Sunrise and sunset times in Houston, TX
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Houston, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 24, 2026. Current time: 3:08:52 pm
Night ends at 6:09 am6:09:11 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:05 am7:04:56 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:29:16 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:41:33 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:06 pm7:05:52 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:02 pm8:01:35 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Houston Tides
High 9:20 pm 1.9 ftLow 3:25 am 1.3 ftBuffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel
| Low tide | 2:38 am | 1.1 ft | 0.35 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 7:20 am | 1.7 ft | 0.50 m |
| Low tide | 2:18 pm | 0.5 ft | 0.14 m |
| High tide | 9:20 pm | 1.9 ft | 0.57 m |
| Low tide | 3:25 am | 1.3 ft | 0.41 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 7:14 am | 1.6 ft | 0.49 m |
| Low tide | 2:40 pm | 0.2 ft | 0.07 m |
| High tide | 10:00 pm | 2.0 ft | 0.62 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8770542, Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel (harmonic station), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 38.79° · Azimuth: 220.0° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 12 minutes
3 hours, 32 minutes left for today's sunset in Houston
Moon set on Oct 24 at 5:50 am
Moon will rise on Oct 24 at 5:37 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (98%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 25, 2026
Night ends at 6:10 am6:09:48 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:06 am7:05:36 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:29:58 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:40:36 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:05 pm7:04:58 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:01 pm8:00:44 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 11 hours, 10 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Houston
Moon will set on Oct 25 at 6:54 am Moon will rise on Oct 25 at 6:12 pmMoon phase: 🌕 Full Moon (99.8%)
- Houston, Texas
- Latitude: 29.760193 (North)
- Longitude: -95.369392 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Houston, TX
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 27 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 10 hours, 14 minutes.Longest day in Houston, TX
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 3 minutes.
October 2026 - Houston, Texas - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Houston.
All times are in Houston's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 50 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Houston, TX - from 11 hours, 51 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 1 minute on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:51:03 am | 7:14:52 am | +33s | 7:06:49 pm | -1m 13s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:30:37 pm | 11h 51m 57s | -1m 46s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:11:04 pm | 56.84° | 6:23:22 am | 7:58:15 pm | 5:55:37 am | 8:25:58 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 8m 37s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:14 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:51:36 am | 7:15:26 am | +34s | 7:05:37 pm | -1m 12s | 7:29:26 pm | 11h 50m 11s | -1m 46s | 1:10:45 pm | 56.45° | 6:23:56 am | 7:57:03 pm | 5:56:12 am | 8:24:45 pm | 12h 10m 24s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:55 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:52:10 am | 7:16:01 am | +35s | 7:04:25 pm | -1m 12s | 7:28:14 pm | 11h 48m 24s | -1m 46s | 1:10:26 pm | 56.06° | 6:24:30 am | 7:55:52 pm | 5:56:46 am | 8:23:33 pm | 12h 12m 10s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:10:36 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:52:44 am | 7:16:35 am | +34s | 7:03:13 pm | -1m 12s | 7:27:03 pm | 11h 46m 38s | -1m 46s | 1:10:07 pm | 55.68° | 6:25:04 am | 7:54:41 pm | 5:57:21 am | 8:22:21 pm | 12h 13m 57s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:16 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:53:18 am | 7:17:10 am | +35s | 7:02:02 pm | -1m 11s | 7:25:53 pm | 11h 44m 52s | -1m 46s | 1:09:49 pm | 55.29° | 6:25:38 