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Houston, Texas, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

6:51 am – 7:58 pm
13 hours, 8 minutes

Current Time: Aug 18, 2025 at 2:28:56 am
Sun Direction: 22.03° NNE
Sun Altitude: -44.60°
Sun Distance: 94.091 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2025 1:19 pm (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 6:51 am 75° East
Sunset Today: 7:58 pm 285° West
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2025 Sun Graph for Houston

December 2025 — Sun in Houston

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:59 am (115°)5:21 pm (245°)10:22:15−0:495:35 am6:46 pm6:04 am6:17 pm6:33 am5:47 pm12:10 pm (38.3°)91.655
27:00 am (115°)5:21 pm (245°)10:21:28−0:475:35 am6:46 pm6:04 am6:17 pm6:34 am5:47 pm12:11 pm (38.2°)91.641
37:01 am (115°)5:21 pm (245°)10:20:43−0:445:36 am6:46 pm6:05 am6:17 pm6:35 am5:47 pm12:11 pm (38.1°)91.626
47:01 am (115°)5:21 pm (245°)10:20:00−0:425:37 am6:46 pm6:06 am6:17 pm6:35 am5:47 pm12:11 pm (37.9°)91.612
57:02 am (116°)5:21 pm (244°)10:19:20−0:405:37 am6:46 pm6:06 am6:17 pm6:36 am5:47 pm12:12 pm (37.8°)91.599
67:03 am (116°)5:21 pm (244°)10:18:42−0:385:38 am6:46 pm6:07 am6:17 pm6:37 am5:48 pm12:12 pm (37.7°)91.586
77:04 am (116°)5:22 pm (244°)10:18:06−0:355:39 am6:46 pm6:08 am6:17 pm6:37 am5:48 pm12:13 pm (37.6°)91.574
87:04 am (116°)5:22 pm (244°)10:17:32−0:335:39 am6:47 pm6:08 am6:18 pm6:38 am5:48 pm12:13 pm (37.5°)91.562
97:05 am (116°)5:22 pm (244°)10:17:01−0:315:40 am6:47 pm6:09 am6:18 pm6:39 am5:48 pm12:14 pm (37.4°)91.551
107:06 am (116°)5:22 pm (244°)10:16:32−0:285:41 am6:47 pm6:10 am6:18 pm6:39 am5:48 pm12:14 pm (37.3°)91.540
117:06 am (116°)5:22 pm (244°)10:16:06−0:265:41 am6:47 pm6:10 am6:18 pm6:40 am5:49 pm12:14 pm (37.2°)91.530
127:07 am (116°)5:23 pm (244°)10:15:42−0:235:42 am6:48 pm6:11 am6:19 pm6:41 am5:49 pm12:15 pm (37.1°)91.520
137:08 am (116°)5:23 pm (244°)10:15:21−0:215:42 am6:48 pm6:12 am6:19 pm6:41 am5:49 pm12:15 pm (37.1°)91.511
147:08 am (117°)5:23 pm (243°)10:15:02−0:185:43 am6:49 pm6:12 am6:19 pm6:42 am5:50 pm12:16 pm (37.0°)91.502
157:09 am (117°)5:24 pm (243°)10:14:46−0:165:44 am6:49 pm6:13 am6:20 pm6:43 am5:50 pm12:16 pm (37.0°)91.493
167:10 am (117°)5:24 pm (243°)10:14:32−0:135:44 am6:49 pm6:13 am6:20 pm6:43 am5:50 pm12:17 pm (36.9°)91.485
177:10 am (117°)5:24 pm (243°)10:14:21−0:115:45 am6:50 pm6:14 am6:21 pm6:44 am5:51 pm12:17 pm (36.9°)91.477
187:11 am (117°)5:25 pm (243°)10:14:12−0:085:45 am6:50 pm6:15 am6:21 pm6:44 am5:51 pm12:18 pm (36.9°)91.470
197:11 am (117°)5:25 pm (243°)10:14:06−0:065:46 am6:51 pm6:15 am6:21 pm6:45 am5:52 pm12:18 pm (36.8°)91.463
207:12 am (117°)5:26 pm (243°)10:14:03−0:035:46 am6:51 pm6:16 am6:22 pm6:45 am5:52 pm12:19 pm (36.8°)91.456
217:12 am (117°)5:26 pm (243°)10:14:02< 1s5:47 am6:52 pm6:16 am6:22 pm6:46 am5:53 pm12:19 pm (36.8°)91.449
227:13 am (117°)5:27 pm (243°)10:14:04+0:015:47 am6:52 pm6:17 am6:23 pm6:46 am5:53 pm12:20 pm (36.8°)91.443
237:13 am (117°)5:27 pm (243°)10:14:08+0:045:48 am6:53 pm6:17 am6:23 pm6:47 am5:54 pm12:20 pm (36.8°)91.437
247:14 am (117°)5:28 pm (243°)10:14:15+0:065:48 am6:53 pm6:18 am6:24 pm6:47 am5:54 pm12:21 pm (36.9°)91.432
257:14 am (117°)5:29 pm (243°)10:14:24+0:095:49 am6:54 pm6:18 am6:25 pm6:48 am5:55 pm12:21 pm (36.9°)91.427
267:14 am (117°)5:29 pm (243°)10:14:36+0:115:49 am6:54 pm6:18 am6:25 pm6:48 am5:55 pm12:22 pm (36.9°)91.422
277:15 am (117°)5:30 pm (243°)10:14:51+0:145:50 am6:55 pm6:19 am6:26 pm6:49 am5:56 pm12:22 pm (37.0°)91.418
287:15 am (117°)5:30 pm (244°)10:15:08+0:175:50 am6:56 pm6:19 am6:26 pm6:49 am5:57 pm12:23 pm (37.0°)91.414
297:16 am (116°)5:31 pm (244°)10:15:27+0:195:50 am6:56 pm6:20 am6:27 pm6:49 am5:57 pm12:23 pm (37.1°)91.411
307:16 am (116°)5:32 pm (244°)10:15:49+0:225:51 am6:57 pm6:20 am6:28 pm6:50 am5:58 pm12:24 pm (37.2°)91.408
317:16 am (116°)5:32 pm (244°)10:16:14+0:245:51 am6:57 pm6:20 am6:28 pm6:50 am5:59 pm12:24 pm (37.2°)91.406
* All times are local time for Houston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Houston is at 9:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 49 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 1 or December 2.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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