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Sunrise and Sunset in Houston

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Houston, TX, today and for every day this month.

Houston · Thursday, November 5, 2026

Sunrise6:38 AMSunset5:32 PM
Day length
10h 53m
Solar noon
12:05 PM · sun 44.4° high
Golden hour
6:38 AM – 7:12 AM and 4:58 PM – 5:32 PM
Civil twilight
6:13 AM – 6:38 AM and 5:32 PM – 5:56 PM
Nautical twilight
5:45 AM – 6:13 AM and 5:56 PM – 6:25 PM
Astronomical twilight
5:17 AM – 5:45 AM and 6:25 PM – 6:53 PM
12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM
The sun's height through the day in Houston: gold is daylight, the blue bands are civil, nautical and astronomical twilight.

Sunrise and sunset in Houston, November 2026

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthChangeSolar noon
Nov 1 Sun6:35 AM5:35 PM10h 59m−1m 33s12:05 PM
Nov 2 Mon6:36 AM5:34 PM10h 58m−1m 33s12:05 PM
Nov 3 Tue6:37 AM5:33 PM10h 56m−1m 32s12:05 PM
Nov 4 Wed6:37 AM5:32 PM10h 55m−1m 31s12:05 PM
Nov 5 Thu6:38 AM5:32 PM10h 53m−1m 30s12:05 PM
Nov 6 Fri6:39 AM5:31 PM10h 52m−1m 29s12:05 PM
Nov 7 Sat6:40 AM5:30 PM10h 50m−1m 28s12:05 PM
Nov 8 Sun6:41 AM5:30 PM10h 49m−1m 27s12:05 PM
Nov 9 Mon6:41 AM5:29 PM10h 48m−1m 25s12:05 PM
Nov 10 Tue6:42 AM5:28 PM10h 46m−1m 24s12:05 PM
Nov 11 Wed6:43 AM5:28 PM10h 45m−1m 23s12:05 PM
Nov 12 Thu6:44 AM5:27 PM10h 43m−1m 22s12:06 PM
Nov 13 Fri6:45 AM5:27 PM10h 42m−1m 21s12:06 PM
Nov 14 Sat6:45 AM5:26 PM10h 41m−1m 19s12:06 PM
Nov 15 Sun6:46 AM5:26 PM10h 39m−1m 18s12:06 PM
Nov 16 Mon6:47 AM5:25 PM10h 38m−1m 16s12:06 PM
Nov 17 Tue6:48 AM5:25 PM10h 37m−1m 15s12:06 PM
Nov 18 Wed6:49 AM5:24 PM10h 36m−1m 13s12:07 PM
Nov 19 Thu6:50 AM5:24 PM10h 35m−1m 12s12:07 PM
Nov 20 Fri6:50 AM5:24 PM10h 33m−1m 10s12:07 PM
Nov 21 Sat6:51 AM5:23 PM10h 32m−1m 09s12:07 PM
Nov 22 Sun6:52 AM5:23 PM10h 31m−1m 07s12:08 PM
Nov 23 Mon6:53 AM5:23 PM10h 30m−1m 05s12:08 PM
Nov 24 Tue6:54 AM5:23 PM10h 29m−1m 03s12:08 PM
Nov 25 Wed6:54 AM5:22 PM10h 28m−1m 02s12:09 PM
Nov 26 Thu6:55 AM5:22 PM10h 27m−1m 00s12:09 PM
Nov 27 Fri6:56 AM5:22 PM10h 26m−58s12:09 PM
Nov 28 Sat6:57 AM5:22 PM10h 25m−56s12:10 PM
Nov 29 Sun6:58 AM5:22 PM10h 24m−54s12:10 PM
Nov 30 Mon6:59 AM5:22 PM10h 23m−52s12:10 PM

Longest and shortest days in 2026

ExtremeDateTime
Longest dayJune 2114h 04m of daylight
Shortest dayDecember 2110h 14m of daylight
Earliest sunriseJune 106:20 AM
Latest sunriseMarch 87:39 AM
Earliest sunsetDecember 15:22 PM
Latest sunsetJune 308:26 PM

In 2026 the shortest day in Houston is December 21 and the longest is June 21. The earliest sunset (December 1) comes 20 days before the shortest day. Daylight saving time moves both sunrise and sunset one hour later on the clock from March 8, which is why the latest sunset is in summer time.

Daylight in Houston through the year

  • Location: 29.8° N, 95.4° W
  • Time zone meridian: 90° W (UTC−6), 5.4° east of Houston
  • Solar noon: about 21 min after 12:00 standard time; between 12:05 PM and 1:32 PM on the clock in 2026
  • Day length: 10h 14m to 14h 04m, a swing of 3h 50m (New York: 5h 51m)
Around theDateSunriseSunsetDay length
March equinoxMar 207:25 AM7:33 PM12h 08m
June solsticeJun 216:22 AM8:25 PM14h 04m
September equinoxSep 227:10 AM7:18 PM12h 08m
December solsticeDec 217:13 AM5:27 PM10h 14m

Times use NOAA's solar formulas for sea level. Twilight and golden hour are explained on the sunrise and sunset calculator.

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