am | 7:53:31 pm | 5:57:56 am | 8:21:10 pm | 12h 15m 43s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:58 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:53:52 am | 7:17:45 am | +35s | 7:00:52 pm | -1m 10s | 7:24:43 pm | 11h 43m 7s | -1m 46s | 1:09:31 pm | 54.91° | 6:26:12 am | 7:52:21 pm | 5:58:31 am | 8:20:00 pm | 12h 17m 28s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:40 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:54:27 am | 7:18:20 am | +35s | 6:59:41 pm | -1m 11s | 7:23:34 pm | 11h 41m 21s | -1m 45s | 1:09:14 pm | 54.53° | 6:26:46 am | 7:51:12 pm | 5:59:06 am | 8:18:51 pm | 12h 19m 15s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:23 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:55:01 am | 7:18:56 am | +36s | 6:58:32 pm | -1m 9s | 7:22:25 pm | 11h 39m 36s | -1m 45s | 1:08:57 pm | 54.15° | 6:27:21 am | 7:50:04 pm | 5:59:40 am | 8:17:42 pm | 12h 21m 0s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:06 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:55:36 am | 7:19:32 am | +36s | 6:57:23 pm | -1m 9s | 7:21:17 pm | 11h 37m 51s | -1m 45s | 1:08:40 pm | 53.77° | 6:27:55 am | 7:48:56 pm | 6:00:15 am | 8:16:34 pm | 12h 22m 45s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:48 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:56:12 am | 7:20:08 am | +36s | 6:56:14 pm | -1m 9s | 7:20:10 pm | 11h 36m 6s | -1m 45s | 1:08:24 pm | 53.39° | 6:28:30 am | 7:47:50 pm | 6:00:50 am | 8:15:27 pm | 12h 24m 31s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
1:08:32 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:56:47 am | 7:20:45 am | +37s | 6:55:06 pm | -1m 8s | 7:19:03 pm | 11h 34m 21s | -1m 45s | 1:08:08 pm | 53.01° | 6:29:05 am | 7:46:44 pm | 6:01:25 am | 8:14:21 pm | 12h 26m 16s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:16 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:57:23 am | 7:21:22 am | +37s | 6:53:59 pm | -1m 7s | 7:17:57 pm | 11h 32m 37s | -1m 44s | 1:07:53 pm | 52.64° | 6:29:40 am | 7:45:38 pm | 6:02:00 am | 8:13:16 pm | 12h 28m 0s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:01 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:57:59 am | 7:21:59 am | +37s | 6:52:52 pm | -1m 7s | 7:16:52 pm | 11h 30m 53s | -1m 44s | 1:07:38 pm | 52.26° | 6:30:15 am | 7:44:34 pm | 6:02:35 am | 8:12:12 pm | 12h 29m 45s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:45 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:58:35 am | 7:22:37 am | +38s | 6:51:47 pm | -1m 5s | 7:15:47 pm | 11h 29m 10s | -1m 44s | 1:07:24 pm | 51.89° | 6:30:50 am | 7:43:31 pm | 6:03:11 am | 8:11:09 pm | 12h 31m 28s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:31 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:59:12 am | 7:23:15 am | +38s | 6:50:41 pm | -1m 6s | 7:14:44 pm | 11h 27m 26s | -1m 43s | 1:07:11 pm | 51.52° | 6:31:26 am | 7:42:28 pm | 6:03:46 am | 8:10:07 pm | 12h 33m 13s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:18 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:59:49 am | 7:23:54 am | +39s | 6:49:37 pm | -1m 4s | 7:13:41 pm | 11h 25m 43s | -1m 43s | 1:06:57 pm | 51.15° | 6:32:02 am | 7:41:26 pm | 6:04:21 am | 8:09:05 pm | 12h 34m 55s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:03 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:00:26 am | 7:24:32 am | +38s | 6:48:33 pm | -1m 4s | 7:12:39 pm | 11h 24m 1s | -1m 43s | 1:06:45 pm | 50.79° | 6:32:38 am | 7:40:26 pm | 6:04:57 am | 8:08:05 pm | 12h 36m 39s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:51 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:01:04 am | 7:25:12 am | +40s | 6:47:31 pm | -1m 2s | 7:11:38 pm | 11h 22m 19s | -1m 42s | 1:06:33 pm | 50.42° | 6:33:14 am | 7:39:26 pm | 6:05:33 am | 8:07:06 pm | 12h 38m 20s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:06:39 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:01:41 am | 7:25:51 am | +39s | 6:46:29 pm | -1m 2s | 7:10:38 pm | 11h 20m 38s | -1m 42s | 1:06:22 pm | 50.06° | 6:33:51 am | 7:38:27 pm | 6:06:09 am | 8:06:08 pm | 12h 40m 2s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:28 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:02:20 am | 7:26:31 am | +40s | 6:45:28 pm | -1m 1s | 7:09:39 pm | 11h 18m 57s | -1m 41s | 1:06:11 pm | 49.70° | 6:34:28 am | 7:37:29 pm | 6:06:45 am | 8:05:11 pm | 12h 41m 