Houston Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 16 h 20 min on May 1 to 18 h 52 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 4:32 AM and sunset from 10:07 PM to 11:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 4:49 AM | 5:47 AM | 10:07 PM | 11:07 PM | 9:02 PM | 16 h 20 min | Full moon 9:24 AM | 11:30 PM | 5:05 AM | ||
| May 2 | 4:45 AM | 5:44 AM | 10:10 PM | 11:10 PM | 9:04 PM | 16 h 26 min | +6.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 5:02 AM | ||
| May 3 | 4:41 AM | 5:41 AM | 10:13 PM | 11:14 PM | 9:06 PM | 16 h 32 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 1:12 AM | 4:59 AM | |
| May 4 | 4:37 AM | 5:38 AM | 10:16 PM | 11:17 PM | 9:08 PM | 16 h 38 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 91% | 2:58 AM | 4:58 AM | |
| May 5 | 4:34 AM | 5:35 AM | 10:18 PM | 11:21 PM | 9:11 PM | 16 h 43 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 84% | 4:28 AM | 5:15 AM | |
| May 6 | 4:30 AM | 5:33 AM | 10:21 PM | 11:25 PM | 9:13 PM | 16 h 48 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 76% | 4:41 AM | 6:49 AM | |
| May 7 | 4:26 AM | 5:30 AM | 10:24 PM | 11:29 PM | 9:15 PM | 16 h 54 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 66% | 4:40 AM | 8:35 AM | |
| May 8 | 4:22 AM | 5:27 AM | 10:27 PM | 11:32 PM | 9:17 PM | 17 h 00 min | +6.0 min | Last quarter, 55% | 4:36 AM | 10:18 AM | |
| May 9 | 4:18 AM | 5:24 AM | 10:29 PM | 11:36 PM | 9:20 PM | 17 h 05 min | +5.0 min | Last quarter 1:11 PM | 4:33 AM | 11:58 AM | |
| May 10 | 4:15 AM | 5:21 AM | 10:32 PM | 11:40 PM | 9:22 PM | 17 h 11 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 34% | 4:29 AM | 1:35 PM | |
| May 11 | 4:11 AM | 5:19 AM | 10:35 PM | 11:44 PM | 9:24 PM | 17 h 16 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 25% | 4:25 AM | 3:11 PM | |
| May 12 | 4:07 AM | 5:16 AM | 10:37 PM | 11:48 PM | 9:26 PM | 17 h 21 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 16% | 4:21 AM | 4:49 PM | |
| May 13 | 4:03 AM | 5:13 AM | 10:40 PM | 11:52 PM | 9:28 PM | 17 h 27 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 4:18 AM | 6:32 PM | |
| May 14 | 3:59 AM | 5:11 AM | 10:43 PM | 11:56 PM | 9:30 PM | 17 h 32 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 4:15 AM | 8:23 PM | |
| May 15 | 3:55 AM | 5:08 AM | 10:45 PM | 12:00 AM | 9:32 PM | 17 h 37 min | +5.0 min | New moon, 1% | 4:12 AM | 10:24 PM | |
| May 16 | 3:51 AM | 5:05 AM | 10:48 PM | 12:04 AM | 9:34 PM | 17 h 43 min | +6.0 min | New moon 12:02 PM | 4:10 AM | ||
| May 17 | 3:47 AM | 5:03 AM | 10:50 PM | 12:08 AM | 9:36 PM | 17 h 47 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 4:11 AM | 12:35 AM | |
| May 18 | 3:42 AM | 5:00 AM | 10:53 PM | 12:13 AM | 9:38 PM | 17 h 53 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 4:26 AM | 2:41 AM | |
| May 19 | 3:38 AM | 4:58 AM | 10:56 PM | 12:17 AM | 9:40 PM | 17 h 58 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 5:52 AM | 3:35 AM | |
| May 20 | 3:34 AM | 4:55 AM | 10:58 PM | 12:21 AM | 9:42 PM | 18 h 03 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 18% | 7:59 AM | 3:41 AM | |
| May 21 | 3:30 AM | 4:53 AM | 11:01 PM | 12:26 AM | 9:44 PM | 18 h 08 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 27% | 10:00 AM | 3:40 AM | |
| May 22 | 3:25 AM | 4:51 AM | 11:03 PM | 12:31 AM | 9:46 PM | 18 h 12 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 37% | 11:50 AM | 3:38 AM | |
| May 23 | 3:21 AM | 4:48 AM | 11:06 PM | 12:35 AM | 9:48 PM | 18 h 18 min | +6.0 min | First quarter 3:11 AM | 1:30 PM | 3:35 AM | |
| May 24 | 3:16 AM | 4:46 AM | 11:08 PM | 12:40 AM | 9:49 PM | 18 h 22 min | +4.0 min | First quarter, 58% | 3:04 PM | 3:31 AM | |
| May 25 | 3:12 AM | 4:44 AM | 11:10 PM | 12:45 AM | 9:51 PM | 18 h 26 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 68% | 4:34 PM | 3:27 AM | |
| May 26 | 3:07 AM | 4:42 AM | 11:13 PM | 12:51 AM | 9:53 PM | 18 h 31 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 77% | 6:04 PM | 3:24 AM | |
| May 27 | 3:02 AM | 4:40 AM | 11:15 PM | 12:56 AM | 9:54 PM | 18 h 35 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 7:36 PM | 3:21 AM | |
| May 28 | 2:57 AM | 4:38 AM | 11:17 PM | 1:02 AM | 9:56 PM | 18 h 39 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 9:11 PM | 3:18 AM | |
| May 29 | 2:51 AM | 4:36 AM | 11:19 PM | 1:08 AM | 9:58 PM | 18 h 43 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 10:51 PM | 3:15 AM | |
| May 30 | 2:45 AM | 4:34 AM | 11:21 PM | 1:15 AM | 9:59 PM | 18 h 47 min | +4.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 3:13 AM | ||
| May 31 | 2:39 AM | 4:32 AM | 11:24 PM | 1:22 AM | 10:01 PM | 18 h 52 min | +5.0 min | Full moon 12:46 AM | 12:33 AM | 3:13 AM |
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Sources
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.