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Houston, TX, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 34.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 18, 2021 at 9:40:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:16 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:47 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 11:00 am 93° East
Moonset Today: 11:14 pm 270° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 30 minutes (+1m 4s)
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Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time:9:40 pm
Altitude:-50.3°
Direction:274° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 30m 24s (Jan 18, 2021)

1 minute, 4 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 17, 2021)

16 minutes, 22 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

3 hours, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:53 am
Astro. Twilight5:53 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:51 am
Civil Twilight6:51 am – 7:16 am
Daylight7:16 am – 5:47 pm
Civil Twilight5:47 pm – 6:12 pm
Nautical Twilight6:12 pm – 6:42 pm
Astro. Twilight6:42 pm – 7:10 pm
Night7:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 187:16 am5:47 pm10:30:24+1:0412:32 pm (39.9°)91.458
Jan 197:16 am5:48 pm10:31:31+1:0612:32 pm (40.1°)91.465
Jan 207:16 am5:49 pm10:32:39+1:0812:32 pm (40.3°)91.472
Jan 217:16 am5:49 pm10:33:49+1:0912:32 pm (40.5°)91.480
Jan 227:15 am5:50 pm10:35:00+1:1112:33 pm (40.8°)91.488
Jan 237:15 am5:51 pm10:36:13+1:1312:33 pm (41.0°)91.497
Jan 247:15 am5:52 pm10:37:28+1:1412:33 pm (41.2°)91.506
* All times are local time for Houston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Houston

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Houston - Next 7 days

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2021Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 1811:00 am11:14 pm-5:04 pm(58.5°)248,57232.3%
Jan 1911:29 am--5:45 pm(63.8°)250,26441.8%
Jan 20-12:07 am11:58 am6:26 pm(68.8°)251,14251.5%
Jan 21-1:00 am12:28 pm7:08 pm(73.5°)251,15761.1%
Jan 22-1:54 am1:01 pm7:52 pm(77.7°)250,33070.3%
Jan 23-2:48 am1:37 pm8:38 pm(81.1°)248,74978.9%
Jan 24-3:44 am2:18 pm9:28 pm(83.6°)246,56386.4%
* All times are local time for Houston. 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, Mon, Jan 18, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:21 amTue 7:10 pmTue 1:45 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:17 amTue 4:32 pmTue 11:24 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 12:03 pmTue 1:15 amMon 6:39 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 7:45 amTue 6:19 pmTue 1:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 7:34 amTue 6:03 pmTue 12:48 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusMon 12:12 pmTue 1:17 amMon 6:45 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 9:55 amTue 9:33 pmTue 3:44 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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