Houston Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in January 2026
Day length goes from 5 h 31 min on January 1 to 7 h 38 min on January 31. Sunrise moves from 10:18 AM to 9:24 AM and sunset from 3:49 PM to 5:02 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 9:15 AM | 10:18 AM | 3:49 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:46 PM | 5 h 31 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 12:14 PM | 10:35 AM | ||
| Jan 2 | 9:15 AM | 10:17 AM | 3:50 PM | 4:53 PM | 6:47 PM | 5 h 33 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 1:27 PM | 11:42 AM | |
| Jan 3 | 9:14 AM | 10:16 AM | 3:52 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:48 PM | 5 h 36 min | +3.0 min | Full moon 1:03 AM | 3:39 PM | 11:46 AM | |
| Jan 4 | 9:14 AM | 10:15 AM | 3:54 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:49 PM | 5 h 39 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 5:44 PM | 11:45 AM | |
| Jan 5 | 9:13 AM | 10:14 AM | 3:56 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:50 PM | 5 h 42 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:38 PM | 11:42 AM | |
| Jan 6 | 9:12 AM | 10:13 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:52 PM | 5 h 45 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:22 PM | 11:38 AM | |
| Jan 7 | 9:11 AM | 10:12 AM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 1:26 PM | 6:53 PM | 5 h 48 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 10:57 PM | 11:34 AM |
| Jan 8 | 9:11 AM | 10:11 AM | 4:02 PM | 5:02 PM | 1:37 PM | 6:55 PM | 5 h 51 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 74% | 11:30 AM | |
| Jan 9 | 9:10 AM | 10:09 AM | 4:04 PM | 5:04 PM | 1:46 PM | 6:56 PM | 5 h 55 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 64% | 12:28 AM | 11:26 AM |
| Jan 10 | 9:09 AM | 10:08 AM | 4:06 PM | 5:06 PM | 1:54 PM | 6:58 PM | 5 h 58 min | +3.0 min | Last quarter 6:48 AM | 1:57 AM | 11:22 AM |
| Jan 11 | 9:07 AM | 10:06 AM | 4:09 PM | 5:08 PM | 2:01 PM | 6:59 PM | 6 h 03 min | +5.0 min | Last quarter, 43% | 3:28 AM | 11:18 AM |
| Jan 12 | 9:06 AM | 10:05 AM | 4:11 PM | 5:10 PM | 2:07 PM | 7:01 PM | 6 h 06 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 33% | 5:03 AM | 11:14 AM |
| Jan 13 | 9:05 AM | 10:03 AM | 4:14 PM | 5:12 PM | 2:13 PM | 7:03 PM | 6 h 11 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 23% | 6:42 AM | 11:10 AM |
| Jan 14 | 9:04 AM | 10:01 AM | 4:16 PM | 5:14 PM | 2:19 PM | 7:04 PM | 6 h 15 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 15% | 8:28 AM | 11:06 AM |
| Jan 15 | 9:02 AM | 10:00 AM | 4:19 PM | 5:16 PM | 2:25 PM | 7:06 PM | 6 h 19 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 10:22 AM | 10:59 AM |
| Jan 16 | 9:01 AM | 9:58 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:18 PM | 2:30 PM | 7:08 PM | 6 h 23 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 11:01 AM | 12:10 PM |
| Jan 17 | 9:00 AM | 9:56 AM | 4:24 PM | 5:20 PM | 2:35 PM | 7:10 PM | 6 h 28 min | +5.0 min | New moon, 1% | 10:56 AM | 2:04 PM |
| Jan 18 | 8:58 AM | 9:54 AM | 4:26 PM | 5:22 PM | 2:41 PM | 7:12 PM | 6 h 32 min | +4.0 min | New moon 10:52 AM | 10:52 AM | 3:54 PM |
| Jan 19 | 8:56 AM | 9:52 AM | 4:29 PM | 5:24 PM | 2:46 PM | 7:13 PM | 6 h 37 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 10:48 AM | 5:40 PM |
| Jan 20 | 8:55 AM | 9:50 AM | 4:32 PM | 5:27 PM | 2:51 PM | 7:15 PM | 6 h 42 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 10:44 AM | 7:21 PM |
| Jan 21 | 8:53 AM | 9:48 AM | 4:34 PM | 5:29 PM | 2:55 PM | 7:17 PM | 6 h 46 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 10:40 AM | 8:58 PM |
| Jan 22 | 8:51 AM | 9:46 AM | 4:37 PM | 5:31 PM | 3:00 PM | 7:19 PM | 6 h 51 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 19% | 10:36 AM | 10:34 PM |
| Jan 23 | 8:49 AM | 9:43 AM | 4:40 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:05 PM | 7:21 PM | 6 h 57 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 28% | 10:32 AM | |
| Jan 24 | 8:48 AM | 9:41 AM | 4:43 PM | 5:36 PM | 3:09 PM | 7:23 PM | 7 h 02 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 38% | 10:28 AM | 12:12 AM |
| Jan 25 | 8:46 AM | 9:39 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:38 PM | 3:14 PM | 7:25 PM | 7 h 06 min | +4.0 min | First quarter 7:48 PM | 10:24 AM | 1:55 AM |
| Jan 26 | 8:44 AM | 9:36 AM | 4:48 PM | 5:41 PM | 3:18 PM | 7:27 PM | 7 h 12 min | +6.0 min | First quarter, 59% | 10:21 AM | 3:46 AM |
| Jan 27 | 8:42 AM | 9:34 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:43 PM | 3:23 PM | 7:30 PM | 7 h 17 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 70% | 10:18 AM | 5:47 AM |
| Jan 28 | 8:40 AM | 9:32 AM | 4:54 PM | 5:46 PM | 3:27 PM | 7:32 PM | 7 h 22 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 79% | 10:17 AM | 7:57 AM |
| Jan 29 | 8:38 AM | 9:29 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:48 PM | 3:31 PM | 7:34 PM | 7 h 28 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 87% | 10:43 AM | 9:46 AM |
| Jan 30 | 8:35 AM | 9:27 AM | 5:00 PM | 5:51 PM | 3:35 PM | 7:36 PM | 7 h 33 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 12:45 PM | 9:59 AM |
| Jan 31 | 8:33 AM | 9:24 AM | 5:02 PM | 5:53 PM | 3:40 PM | 7:38 PM | 7 h 38 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 2:55 PM | 9:57 AM |
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Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.