 7:15 am | 5:35 pm | 8:01 am | 4:48 pm | 12:25 pm (12.2°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 8:46 am ↑ (132°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:17:39 | +0:07 | 6:31 am | 6:19 pm | 7:15 am | 5:35 pm | 8:02 am | 4:49 pm | 12:25 pm (12.2°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 8:47 am ↑ (131°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:17:54 | +0:14 | 6:32 am | 6:20 pm | 7:15 am | 5:36 pm | 8:02 am | 4:49 pm | 12:26 pm (12.3°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 8:47 am ↑ (131°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:18:16 | +0:22 | 6:32 am | 6:20 pm | 7:16 am | 5:37 pm | 8:03 am | 4:50 pm | 12:26 pm (12.3°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 8:47 am ↑ (131°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:18:46 | +0:30 | 6:32 am | 6:21 pm | 7:16 am | 5:37 pm | 8:03 am | 4:51 pm | 12:27 pm (12.3°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 8:47 am ↑ (131°) | 4:07 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:19:24 | +0:37 | 6:33 am | 6:22 pm | 7:16 am | 5:38 pm | 8:03 am | 4:51 pm | 12:27 pm (12.3°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 8:48 am ↑ (131°) | 4:08 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:20:09 | +0:45 | 6:33 am | 6:23 pm | 7:17 am | 5:39 pm | 8:03 am | 4:52 pm | 12:28 pm (12.4°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 8:48 am ↑ (131°) | 4:09 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:21:01 | +0:52 | 6:33 am | 6:23 pm | 7:17 am | 5:40 pm | 8:03 am | 4:53 pm | 12:28 pm (12.4°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 8:48 am ↑ (131°) | 4:10 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:22:01 | +0:59 | 6:33 am | 6:24 pm | 7:17 am | 5:41 pm | 8:03 am | 4:54 pm | 12:29 pm (12.5°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 8:48 am ↑ (131°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:23:08 | +1:06 | 6:33 am | 6:25 pm | 7:17 am | 5:41 pm | 8:03 am | 4:55 pm | 12:29 pm (12.6°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 8:47 am ↑ (131°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:24:22 | +1:14 | 6:33 am | 6:26 pm | 7:17 am | 5:42 pm | 8:03 am | 4:56 pm | 12:30 pm (12.7°) | 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 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 9 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 13. The latest sunrise is on December 28 or December 29.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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