Honolulu, Hawaii Sunset Time Today
Honolulu sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Honolulu, HI · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:28 PM Sunrise 6:20 AM
12h 8m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Honolulu · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 PM
Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Honolulu, the sun rises at 6:20 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:27 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:20 AM – 6:50 AM
Blue hour5:59 AM – 6:20 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:00 PM – 6:28 PM
Blue hour6:28 PM – 6:52 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Honolulu
The sun rises in Honolulu at 6:20 AM today and at 6:20 AM tomorrow (the same time as 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 6:20 AM to 6:50 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:20 AM | 6:28 PM | 12h 8m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:20 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 7m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:20 AM | 6:26 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:20 AM | 6:25 PM | 12h 5m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:21 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 3m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:21 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 2m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:21 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 1m |
Honolulu daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:10 AM | 6:02 PM | 10h 52m |
| Feb | 7:09 AM | 6:22 PM | 11h 13m |
| Mar | 6:53 AM | 6:37 PM | 11h 44m |
| Apr | 6:25 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 22m |
| May | 6:01 AM | 6:57 PM | 12h 56m |
| Jun | 5:50 AM | 7:11 PM | 13h 21m |
| Jul | 5:54 AM | 7:18 PM | 13h 25m |
| Aug | 6:06 AM | 7:11 PM | 13h 6m |
| Sep | 6:16 AM | 6:49 PM | 12h 33m |
| Oct | 6:23 AM | 6:20 PM | 11h 57m |
| Nov | 6:35 AM | 5:56 PM | 11h 21m |
| Dec | 6:54 AM | 5:49 PM | 10h 56m |
Honolulu’s longest and shortest days
From 13h 26m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 50m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 13h 26m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 8m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 10h 50m |
How fast Honolulu gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 40s a day | +21m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 7s a day | +31m |
| Mar | gaining 1m 14s a day | +38m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 10s a day | +34m |
| May | gaining 50s a day | +25m |
| Jun | gaining 9s a day | +4m |
| Jul | losing 36s a day | −19m |
| Aug | losing 1m 3s a day | −33m |
| Sep | losing 1m 13s a day | −36m |
| Oct | losing 1m 10s a day | −36m |
| Nov | losing 53s a day | −25m |
| Dec | losing 11s a day | −4m |
Honolulu 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 | 6:14–6:43 PM | 6:43–7:05 PM | 6:36–7:05 AM | 6:14–6:36 AM |
| Summer solstice | 6:45–7:17 PM | 7:17–7:42 PM | 5:51–6:23 AM | 5:26–5:51 AM |
| Fall equinox | 5:59–6:29 PM | 6:29–6:51 PM | 6:21–6:50 AM | 5:59–6:21 AM |
| Winter solstice | 5:23–5:55 PM | 5:55–6:20 PM | 7:05–7:38 AM | 6:41–7:05 AM |
Daylight saving time in Honolulu
Honolulu does not observe daylight saving time — its clocks stay on UTC−10 year round, so sunrise and sunset never jump an hour in spring or fall.
Why sunset time shifts in Honolulu
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Honolulu, the longest day carries about 13h 26m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 50m — a swing of roughly 2h 36m 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 Honolulu’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Honolulu?
- Honolulu's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:49 PM around November 26, 25 days before the shortest day. The latest is 7:18 PM around July 4, 13 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Honolulu get on the longest and shortest days?
- Honolulu gets about 13h 26m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 50m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 2h 36m.
- When is golden hour in Honolulu?
- Near the June solstice, Honolulu's evening golden hour runs 6:45–7:17 PM and the morning one 5:51–6:23 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:23–5:55 PM and 7:05–7:38 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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