Time in Houston now
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Saturday, September 5, 2026
Houston time zone info
UTC −5
Central Daylight Time (CDT)
now the same time as Chicago
- Houston is currently observing daylight saving time.
- The IANA time zone identifier for Houston is America/Chicago.
Houston's sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time
- Sunrise: 6:19 PM
- Sunset: 6:58 AM
- Day length: 12h 39m
- Culmination: 12:38 AM
- Currently Houston time is 682 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.
Time difference
Compared with Houston
UTC
+5 hours
Houston on the map
- Houston is in United States.
- Latitude: 29.76. Longitude: -95.37.
- Population: 2,304,580
- United States: Population: 335,000,000
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