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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Houston

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Houston, in local time: the Sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 8:24 PM, giving about 14h 04m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · HOUSTON
Sunrise6:20 AM
Sunset8:24 PM
Day length14h 04m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Houston (29.76°, -95.37°), shown in local time (America/Chicago).

Twilight & the golden hour for Houston

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour7:49 PM – 8:41 PM
Blue hour8:41 PM – 8:51 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°8:51 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°9:24 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark10:00 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°4:44 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°5:20 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°5:53 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°6:20 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Houston

Moonrise9:00 AM
Moonset11:15 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Houston. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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