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Houston, TX, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 92.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 3:01:11 am
Sunrise Today: 7:09 am 108° East
Sunset Today: 6:01 pm 252° West
Moonrise Today: 9:05 pm 90° East
Moonset Today: 8:50 am 274° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 52 minutes (+1m 28s)

Today's Sun Position in Houston

Time: 3:01 am
Altitude: -54.0°
Direction: 76° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 52m 22s (Feb 4, 2026)

1 minute, 28 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

38 minutes, 20 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Houston Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:48 am
Astro. Twilight 5:48 am – 6:16 am
Nautical Twilight 6:16 am – 6:44 am
Civil Twilight 6:44 am – 7:09 am
Daylight 7:09 am – 6:01 pm
Civil Twilight 6:01 pm – 6:26 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:26 pm – 6:54 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:54 pm – 7:23 pm
Night 7:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Houston - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 7:09 am 6:01 pm 10:52:22 +1:28 12:35 pm (44.2°) 91.641
Feb 5 7:08 am 6:02 pm 10:53:52 +1:30 12:35 pm (44.5°) 91.656
Feb 6 7:07 am 6:03 pm 10:55:23 +1:31 12:35 pm (44.8°) 91.671
Feb 7 7:07 am 6:04 pm 10:56:55 +1:32 12:35 pm (45.1°) 91.687
Feb 8 7:06 am 6:05 pm 10:58:28 +1:33 12:35 pm (45.4°) 91.703
Feb 9 7:05 am 6:05 pm 11:00:02 +1:33 12:35 pm (45.8°) 91.720
Feb 10 7:05 am 6:06 pm 11:01:37 +1:34 12:35 pm (46.1°) 91.737
* All times are local time for Houston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Houston

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Houston - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:50 am 9:05 pm 2:32 am (64.6°) 237,745 92.9%
Feb 5 - 9:18 am 10:03 pm 3:15 am (58.1°) 241,126 86.4%
Feb 6 - 9:46 am 10:59 pm 3:58 am (51.9°) 244,361 78.5%
Feb 7 - 10:15 am 11:56 pm 4:40 am (46.2°) 247,180 69.6%
Feb 8 - 10:46 am - 5:24 am (41.1°) 249,382 60.1%
Feb 9 12:53 am 11:21 am - 6:09 am (36.9°) 250,809 50.4%
Feb 10 1:50 am 12:01 pm - 6:57 am (33.7°) 251,381 40.7%
* All times are local time for Houston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Houston This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:48 am Wed 6:48 pm Wed 1:18 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:37 am Wed 6:32 pm Wed 1:04 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 6:53 am Wed 5:29 pm Wed 12:11 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 3:36 pm Thu 5:30 am Wed 10:33 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:24 am Wed 9:17 pm Wed 3:21 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 12:13 pm Thu 1:49 am Wed 7:01 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:25 am Wed 9:23 pm Wed 3:24 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Houston.

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