Sunset and sunrise times in Houston, United States
In Houston, United States the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 6:56 pm and rises at 7:20 am. Daylight lasts 11h 36m; evening golden hour runs from 6:24 pm to 7:10 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 6:56 am
- Sunrise
- 7:20 am
- Solar noon
- 1:08 pm
- Sunset
- 6:56 pm
- Last light
- 7:20 pm
- Day length
- 11h 36m
18h 54m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:24 pm – 7:10 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:10 pm – 7:20 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 53.4°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 7:25 am / 6:56 pm
The sun sets at 262° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 7:20 am Sunset 6:55 pm Golden hour 6:23 pm – 7:09 pm Day length 11h 34m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere Houston is
- Coordinates
- 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Current offset
- UTC-05:00
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Population
- 2,314,157
Sunrise and sunset in Houston, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:50 am | 7:14 am | 1:11 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:30 pm | 11h 52m | −1:47 | 6:35 pm–7:21 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Fri 2 | 6:51 am | 7:15 am | 1:10 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:29 pm | 11h 50m | −1:46 | 6:34 pm–7:20 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Sat 3 | 6:52 am | 7:15 am | 1:10 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:28 pm | 11h 48m | −1:46 | 6:32 pm–7:19 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Sun 4 | 6:52 am | 7:16 am | 1:10 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:27 pm | 11h 46m | −1:46 | 6:31 pm–7:17 pm | 🌘 37% |
| Mon 5 | 6:53 am | 7:17 am | 1:09 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:25 pm | 11h 45m | −1:46 | 6:30 pm–7:16 pm | 🌘 26% |
| Tue 6 | 6:53 am | 7:17 am | 1:09 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:24 pm | 11h 43m | −1:46 | 6:29 pm–7:15 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Wed 7 | 6:54 am | 7:18 am | 1:09 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:23 pm | 11h 41m | −1:46 | 6:27 pm–7:14 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Thu 8 | 6:54 am | 7:18 am | 1:08 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 39m | −1:46 | 6:26 pm–7:13 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:55 am | 7:19 am | 1:08 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:21 pm | 11h 37m | −1:45 | 6:25 pm–7:12 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:56 am | 7:20 am | 1:08 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:20 pm | 11h 36m | −1:45 | 6:24 pm–7:10 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:56 am | 7:20 am | 1:08 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:19 pm | 11h 34m | −1:45 | 6:23 pm–7:09 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:57 am | 7:21 am | 1:07 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:17 pm | 11h 32m | −1:45 | 6:22 pm–7:08 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:57 am | 7:21 am | 1:07 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:16 pm | 11h 31m | −1:44 | 6:20 pm–7:07 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:58 am | 7:22 am | 1:07 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:15 pm | 11h 29m | −1:44 | 6:19 pm–7:06 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Thu 15 | 6:59 am | 7:23 am | 1:07 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:14 pm | 11h 27m | −1:44 | 6:18 pm–7:05 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Fri 16 | 6:59 am | 7:23 am | 1:06 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:13 pm | 11h 25m | −1:43 | 6:17 pm–7:04 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Sat 17 | 7:00 am | 7:24 am | 1:06 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:12 pm | 11h 24m | −1:43 | 6:16 pm–7:03 pm | 🌒 41% |
| Sun 18 | 7:00 am | 7:25 am | 1:06 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:11 pm | 11h 22m | −1:42 | 6:15 pm–7:02 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Mon 19 | 7:01 am | 7:25 am | 1:06 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:10 pm | 11h 20m | −1:42 | 6:14 pm–7:01 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Tue 20 | 7:02 am | 7:26 am | 1:06 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:09 pm | 11h 19m | −1:42 | 6:13 pm–7:00 pm | 🌔 69% |
| Wed 21 | 7:02 am | 7:27 am | 1:06 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:08 pm | 11h 17m | −1:41 | 6:12 pm–6:59 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Thu 22 | 7:03 am | 7:27 am | 1:05 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:07 pm | 11h 15m | −1:41 | 6:10 pm–6:58 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 7:04 am | 7:28 am | 1:05 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 13m | −1:40 | 6:09 pm–6:57 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Sat 24 | 7:04 am | 7:29 am | 1:05 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:05 pm | 11h 12m | −1:39 | 6:08 pm–6:56 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 7:05 am | 7:29 am | 1:05 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:04 pm | 11h 10m | −1:39 | 6:07 pm–6:55 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 7:06 am | 7:30 am | 1:05 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:04 pm | 11h 9m | −1:38 | 6:06 pm–6:54 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 7:06 am | 7:31 am | 1:05 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 7m | −1:38 | 6:05 pm–6:53 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 7:07 am | 7:32 am | 1:05 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:02 pm | 11h 5m | −1:37 | 6:04 pm–6:52 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 7:08 am | 7:32 am | 1:05 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:01 pm | 11h 4m | −1:36 | 6:04 pm–6:52 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Fri 30 | 7:09 am | 7:33 am | 1:05 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:00 pm | 11h 2m | −1:35 | 6:03 pm–6:51 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Sat 31 | 7:09 am | 7:34 am | 1:05 pm | 6:35 pm | 6:59 pm | 11h 1m | −1:35 | 6:02 pm–6:50 pm | 🌖 65% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:55 am | 6:23 am | 7:14 am | 7:06 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:26 pm | 12h 8m | 56.8° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 5:56 am | 6:23 am | 7:15 am | 7:05 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:24 pm | 12h 10m | 56.4° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 5:56 am | 6:24 am | 7:15 am | 7:04 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:23 pm | 12h 12m | 56.1° | 266° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:57 am | 6:24 am | 7:16 am | 7:03 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:22 pm | 12h 13m | 55.7° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:57 am | 6:25 am | 7:17 am | 7:02 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:21 pm | 12h 15m | 55.3° | 265° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:58 am | 6:26 am | 7:17 am | 7:00 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:20 pm | 12h 17m | 54.9° | 264° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:58 am | 6:26 am | 7:18 am | 6:59 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:18 pm | 12h 19m | 54.5° | 264° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:59 am | 6:27 am | 7:18 am | 6:58 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:17 pm | 12h 20m | 54.1° | 263° W |
| Fri 9 | 6:00 am | 6:27 am | 7:19 am | 6:57 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:16 pm | 12h 22m | 53.8° | 263° W |
| Sat 10 | 6:00 am | 6:28 am | 7:20 am | 6:56 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:15 pm | 12h 24m | 53.4° | 262° W |
| Sun 11 | 6:01 am | 6:28 am | 7:20 am | 6:55 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:14 pm | 12h 26m | 53.0° | 262° W |
| Mon 12 | 6:01 am | 6:29 am | 7:21 am | 6:54 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:13 pm | 12h 27m | 52.6° | 262° W |
| Tue 13 | 6:02 am | 6:30 am | 7:21 am | 6:52 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:12 pm | 12h 29m | 52.3° | 261° W |
| Wed 14 | 6:03 am | 6:30 am | 7:22 am | 6:51 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:11 pm | 12h 31m | 51.9° | 261° W |
| Thu 15 | 6:03 am | 6:31 am | 7:23 am | 6:50 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:10 pm | 12h 33m | 51.5° | 260° W |
| Fri 16 | 6:04 am | 6:31 am | 7:23 am | 6:49 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:09 pm | 12h 34m | 51.2° | 260° W |
| Sat 17 | 6:04 am | 6:32 am | 7:24 am | 6:48 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:08 pm | 12h 36m | 50.8° | 259° W |
| Sun 18 | 6:05 am | 6:33 am | 7:25 am | 6:47 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:07 pm | 12h 38m | 50.4° | 259° W |
| Mon 19 | 6:06 am | 6:33 am | 7:25 am | 6:46 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:06 pm | 12h 39m | 50.1° | 259° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 6:06 am | 6:34 am | 7:26 am | 6:45 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:05 pm | 12h 41m | 49.7° | 258° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 6:07 am | 6:35 am | 7:27 am | 6:44 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:04 pm | 12h 43m | 49.3° | 258° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 6:07 am | 6:35 am | 7:27 am | 6:43 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:03 pm | 12h 45m | 49.0° | 257° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 6:08 am | 6:36 am | 7:28 am | 6:42 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:02 pm | 12h 46m | 48.6° | 257° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 6:09 am | 6:36 am | 7:29 am | 6:41 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:01 pm | 12h 48m | 48.3° | 257° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 6:09 am | 6:37 am | 7:29 am | 6:40 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 50m | 48.0° | 256° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 6:10 am | 6:38 am | 7:30 am | 6:39 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 51m | 47.6° | 256° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 6:11 am | 6:38 am | 7:31 am | 6:38 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 53m | 47.3° | 255° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 6:11 am | 6:39 am | 7:32 am | 6:37 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 54m | 46.9° | 255° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 6:12 am | 6:40 am | 7:32 am | 6:37 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 56m | 46.6° | 255° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 6:12 am | 6:40 am | 7:33 am | 6:36 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 58m | 46.3° | 254° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 6:13 am | 6:41 am | 7:34 am | 6:35 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 59m | 46.0° | 254° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:10 am | 6:35 am | 12:04 pm | 5:34 pm | 5:59 pm | 10h 59m | −1:34 | 5:01 pm–5:49 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Mon 2 | 6:11 am | 6:35 am | 12:04 pm | 5:33 pm | 5:58 pm | 10h 57m | −1:33 | 5:00 pm–5:48 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Tue 3 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:04 pm | 5:32 pm | 5:57 pm | 10h 56m | −1:32 | 4:59 pm–5:48 