Sunset and sunrise times in Houston, United States
In Houston, United States the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 7:51 pm and rises at 6:54 am. Daylight lasts 12h 56m; evening golden hour runs from 7:19 pm to 8:06 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 6:30 am
- Sunrise
- 6:54 am
- Solar noon
- 1:23 pm
- Sunset
- 7:51 pm
- Last light
- 8:16 pm
- Day length
- 12h 56m
6h 30m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 7:19 pm – 8:06 pm
- Blue hour
- 8:06 pm – 8:16 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 70.8°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:30 pm / 4:21 am
The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 6:55 am Sunset 7:50 pm Golden hour 7:18 pm – 8:05 pm Day length 12h 55m 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:15 am | 6:41 am | 1:27 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:40 pm | 13h 33m | −1:19 | 7:40 pm–8:29 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 6:15 am | 6:41 am | 1:27 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:39 pm | 13h 31m | −1:20 | 7:40 pm–8:29 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Mon 3 | 6:16 am | 6:42 am | 1:27 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:38 pm | 13h 30m | −1:21 | 7:39 pm–8:28 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Tue 4 | 6:17 am | 6:42 am | 1:27 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:37 pm | 13h 29m | −1:22 | 7:38 pm–8:27 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Wed 5 | 6:17 am | 6:43 am | 1:27 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:36 pm | 13h 27m | −1:24 | 7:38 pm–8:26 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Thu 6 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 1:27 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:35 pm | 13h 26m | −1:25 | 7:37 pm–8:25 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Fri 7 | 6:19 am | 6:44 am | 1:27 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:34 pm | 13h 24m | −1:26 | 7:36 pm–8:25 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Sat 8 | 6:19 am | 6:45 am | 1:27 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:34 pm | 13h 23m | −1:27 | 7:35 pm–8:24 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Sun 9 | 6:20 am | 6:45 am | 1:26 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:33 pm | 13h 22m | −1:28 | 7:34 pm–8:23 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 6:20 am | 6:46 am | 1:26 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:32 pm | 13h 20m | −1:29 | 7:34 pm–8:22 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Tue 11 | 6:21 am | 6:46 am | 1:26 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:31 pm | 13h 19m | −1:30 | 7:33 pm–8:21 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 6:22 am | 6:47 am | 1:26 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:30 pm | 13h 17m | −1:30 | 7:32 pm–8:20 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 6:22 am | 6:48 am | 1:26 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:29 pm | 13h 16m | −1:31 | 7:31 pm–8:19 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 6:23 am | 6:48 am | 1:26 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:28 pm | 13h 14m | −1:32 | 7:30 pm–8:18 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 6:24 am | 6:49 am | 1:25 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:27 pm | 13h 12m | −1:33 | 7:29 pm–8:17 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Sun 16 | 6:24 am | 6:49 am | 1:25 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:26 pm | 13h 11m | −1:34 | 7:28 pm–8:16 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Mon 17 | 6:25 am | 6:50 am | 1:25 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:25 pm | 13h 9m | −1:34 | 7:27 pm–8:15 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Tue 18 | 6:26 am | 6:50 am | 1:25 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:24 pm | 13h 8m | −1:35 | 7:26 pm–8:14 pm | 🌒 36% |
| Wed 19 | 6:26 am | 6:51 am | 1:25 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:22 pm | 13h 6m | −1:36 | 7:25 pm–8:13 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Thu 20 | 6:27 am | 6:52 am | 1:24 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:21 pm | 13h 5m | −1:36 | 7:24 pm–8:12 pm | 🌔 55% |
| Fri 21 | 6:27 am | 6:52 am | 1:24 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:20 pm | 13h 3m | −1:37 | 7:23 pm–8:11 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Sat 22 | 6:28 am | 6:53 am | 1:24 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:19 pm | 13h 1m | −1:38 | 7:22 pm–8:10 pm | 🌔 73% |
| Sun 23 | 6:29 am | 6:53 am | 1:24 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 0m | −1:38 | 7:21 pm–8:08 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Mon 24 | 6:29 am | 6:54 am | 1:23 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:17 pm | 12h 58m | −1:39 | 7:20 pm–8:07 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 6:30 am | 6:54 am | 1:23 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:16 pm | 12h 56m | −1:39 | 7:19 pm–8:06 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Wed 26 | 6:30 am | 6:55 am | 1:23 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:15 pm | 12h 55m | −1:40 | 7:18 pm–8:05 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Thu 27 | 6:31 am | 6:55 am | 1:22 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:13 pm | 12h 53m | −1:40 | 7:17 pm–8:04 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 6:32 am | 6:56 am | 1:22 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:12 pm | 12h 51m | −1:41 | 7:16 pm–8:03 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 6:32 am | 6:57 am | 1:22 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:11 pm | 12h 50m | −1:41 | 7:15 pm–8:02 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 6:33 am | 6:57 am | 1:22 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:10 pm | 12h 48m | −1:42 | 7:14 pm–8:00 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 6:33 am | 6:58 am | 1:21 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:09 pm | 12h 46m | −1:42 | 7:13 pm–7:59 pm | 🌖 87% |
