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Moon: 67.8%
Waxing Gibbous
| Current Time: | Jun 15, 2024 at 10:07:15 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:20 am↑ 62° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:23 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 2:41 pm↑ 96° East |
| Moonset Today: | 2:04 am↑ 268° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 3 minutes (+13s) |
Today's Sun Position in Houston
| Time: | 10:07 pm |
| Altitude: | -19.2° |
| Direction: | 313° NW |
| Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 14h 3m (Jun 15, 2024)
13 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 14, 2024)
3 hours, 48 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
30 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Houston today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today
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Day, night, and twilight times in Houston today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:44 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:44 am – 5:20 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:20 am – 5:53 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:53 am – 6:20 am |
| Daylight | 6:20 am – 8:23 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:23 pm – 8:51 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:51 pm – 9:24 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:24 pm – 9:59 pm |
| Night | 9:59 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 15 | 6:20 am | 8:23 pm | 14:03:00 | +0:13 | 1:22 pm (83.6°) | 94.426 |
| Jun 16 | 6:20 am | 8:23 pm | 14:03:11 | +0:10 | 1:22 pm (83.6°) | 94.434 |
| Jun 17 | 6:20 am | 8:24 pm | 14:03:19 | +0:08 | 1:22 pm (83.6°) | 94.441 |
| Jun 18 | 6:21 am | 8:24 pm | 14:03:25 | +0:06 | 1:22 pm (83.7°) | 94.448 |
| Jun 19 | 6:21 am | 8:24 pm | 14:03:29 | +0:03 | 1:23 pm (83.7°) | 94.454 |
| Jun 20 | 6:21 am | 8:24 pm | 14:03:31 | +0:01 | 1:23 pm (83.7°) | 94.461 |
| Jun 21 | 6:21 am | 8:25 pm | 14:03:30 | < 1s | 1:23 pm (83.7°) | 94.466 |
| * All times are local time for Houston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
The June solstice (summer solstice) in Houston is at 3:50 pm on Thursday, June 20, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 49 minutes longer than the December solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.
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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
| March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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| June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
| September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
| December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
| * All times are local Houston time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Houston
| Percent Illuminated: | 67.8% |
| Time: | 10:07 pm |
| Altitude: | 47.5° |
| Direction: | 213° SW |
| Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Houston today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Year 2024 Moon Phases
Moon in Houston - Next 7 days
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| 2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 15 | - | 2:04 am | 2:41 pm | 8:38 pm | (53.4°) | 250,200 | 67.3% | |||
| Jun 16 | - | 2:30 am | 3:35 pm | 9:19 pm | (47.7°) | 248,660 | 76.2% | |||
| Jun 17 | - | 2:57 am | 4:31 pm | 10:02 pm | (42.4°) | 246,500 | 84.1% | |||
| Jun 18 | - | 3:28 am | 5:30 pm | 10:49 pm | (37.8°) | 243,899 | 90.9% | |||
| Jun 19 | - | 4:04 am | 6:32 pm | 11:41 pm | (34.1°) | 241,067 | 96.0% | |||
| Jun 20 | - | 4:47 am | 7:35 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Jun 21 | - | 5:37 am | 8:37 pm | 12:37 am | (31.7°) | 238,229 | 99.1% | |||
| * All times are local time for Houston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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Planets Visible in the Sky in Houston This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jun 15, 2024 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 6:28 am | Sun 8:39 pm | Sun 1:33 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 6:34 am | Sun 8:38 pm | Sun 1:36 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sun 3:23 am | Sun 4:25 pm | Sun 9:54 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Sun 5:01 am | Sun 6:43 pm | Sun 11:52 am | Average visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 1:16 am | Sun 12:51 pm | Sun 7:04 am | Great visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 4:24 am | Sun 5:57 pm | Sun 11:10 am | Very difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sun 1:43 am | Sun 1:40 pm | Sun 7:41 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Houston. | ||||
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