Pasadena, TX · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Pasadena, Texas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 03 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 14 min
Pasadena daylight through 2026
Daylight in Pasadena runs from 10 h 14 min on December 21 to 14 h 03 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 3 h 49 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 308th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 08 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 08 min.
Pasadena daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 30 min | 7:10 AM to 7:16 AM | 5:32 PM to 5:57 PM |
| February | 11 h 10 min | 6:47 AM to 7:10 AM | 5:58 PM to 6:19 PM |
| March | 12 h 01 min | 6:39 AM to 7:38 AM | 6:20 PM to 7:38 PM |
| April | 12 h 54 min | 6:39 AM to 7:09 AM | 7:39 PM to 7:56 PM |
| May | 13 h 39 min | 6:20 AM to 6:38 AM | 7:57 PM to 8:15 PM |
| June | 14 h 01 min | 6:19 AM to 6:23 AM | 8:16 PM to 8:25 PM |
| July | 13 h 50 min | 6:24 AM to 6:39 AM | 8:13 PM to 8:25 PM |
| August | 13 h 10 min | 6:40 AM to 6:57 AM | 7:43 PM to 8:13 PM |
| September | 12 h 19 min | 6:57 AM to 7:13 AM | 7:07 PM to 7:42 PM |
| October | 11 h 26 min | 7:13 AM to 7:33 AM | 6:34 PM to 7:05 PM |
| November | 10 h 40 min | 6:34 AM to 6:57 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:33 PM |
| December | 10 h 17 min | 6:58 AM to 7:15 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:32 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 6:19 AM and the latest sunset on June 30 at 8:25 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:38 AM on March 8. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Pasadena sits at 95.15° W, so the sun runs about 21 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:30 PM on January 15 and 1:26 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Austin, the state capital, gets 3 minutes more daylight than Pasadena on June 21 and 3 minutes less on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Station, TX | 30.59° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Round Rock, TX | 30.53° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 30.44° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 11 min |
| Conroe, TX | 30.33° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 11 min |
| Lafayette, LA | 30.21° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 12 min |
| Beaumont, TX | 30.08° N | 14 h 05 min | 10 h 12 min |
| Houston, TX | 29.79° N | 14 h 04 min | 10 h 14 min |
| Pasadena, TX | 29.66° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 14 min |
| Sugar Land, TX | 29.59° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 15 min |
| Pearland, TX | 29.56° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 15 min |
| League City, TX | 29.49° N | 14 h 02 min | 10 h 15 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Pasadena?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 03 min of daylight: sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:24 PM.
What is the shortest day in Pasadena?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 14 min: sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:26 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Pasadena?
8:25 PM on June 30, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:21 PM on November 24.
What time zone is Pasadena in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Pasadena, 29.655° N, 95.151° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.