May 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Houston, United States 🇺🇸
Sun: Daylight
Sunrise Today: 06:21 ↑ 62.2° ENE
Sunset Today: 20:24 ↑ 297.8° WNW
Day Length: 14h 03m
Sun Direction: WNW
Sun Altitude: 3.34°
Sun Distance: 152.026 million km
Next Equinox: Tuesday, 22 September 2026 (September Equinox)
May 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Houston
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:39
↑
72° Đông Đông Bắc
|
19:58
↑
288° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 19m | +1m 31s | 05:12 | 21:25 | 05:43 | 20:54 | 06:13 | 20:24 | 13:18 | 150.71 |
| 2 |
06:38
↑
72° Đông Đông Bắc
|
19:59
↑
289° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 20m | +1m 30s | 05:11 | 21:26 | 05:42 | 20:55 | 06:12 | 20:24 | 13:18 | 150.75 |
| 3 |
06:37
↑
71° Đông Đông Bắc
|
19:59
↑
289° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 22m | +1m 29s | 05:09 | 21:27 | 05:41 | 20:55 | 06:11 | 20:25 | 13:18 | 150.81 |
| 4 |
06:36
↑
71° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:00
↑
289° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 23m | +1m 28s | 05:08 | 21:28 | 05:40 | 20:56 | 06:10 | 20:26 | 13:18 | 150.82 |
| 5 |
06:35
↑
71° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:00
↑
290° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 25m | +1m 27s | 05:07 | 21:29 | 05:39 | 20:57 | 06:09 | 20:26 | 13:18 | 150.86 |
| 6 |
06:34
↑
70° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:01
↑
290° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 26m | +1m 26s | 05:06 | 21:30 | 05:38 | 20:58 | 06:08 | 20:27 | 13:18 | 150.90 |
| 7 |
06:34
↑
70° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:02
↑
290° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 28m | +1m 25s | 05:05 | 21:30 | 05:37 | 20:58 | 06:08 | 20:28 | 13:18 | 150.93 |
| 8 |
06:33
↑
70° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:02
↑
290° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 29m | +1m 23s | 05:04 | 21:31 | 05:36 | 20:59 | 06:07 | 20:29 | 13:17 | 150.99 |
| 9 |
06:32
↑
69° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:03
↑
291° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 30m | +1m 22s | 05:03 | 21:32 | 05:35 | 21:00 | 06:06 | 20:29 | 13:17 | 151.01 |
| 10 |
06:31
↑
69° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:04
↑
291° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 32m | +1m 21s | 05:02 | 21:33 | 05:34 | 21:01 | 06:05 | 20:30 | 13:17 | 151.04 |
| 11 |
06:31
↑
69° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:04
↑
292° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 33m | +1m 20s | 05:01 | 21:34 | 05:34 | 21:02 | 06:04 | 20:31 | 13:17 | 151.09 |
| 12 |
06:30
↑
68° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:05
↑
292° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 34m | +1m 19s | 05:00 | 21:35 | 05:33 | 21:02 | 06:04 | 20:31 | 13:17 | 151.12 |
| 13 |
06:29
↑
68° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:06
↑
292° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 36m | +1m 17s | 04:59 | 21:36 | 05:32 | 21:03 | 06:03 | 20:32 | 13:17 | 151.15 |
| 14 |
06:29
↑
68° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:06
↑
292° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 37m | +1m 16s | 04:58 | 21:37 | 05:31 | 21:04 | 06:02 | 20:33 | 13:17 | 151.19 |
| 15 |
06:28
↑
68° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:07
↑
293° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 38m | +1m 14s | 04:58 | 21:38 | 05:30 | 21:05 | 06:02 | 20:33 | 13:17 | 151.22 |
| 16 |
06:28
↑
67° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:07
↑
293° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 39m | +1m 13s | 04:57 | 21:39 | 05:30 | 21:06 | 06:01 | 20:34 | 13:17 | 151.25 |
| 17 |
06:27
↑
67° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:08
↑
293° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 41m | +1m 12s | 04:56 | 21:39 | 05:29 | 21:06 | 06:00 | 20:35 | 13:17 | 151.28 |
| 18 |
06:26
↑
67° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:09
↑
293° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 42m | +1m 10s | 04:55 | 21:40 | 05:28 | 21:07 | 06:00 | 20:36 | 13:17 | 151.31 |
| 19 |
06:26
↑
66° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:09
↑
294° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 43m | +1m 08s | 04:54 | 21:41 | 05:28 | 21:08 | 05:59 | 20:36 | 13:17 | 151.34 |
| 20 |
06:25
↑
66° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:10
↑
294° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 44m | +1m 07s | 04:54 | 21:42 | 05:27 | 21:09 | 05:59 | 20:37 | 13:17 | 151.38 |
| 21 |
06:25
↑
66° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:11
↑
294° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 45m | +1m 05s | 04:53 | 21:43 | 05:26 | 21:09 | 05:58 | 20:38 | 13:18 | 151.40 |
| 22 |
06:24
↑
66° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:11
↑
294° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 46m | +1m 04s | 04:52 | 21:44 | 05:26 | 21:10 | 05:57 | 20:38 | 13:18 | 151.43 |
| 23 |
06:24
↑
66° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:12
↑
295° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 47m | +1m 02s | 04:51 | 21:45 | 05:25 | 21:11 | 05:57 | 20:39 | 13:18 | 151.46 |
| 24 |
06:24
↑
65° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:12
↑
295° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 48m | +1m 00s | 04:51 | 21:45 | 05:25 | 21:11 | 05:56 | 20:39 | 13:18 | 151.48 |
| 25 |
06:23
↑
65° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:13
↑
295° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 49m | +0m 58s | 04:50 | 21:46 | 05:24 | 21:12 | 05:56 | 20:40 | 13:18 | 151.52 |
| 26 |
06:23
↑
65° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:14
↑
295° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 50m | +0m 56s | 04:50 | 21:47 | 05:24 | 21:13 | 05:56 | 20:41 | 13:18 | 151.54 |
| 27 |
06:22
↑
65° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:14
↑
295° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 51m | +0m 55s | 04:49 | 21:48 | 05:23 | 21:14 | 05:55 | 20:41 | 13:18 | 151.57 |
| 28 |
06:22
↑
64° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:15
↑
296° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 52m | +0m 53s | 04:48 | 21:49 | 05:23 | 21:14 | 05:55 | 20:42 | 13:18 | 151.58 |
| 29 |
06:22
↑
64° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:15
↑
296° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 53m | +0m 51s | 04:48 | 21:49 | 05:22 | 21:15 | 05:55 | 20:43 | 13:18 | 151.61 |
| 30 |
06:22
↑
64° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:16
↑
296° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 54m | +0m 49s | 04:47 | 21:50 | 05:22 | 21:16 | 05:54 | 20:43 | 13:18 | 151.65 |
| 31 |
06:21
↑
64° Đông Đông Bắc
|
20:16
↑
296° Tây Tây Bắc
|
13h 54m | +0m 47s | 04:47 | 21:51 | 05:21 | 21:16 | 05:54 | 20:44 | 13:19 | 151.66 |
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