Houston
Texas, United States
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/ChicagoCDT
- Sunrise
- 11:47 am
- Sunset
- 1:05 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 17 minutes90 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Daylight saving in Houston
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Houston is on CDT, UTC-5 — daylight saving time. That is 80 days away.
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Time difference between Houston and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 6:02 pm | 18:02 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 7:02 pm | 19:02 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 9:02 pm | 21:02 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 9:02 pm | 21:02 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:02 pm | 22:02 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 2:02 am Thu | 02:02 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 3:02 am Thu | 03:02 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 3:02 am Thu | 03:02 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 3:02 am Thu | 03:02 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 4:02 am Thu | 04:02 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 4:02 am Thu | 04:02 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 5:02 am Thu | 05:02 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 6:32 am Thu | 06:32 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 9:02 am Thu | 09:02 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 10:02 am Thu | 10:02 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 11:02 am Thu | 11:02 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 1:02 pm Thu | 13:02 | 17 hours ahead |
About Houston
- Population
- 2314157
- Coordinates
- 29.763, -95.363
- Region
- Texas, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Solar noon
- 6:26 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Houston right now?
It is 8:02 pm (20:02 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Houston. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Houston in?
Houston uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like CDT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Houston on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — Houston is currently observing daylight saving time as CDT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Houston?
The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-6.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Houston today?
The sun rises at 6:47 am and sets at 8:05 pm today, giving 13 hours 17 minutes of daylight. That is 90 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Houston of Los Angeles?
Houston is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 8:02 pm in Houston, it is 6:02 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Houston?
Houston is in Texas, United States, at 29.76° N, 95.36° W, with a population of about 2,314,157. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.