Sunrise in Houston today
September 11, 2026 · Houston, USA
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Sunrise in Houston today is at 07:05. Day length is 12h 28m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Houston's coordinates and updated daily.
Houston lies at 30°N. In Houston, day length ranges from 10h 14m in winter to 14h 3m in summer — a swing of about 3h 50m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Houston today, at a bearing of 84°. It starts getting light 24 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 13 minutes earlier in Houston than in San Antonio, 304 km to the west.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Houston.
The longest day in Houston is around 14h 3m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 14m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Sunrise in Houston by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:18 | 17:44 | 10h 25m |
| February | 07:03 | 18:10 | 11h 7m |
| March | 07:33 | 19:30 | 11h 56m |
| April | 06:57 | 19:48 | 12h 52m |
| May | 06:30 | 20:07 | 13h 37m |
| June | 06:21 | 20:24 | 14h 3m |
| July | 06:31 | 20:25 | 13h 54m |
| August | 06:49 | 20:05 | 13h 15m |
| September | 07:06 | 19:30 | 12h 23m |
| October | 07:23 | 18:53 | 11h 30m |
| November | 06:46 | 17:27 | 10h 41m |
| December | 07:10 | 17:25 | 10h 15m |