44s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:16 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:02:58 am | 7:27:12 am | +41s | 6:44:27 pm | -1m 1s | 7:08:40 pm | 11h 17m 15s | -1m 41s | 1:06:01 pm | 49.35° | 6:35:05 am | 7:36:33 pm | 6:07:21 am | 8:04:15 pm | 12h 43m 26s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:06 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:03:37 am | 7:27:53 am | +41s | 6:43:28 pm | -59s | 7:07:43 pm | 11h 15m 35s | -1m 40s | 1:05:52 pm | 49.00° | 6:35:42 am | 7:35:37 pm | 6:07:58 am | 8:03:21 pm | 12h 45m 6s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:56 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:04:17 am | 7:28:34 am | +41s | 6:42:30 pm | -58s | 7:06:47 pm | 11h 13m 56s | -1m 40s | 1:05:44 pm | 48.65° | 6:36:20 am | 7:34:43 pm | 6:08:34 am | 8:02:27 pm | 12h 46m 46s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:48 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:04:56 am | 7:29:16 am | +42s | 6:41:33 pm | -57s | 7:05:52 pm | 11h 12m 17s | -1m 39s | 1:05:36 pm | 48.30° | 6:36:58 am | 7:33:49 pm | 6:09:11 am | 8:01:35 pm | 12h 48m 25s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:40 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:05:36 am | 7:29:58 am | +42s | 6:40:36 pm | -57s | 7:04:58 pm | 11h 10m 38s | -1m 38s | 1:05:29 pm | 47.95° | 6:37:36 am | 7:32:57 pm | 6:09:48 am | 8:00:44 pm | 12h 50m 5s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:05:33 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:06:17 am | 7:30:41 am | +43s | 6:39:41 pm | -55s | 7:04:05 pm | 11h 9m 0s | -1m 38s | 1:05:22 pm | 47.61° | 6:38:15 am | 7:32:06 pm | 6:10:26 am | 7:59:54 pm | 12h 51m 43s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:25 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:06:58 am | 7:31:24 am | +43s | 6:38:47 pm | -54s | 7:03:13 pm | 11h 7m 23s | -1m 37s | 1:05:17 pm | 47.28° | 6:38:53 am | 7:31:16 pm | 6:11:03 am | 7:59:06 pm | 12h 53m 20s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:20 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:07:39 am | 7:32:07 am | +43s | 6:37:54 pm | -53s | 7:02:22 pm | 11h 5m 47s | -1m 36s | 1:05:12 pm | 46.94° | 6:39:33 am | 7:30:28 pm | 6:11:41 am | 7:58:18 pm | 12h 54m 57s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:14 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:08:20 am | 7:32:51 am | +44s | 6:37:02 pm | -52s | 7:01:33 pm | 11h 4m 11s | -1m 36s | 1:05:08 pm | 46.61° | 6:40:12 am | 7:29:40 pm | 6:12:19 am | 7:57:33 pm | 12h 56m 34s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:10 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:09:02 am | 7:33:36 am | +45s | 6:36:11 pm | -51s | 7:00:44 pm | 11h 2m 35s | -1m 35s | 1:05:04 pm | 46.28° | 6:40:52 am | 7:28:54 pm | 6:12:57 am | 7:56:48 pm | 12h 58m 9s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:05 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:09:44 am | 7:34:20 am | +44s | 6:35:22 pm | -49s | 6:59:57 pm | 11h 1m 2s | -1m 34s | 1:05:02 pm | 45.96° | 6:41:32 am | 7:28:09 pm | 6:13:36 am | 7:56:05 pm | 12h 59m 43s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:03 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Houston, TX - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Houston, TX for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Houston, TX.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Houston, TX
In Houston, TX, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 10 at 6:20 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:39 am. The earliest sunset is on December 2 at 5:21 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 30 at 8:26 pm.
Houston, TX gets 3h 49m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 03m versus 10h 14m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Houston, TX Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Houston. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Houston.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 36.6° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 81.9° (around Jun 15) in Houston. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Houston the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:04 and 12:35 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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