More columns for August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:11 am | 5:44 am | 6:41 am | 8:14 pm | 9:10 pm | 9:43 pm | 10h 27m | 78.1° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:12 am | 5:44 am | 6:41 am | 8:13 pm | 9:10 pm | 9:42 pm | 10h 28m | 77.8° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:13 am | 5:45 am | 6:42 am | 8:12 pm | 9:09 pm | 9:41 pm | 10h 30m | 77.6° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:14 am | 5:46 am | 6:42 am | 8:11 pm | 9:08 pm | 9:40 pm | 10h 31m | 77.3° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:15 am | 5:47 am | 6:43 am | 8:11 pm | 9:07 pm | 9:39 pm | 10h 32m | 77.0° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:15 am | 5:47 am | 6:43 am | 8:10 pm | 9:06 pm | 9:38 pm | 10h 34m | 76.8° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:16 am | 5:48 am | 6:44 am | 8:09 pm | 9:05 pm | 9:36 pm | 10h 35m | 76.5° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:17 am | 5:49 am | 6:45 am | 8:08 pm | 9:04 pm | 9:35 pm | 10h 37m | 76.2° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:18 am | 5:50 am | 6:45 am | 8:07 pm | 9:03 pm | 9:34 pm | 10h 38m | 75.9° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:19 am | 5:50 am | 6:46 am | 8:06 pm | 9:02 pm | 9:33 pm | 10h 40m | 75.6° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:20 am | 5:51 am | 6:46 am | 8:05 pm | 9:01 pm | 9:32 pm | 10h 41m | 75.3° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:21 am | 5:52 am | 6:47 am | 8:05 pm | 9:00 pm | 9:31 pm | 10h 43m | 75.0° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:21 am | 5:52 am | 6:48 am | 8:04 pm | 8:59 pm | 9:30 pm | 10h 44m | 74.7° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:22 am | 5:53 am | 6:48 am | 8:03 pm | 8:58 pm | 9:28 pm | 10h 46m | 74.4° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 5:23 am | 5:54 am | 6:49 am | 8:02 pm | 8:56 pm | 9:27 pm | 10h 47m | 74.1° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 5:24 am | 5:55 am | 6:49 am | 8:01 pm | 8:55 pm | 9:26 pm | 10h 49m | 73.8° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 5:25 am | 5:55 am | 6:50 am | 8:00 pm | 8:54 pm | 9:25 pm | 10h 50m | 73.5° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 5:25 am | 5:56 am | 6:50 am | 7:59 pm | 8:53 pm | 9:23 pm | 10h 52m | 73.1° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 5:26 am | 5:57 am | 6:51 am | 7:58 pm | 8:52 pm | 9:22 pm | 10h 53m | 72.8° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 5:27 am | 5:57 am | 6:52 am | 7:57 pm | 8:51 pm | 9:21 pm | 10h 55m | 72.5° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 5:28 am | 5:58 am | 6:52 am | 7:56 pm | 8:50 pm | 9:20 pm | 10h 57m | 72.2° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 5:29 am | 5:59 am | 6:53 am | 7:54 pm | 8:48 pm | 9:18 pm | 10h 58m | 71.8° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 5:29 am | 5:59 am | 6:53 am | 7:53 pm | 8:47 pm | 9:17 pm | 11h 0m | 71.5° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 5:30 am | 6:00 am | 6:54 am | 7:52 pm | 8:46 pm | 9:16 pm | 11h 2m | 71.1° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 5:31 am | 6:01 am | 6:54 am | 7:51 pm | 8:45 pm | 9:14 pm | 11h 3m | 70.8° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 5:32 am | 6:01 am | 6:55 am | 7:50 pm | 8:43 pm | 9:13 pm | 11h 5m | 70.4° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 5:32 am | 6:02 am | 6:55 am | 7:49 pm | 8:42 pm | 9:12 pm | 11h 7m | 70.1° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 5:33 am | 6:03 am | 6:56 am | 7:48 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:10 pm | 11h 8m | 69.7° | 281° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 5:34 am | 6:03 am | 6:57 am | 7:47 pm | 8:40 pm | 9:09 pm | 11h 10m | 69.4° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 5:35 am | 6:04 am | 6:57 am | 7:45 pm | 8:39 pm | 9:08 pm | 11h 12m | 69.0° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 5:35 am | 6:05 am | 6:58 am | 7:44 pm | 8:37 pm | 9:06 pm | 11h 13m | 68.7° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:34 am | 6:58 am | 1:21 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:07 pm | 12h 44m | −1:43 | 7:11 pm–7:58 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 6:34 am | 6:59 am | 1:21 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:06 pm | 12h 43m | −1:43 | 7:10 pm–7:57 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 6:35 am | 6:59 am | 1:20 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:05 pm | 12h 41m | −1:43 | 7:09 pm–7:56 pm | 🌖 57% |
| Fri 4 | 6:36 am | 7:00 am | 1:20 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:04 pm | 12h 39m | −1:44 | 7:08 pm–7:54 pm | 🌗 45% |