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Wed 4 | 6:12 am | 6:37 am | 12:04 pm | 5:32 pm | 5:57 pm | 10h 54m | −1:31 | 4:58 pm–5:47 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Thu 5 | 6:13 am | 6:38 am | 12:05 pm | 5:31 pm | 5:56 pm | 10h 53m | −1:30 | 4:58 pm–5:46 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Fri 6 | 6:14 am | 6:38 am | 12:05 pm | 5:30 pm | 5:55 pm | 10h 51m | −1:29 | 4:57 pm–5:46 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Sat 7 | 6:14 am | 6:39 am | 12:05 pm | 5:30 pm | 5:55 pm | 10h 50m | −1:28 | 4:56 pm–5:45 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sun 8 | 6:15 am | 6:40 am | 12:05 pm | 5:29 pm | 5:54 pm | 10h 48m | −1:27 | 4:55 pm–5:44 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Mon 9 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:05 pm | 5:28 pm | 5:53 pm | 10h 47m | −1:26 | 4:55 pm–5:44 pm | 🌑 1% |
| Tue 10 | 6:17 am | 6:42 am | 12:05 pm | 5:28 pm | 5:53 pm | 10h 46m | −1:25 | 4:54 pm–5:43 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 6:17 am | 6:42 am | 12:05 pm | 5:27 pm | 5:52 pm | 10h 44m | −1:24 | 4:53 pm–5:43 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Thu 12 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 12:05 pm | 5:27 pm | 5:52 pm | 10h 43m | −1:22 | 4:53 pm–5:42 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Fri 13 | 6:19 am | 6:44 am | 12:05 pm | 5:26 pm | 5:51 pm | 10h 42m | −1:21 | 4:52 pm–5:42 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Sat 14 | 6:20 am | 6:45 am | 12:05 pm | 5:26 pm | 5:51 pm | 10h 40m | −1:20 | 4:51 pm–5:41 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Sun 15 | 6:20 am | 6:46 am | 12:06 pm | 5:25 pm | 5:50 pm | 10h 39m | −1:18 | 4:51 pm–5:41 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Mon 16 | 6:21 am | 6:47 am | 12:06 pm | 5:25 pm | 5:50 pm | 10h 38m | −1:17 | 4:50 pm–5:40 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Tue 17 | 6:22 am | 6:47 am | 12:06 pm | 5:24 pm | 5:50 pm | 10h 36m | −1:15 | 4:50 pm–5:40 pm | 🌓 53% |
| Wed 18 | 6:23 am | 6:48 am | 12:06 pm | 5:24 pm | 5:49 pm | 10h 35m | −1:14 | 4:49 pm–5:39 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Thu 19 | 6:24 am | 6:49 am | 12:06 pm | 5:23 pm | 5:49 pm | 10h 34m | −1:12 | 4:49 pm–5:39 pm | 🌔 73% |
| Fri 20 | 6:24 am | 6:50 am | 12:07 pm | 5:23 pm | 5:49 pm | 10h 33m | −1:11 | 4:48 pm–5:39 pm | 🌔 82% |
| Sat 21 | 6:25 am | 6:51 am | 12:07 pm | 5:23 pm | 5:48 pm | 10h 32m | −1:09 | 4:48 pm–5:38 pm | 🌔 89% |
| Sun 22 | 6:26 am | 6:52 am | 12:07 pm | 5:22 pm | 5:48 pm | 10h 30m | −1:07 | 4:48 pm–5:38 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Mon 23 | 6:27 am | 6:52 am | 12:07 pm | 5:22 pm | 5:48 pm | 10h 29m | −1:06 | 4:47 pm–5:38 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Tue 24 | 6:28 am | 6:53 am | 12:08 pm | 5:22 pm | 5:48 pm | 10h 28m | −1:04 | 4:47 pm–5:38 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 6:28 am | 6:54 am | 12:08 pm | 5:22 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 27m | −1:02 | 4:47 pm–5:38 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Thu 26 | 6:29 am | 6:55 am | 12:08 pm | 5:22 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 26m | −1:00 | 4:47 pm–5:37 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Fri 27 | 6:30 am | 6:56 am | 12:09 pm | 5:21 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 25m | −0:58 | 4:46 pm–5:37 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Sat 28 | 6:31 am | 6:56 am | 12:09 pm | 5:21 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 24m | −0:56 | 4:46 pm–5:37 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Sun 29 | 6:31 am | 6:57 am | 12:09 pm | 5:21 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 23m | −0:54 | 4:46 pm–5:37 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Mon 30 | 6:32 am | 6:58 am | 12:10 pm | 5:21 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 23m | −0:52 | 4:46 pm–5:37 pm | 🌖 57% |
Longest and shortest day in Houston
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 3m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 10h 13m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 49m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:21 pm on 2 December; the latest is 8:26 pm on 30 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 6:20 am on 10 June to 7:38 am on 9 March.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Houston different
It takes roughly 24 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Evening golden hour runs 47 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 29.8° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 3h 49m, one of the narrowest swings of any United States city on the site.
Between solstices the sunset walks 55° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.
By the end of October the sun will be setting 32 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 63 seconds a day.
Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 1 November 2026: sunset goes from 6:35 pm the evening before to 5:34 pm that evening.
Planning a sunset photo in Houston
Arrive by 6:09 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:24 pm and the sun is down by 6:56 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 262° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 7:10 pm and runs to 7:20 pm, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Houston today?
The sun sets in Houston at 6:56 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Houston?
It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 7:20 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Houston?
Evening golden hour runs 6:24 pm to 7:10 pm today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Houston covers the morning window and the coming week.