Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Houston, TX. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Houston is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:21 PM in November to 8:26 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Houston's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Houston starts about 35 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:48 PM – 8:23 PM; in December it is 4:48 PM – 5:24 PM.
Sunset in Houston is earliest at 5:21 PM on November 28 and latest at 8:26 PM on June 27, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 35 minutes in midsummer and 36 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 36 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 31 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:17 AM | 5:44 PM | 5:09 PM – 5:44 PM | 35 min | 10h 27m |
| February | 7:00 AM | 6:10 PM | 5:37 PM – 6:10 PM | 33 min | 11h 10m |
| March | 7:31 AM | 7:29 PM | 6:58 PM – 7:29 PM | 31 min | 11h 59m |
| April | 6:54 AM | 7:48 PM | 7:16 PM – 7:48 PM | 32 min | 12h 54m |
| May | 6:28 AM | 8:07 PM | 7:33 PM – 8:07 PM | 34 min | 13h 39m |
| June | 6:20 AM | 8:23 PM | 7:48 PM – 8:23 PM | 35 min | 14h 03m |
| July | 6:31 AM | 8:23 PM | 7:49 PM – 8:23 PM | 34 min | 13h 52m |
| August | 6:49 AM | 8:02 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:02 PM | 33 min | 13h 13m |
| September | 7:06 AM | 7:26 PM | 6:55 PM – 7:26 PM | 31 min | 12h 20m |
| October | 7:23 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:18 PM – 6:50 PM | 32 min | 11h 27m |
| November | 6:46 AM | 5:25 PM | 4:51 PM – 5:25 PM | 34 min | 10h 39m |
| December | 7:09 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:48 PM – 5:24 PM | 36 min | 10h 15m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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