How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Houston right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn06:10
Nautical dawn06:38
Civil dawn · blue hour07:06
Golden hour begins07:15
Sunrise07:30
Golden hour ends08:03

Solar noon

13:05

Sun 47.9° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins18:08
Sunset18:41
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:56
Civil dusk19:05
Nautical dusk19:33
Astronomical dusk20:01

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Houston today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 07:30In June it rises at 62° ENE, in December at 117° ESE104° ESE

Sunset at 18:41In June it sets at 298° WNW, in December at 243° WSW256° WSW

Coming up in Houston

Clocks go back

1 Nov

In 7 days · sunrise moves from 07:34 to 06:35

Days are getting shorter

−1.7 min a day

Shortest day 21 Dec, in 57 days

First sunset before 18:00

1 Nov

In 7 days · the sun sets at 17:35

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Houston.

Choose a date

Sunday, 1 November 2026

Sunrise06:35

Sunset17:35

Daylight10 h 59 min

First light (civil dawn): 06:10 · Last light (civil dusk): 17:59
Moon 54% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 18:12
Moonset: 06:54
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Houston

Today the sun rises over Houston at 07:30 and sets at 18:41, giving 11 h 11 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Houston swings by 3 h 50 min, from 10 h 14 min on 21 December to 14 h 4 min on 21 June.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Houston

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

14 h 4 min

21 June

Shortest day

10 h 14 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

06:20

10 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

20:26

30 June

Clocks forward · 8 Mar

Clocks back · 1 Nov

Today Sunrise 07:30 Sunset 18:41 Daylight 11 h 11 min Dark from 20:01

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Houston, season by season

Through the year

29 days with more than 14 hours of daylight, from 7 June to 5 July.
Earliest sunset of the year: 17:22 on 2 December, 19 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise of the year: 07:39 on 8 March.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 18:08–18:56, with the sun low in the west (255°).
Blue hour right after: 18:56–19:05.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 18:08 today to 18:02 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 07:16–08:03.

Houston compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

On 21 June Mexico City gets 46 min less daylight than Houston, and on 21 December 44 min more.

HoustonThis page

10 h 14 min – 14 h 4 min

Mexico City1,210 km away

10 h 58 min – 13 h 18 min

Cancún1,281 km away

10 h 51 min – 13 h 25 min

Guadalajara1,290 km away

10 h 53 min – 13 h 23 min

Havana1,486 km away

10 h 43 min – 13 h 34 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Houston

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Houston, US.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	07:15	19:07	11 h 52 min	−2 min
2Fri	07:15	19:06	11 h 50 min	−2 min
3Sat	07:16	19:04	11 h 48 min	−2 min
4Sun	07:17	19:03	11 h 47 min	−1 min
5Mon	07:17	19:02	11 h 45 min	−2 min
6Tue	07:18	19:01	11 h 43 min	−2 min
7Wed	07:18	19:00	11 h 41 min	−2 min
8Thu	07:19	18:59	11 h 40 min	−1 min
9Fri	07:20	18:57	11 h 38 min	−2 min
10Sat	07:20	18:56	11 h 36 min	−2 min
11Sun	07:21	18:55	11 h 34 min	−2 min
12Mon	07:21	18:54	11 h 33 min	−1 min
13Tue	07:22	18:53	11 h 31 min	−2 min
14Wed	07:23	18:52	11 h 29 min	−2 min
15Thu	07:23	18:51	11 h 27 min	−2 min
16Fri	07:24	18:50	11 h 26 min	−1 min
17Sat	07:25	18:49	11 h 24 min	−2 min
18Sun	07:25	18:47	11 h 22 min	−2 min
19Mon	07:26	18:46	11 h 21 min	−1 min
20Tue	07:27	18:45	11 h 19 min	−2 min
21Wed	07:27	18:44	11 h 17 min	−2 min
22Thu	07:28	18:43	11 h 16 min	−1 min
23Fri	07:29	18:42	11 h 14 min	−2 min
24Sat	07:29	18:42	11 h 12 min	−2 min
25Sun	07:30	18:41	11 h 11 min	−1 min
26Mon	07:31	18:40	11 h 9 min	−2 min
27Tue	07:31	18:39	11 h 7 min	−2 min
28Wed	07:32	18:38	11 h 6 min	−1 min
29Thu	07:33	18:37	11 h 4 min	−2 min
30Fri	07:34	18:36	11 h 3 min	−1 min
31Sat	07:34	18:35	11 h 1 min	−2 min

Common questions about the sun in Houston

What time does the sun rise in Houston?

Today the sun rises in Houston at 07:30, local time.

What time does the sun set in Houston?

Today the sun sets in Houston at 18:41, local time.

How long is the day in Houston today?

Houston gets 11 h 11 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Houston?

The longest day of 2026 in Houston is 21 June, with 14 h 4 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Houston tonight, 99% lit.

When do the clocks change in Houston?

The clocks go back one hour on 1 November. That day sunrise moves from 07:34 to 06:35.

Where does the sun rise in Houston?

Today it rises in the east (104°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (62°) in June to the south-east (117°) in December.

When is golden hour in Houston today?

In the morning from 07:15 to 08:03, and in the evening from 18:08 to 18:56.

When is the earliest sunset in Houston?

On 2 December, at 17:22. It comes 19 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Houston

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

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Sunrise and sunset in Houston