Houma, Louisiana Sunset Time Today
Houma sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Houma, LA · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 5:09 PM Sunrise 6:23 AM
10h 46m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Houma · Wed, Nov 11
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:24 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 5:09 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset the same time as today
In Houma, the sun rises at 6:24 AM tomorrow and sets at 5:09 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:23 AM – 6:58 AM
Blue hour5:59 AM – 6:23 AM
Evening
Golden hour4:37 PM – 5:09 PM
Blue hour5:09 PM – 5:36 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Houma
The sun rises in Houma at 6:23 AM today and at 6:24 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 5:59 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:23 AM to 6:58 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:23 AM | 5:09 PM | 10h 46m |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:24 AM | 5:09 PM | 10h 45m |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:24 AM | 5:08 PM | 10h 44m |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:25 AM | 5:08 PM | 10h 43m |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:26 AM | 5:07 PM | 10h 41m |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:27 AM | 5:07 PM | 10h 40m |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:28 AM | 5:06 PM | 10h 38m |
Houma daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6:59 AM | 5:16 PM | 10h 17m |
| Feb | 6:53 AM | 5:41 PM | 10h 48m |
| Mar | 6:30 AM | 6:03 PM | 11h 33m |
| Apr | 6:53 AM | 7:22 PM | 12h 29m |
| May | 6:21 AM | 7:40 PM | 13h 19m |
| Jun | 6:04 AM | 7:59 PM | 13h 55m |
| Jul | 6:07 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 1m |
| Aug | 6:23 AM | 7:56 PM | 13h 33m |
| Sep | 6:41 AM | 7:27 PM | 12h 46m |
| Oct | 6:57 AM | 6:50 PM | 11h 53m |
| Nov | 6:17 AM | 5:17 PM | 11h 1m |
| Dec | 6:41 AM | 5:05 PM | 10h 23m |
Houma’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 3m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 15m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 3m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 10h 15m |
How fast Houma gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 58s a day | +31m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 38s a day | +45m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 48s a day | +55m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 41s a day | +50m |
| May | gaining 1m 14s a day | +36m |
| Jun | gaining 14s a day | +6m |
| Jul | losing 52s a day | −28m |
| Aug | losing 1m 32s a day | −48m |
| Sep | losing 1m 45s a day | −52m |
| Oct | losing 1m 43s a day | −52m |
| Nov | losing 1m 18s a day | −37m |
| Dec | losing 17s a day | −6m |
Houma golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:43–7:15 PM | 7:15–7:38 PM | 7:08–7:39 AM | 6:44–7:08 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:32–8:07 PM | 8:07–8:34 PM | 6:04–6:39 AM | 5:37–6:04 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:29–7:01 PM | 7:01–7:25 PM | 6:52–7:23 AM | 6:28–6:52 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:33–5:09 PM | 5:09–5:35 PM | 6:54–7:30 AM | 6:28–6:54 AM |
Daylight saving time in Houma
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−5 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−6 |
Why sunset time shifts in Houma
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Houma, the longest day carries about 14h 3m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 15m — a swing of roughly 3h 48m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Houma’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Houma?
- Houma's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:05 PM around December 2, 19 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:08 PM around June 30, 9 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Houma get on the longest and shortest days?
- Houma gets about 14h 3m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 15m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 3h 48m.
- When is golden hour in Houma?
- Near the June solstice, Houma's evening golden hour runs 7:32–8:07 PM and the morning one 6:04–6:39 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:33–5:09 PM and 6:54–7:30 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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