Sunrise & Sunset in Houston
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)
Sunrise
7:28 AM
Sunset
6:43 PM
Today in Houston, Texas, sunrise is at 7:28 AM and sunset at 6:43 PM, giving 11 h 16 min of daylight — 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 6:08 AM | 8:03 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 6:36 AM | 7:36 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 7:04 AM | 7:08 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 7:28 AM | 6:43 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 8:00 AM | 6:11 PM |
| Solar noon | 1:06 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Houston sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 7:15 AM | 7:07 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| 2 Fri | 7:15 AM | 7:06 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| 3 Sat | 7:16 AM | 7:04 PM | 11 h 48 min |
| 4 Sun | 7:17 AM | 7:03 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 5 Mon | 7:17 AM | 7:02 PM | 11 h 45 min |
| 6 Tue | 7:18 AM | 7:01 PM | 11 h 43 min |
| 7 Wed | 7:18 AM | 7:00 PM | 11 h 41 min |
| 8 Thu | 7:19 AM | 6:59 PM | 11 h 40 min |
| 9 Fri | 7:19 AM | 6:57 PM | 11 h 38 min |
| 10 Sat | 7:20 AM | 6:56 PM | 11 h 36 min |
| 11 Sun | 7:21 AM | 6:55 PM | 11 h 34 min |
| 12 Mon | 7:21 AM | 6:54 PM | 11 h 33 min |
| 13 Tue | 7:22 AM | 6:53 PM | 11 h 31 min |
| 14 Wed | 7:23 AM | 6:52 PM | 11 h 29 min |
| 15 Thu | 7:23 AM | 6:51 PM | 11 h 27 min |
| 16 Fri | 7:24 AM | 6:50 PM | 11 h 26 min |
| 17 Sat | 7:25 AM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 24 min |
| 18 Sun | 7:25 AM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 22 min |
| 19 Mon | 7:26 AM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 21 min |
| 20 Tue | 7:27 AM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 19 min |
| 21 Wed | 7:27 AM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 17 min |
| 22 Thu | 7:28 AM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 16 min |
| 23 Fri | 7:29 AM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 14 min |
| 24 Sat | 7:29 AM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 12 min |
| 25 Sun | 7:30 AM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 11 min |
| 26 Mon | 7:31 AM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 9 min |
| 27 Tue | 7:31 AM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 7 min |
| 28 Wed | 7:32 AM | 6:38 PM | 11 h 6 min |
| 29 Thu | 7:33 AM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 4 min |
| 30 Fri | 7:34 AM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 3 min |
| 31 Sat | 7:34 AM | 6:35 PM | 11 h 1 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Houston: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Houston today?
6:43 PM local time (Central Daylight Time). Civil twilight ends at 7:08 PM.
What time is sunrise in Houston tomorrow?
7:29 AM.
When is golden hour in Houston today?
In the evening from about 6:11 PM until sunset at 6:43 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 8:00 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Houston?
About 14 h 4 min at the June solstice, and about 10 h 14 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 29.76°, -95.36°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.