| Sat 5 | 6:36 am | 7:00 am | 1:20 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:03 pm | 12h 38m | −1:44 | 7:07 pm–7:53 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Sun 6 | 6:37 am | 7:01 am | 1:19 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:01 pm | 12h 36m | −1:44 | 7:06 pm–7:52 pm | 🌘 23% |
| Mon 7 | 6:37 am | 7:01 am | 1:19 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 34m | −1:44 | 7:04 pm–7:51 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 6:38 am | 7:02 am | 1:19 pm | 7:35 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 32m | −1:45 | 7:03 pm–7:49 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:38 am | 7:02 am | 1:18 pm | 7:34 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 31m | −1:45 | 7:02 pm–7:48 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:39 am | 7:03 am | 1:18 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 29m | −1:45 | 7:01 pm–7:47 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:39 am | 7:03 am | 1:18 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 27m | −1:45 | 7:00 pm–7:46 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:40 am | 7:04 am | 1:17 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 25m | −1:46 | 6:58 pm–7:45 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:41 am | 7:05 am | 1:17 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 24m | −1:46 | 6:57 pm–7:43 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:41 am | 7:05 am | 1:16 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 22m | −1:46 | 6:56 pm–7:42 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 6:42 am | 7:06 am | 1:16 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:50 pm | 12h 20m | −1:46 | 6:55 pm–7:41 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Wed 16 | 6:42 am | 7:06 am | 1:16 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 18m | −1:46 | 6:53 pm–7:40 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 6:43 am | 7:07 am | 1:15 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 17m | −1:46 | 6:52 pm–7:38 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 6:43 am | 7:07 am | 1:15 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 15m | −1:47 | 6:51 pm–7:37 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Sat 19 | 6:44 am | 7:08 am | 1:15 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:45 pm | 12h 13m | −1:47 | 6:50 pm–7:36 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 6:44 am | 7:08 am | 1:14 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 11m | −1:47 | 6:48 pm–7:35 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:45 am | 7:09 am | 1:14 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 9m | −1:47 | 6:47 pm–7:33 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Tue 22 | 6:45 am | 7:09 am | 1:14 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 8m | −1:47 | 6:46 pm–7:32 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 6:46 am | 7:10 am | 1:13 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 6m | −1:47 | 6:45 pm–7:31 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 6:47 am | 7:10 am | 1:13 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 4m | −1:47 | 6:43 pm–7:30 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:47 am | 7:11 am | 1:13 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 2m | −1:47 | 6:42 pm–7:28 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:48 am | 7:11 am | 1:12 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 1m | −1:47 | 6:41 pm–7:27 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:48 am | 7:12 am | 1:12 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:35 pm | 11h 59m | −1:47 | 6:40 pm–7:26 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:49 am | 7:13 am | 1:12 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:34 pm | 11h 57m | −1:47 | 6:38 pm–7:25 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 6:49 am | 7:13 am | 1:11 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:33 pm | 11h 55m | −1:47 | 6:37 pm–7:23 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 6:50 am | 7:14 am | 1:11 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:31 pm | 11h 53m | −1:47 | 6:36 pm–7:22 pm | 🌖 82% |
Longest and shortest day in Houston
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 3m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 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
On standard time the sun peaks at 12:23, 23 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 1:23 pm.
It takes roughly 25 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 41 — 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 WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 29 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 59 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 7:04 pm. Golden hour opens at 7:19 pm and the sun is down by 7:51 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 283° 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 8:06 pm and runs to 8:16 pm, the end of civil twilight and 24m 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 7:51 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Houston?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 8:16 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Houston?
Evening golden hour runs 7:19 pm to 8:06 pm today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Houston covers the morning window and the coming week.