Sunrise and Sunset in Houston, 2026
Day length at Houston runs from 5 h 18 min at the winter solstice to 19 h 34 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10:18 AM | 3:49 PM | 5 h 31 min | 10:00 AM | 4:19 PM | 6 h 19 min |
| February | 9:21 AM | 5:05 PM | 7 h 44 min | 8:42 AM | 5:45 PM | 9 h 03 min |
| March | 8:00 AM | 6:24 PM | 10 h 24 min | 8:16 AM | 8:02 PM | 11 h 46 min |
| April | 7:21 AM | 8:47 PM | 13 h 26 min | 6:36 AM | 9:24 PM | 14 h 48 min |
| May | 5:47 AM | 10:07 PM | 16 h 20 min | 5:08 AM | 10:45 PM | 17 h 37 min |
| June | 4:30 AM | 11:26 PM | 18 h 56 min | 4:15 AM | 11:46 PM | 19 h 31 min |
| July | 4:22 AM | 11:44 PM | 19 h 22 min | 4:47 AM | 11:22 PM | 18 h 35 min |
| August | 5:29 AM | 10:40 PM | 17 h 11 min | 6:06 AM | 9:59 PM | 15 h 53 min |
| September | 6:51 AM | 9:06 PM | 14 h 15 min | 7:26 AM | 8:21 PM | 12 h 55 min |
| October | 8:07 AM | 7:29 PM | 11 h 22 min | 8:43 AM | 6:45 PM | 10 h 02 min |
| November | 8:30 AM | 4:55 PM | 8 h 25 min | 9:09 AM | 4:18 PM | 7 h 09 min |
| December | 9:50 AM | 3:47 PM | 5 h 57 min | 10:14 AM | 3:35 PM | 5 h 21 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Houston's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 1, May 1, May 31, June 29, July 29, August 27, September 26, October 25, November 24, December 23
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 18, April 17, May 16, June 14, July 14, August 12, September 10, October 10, November 8, December 8
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.