Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Honolulu, HI. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
In Honolulu, sunset ranges from 5:48 PM in November to 7:17 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Honolulu's coordinates (21.3069, -157.8583) and shown in Pacific/Honolulu.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:11 AM | 6:10 PM | 5:38 PM – 6:10 PM | 32 min | 10h 59m |
| February | 7:01 AM | 6:29 PM | 5:59 PM – 6:29 PM | 30 min | 11h 28m |
| March | 6:39 AM | 6:41 PM | 6:11 PM – 6:41 PM | 30 min | 12h 01m |
| April | 6:12 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:21 PM – 6:50 PM | 29 min | 12h 39m |
| May | 5:53 AM | 7:02 PM | 6:31 PM – 7:02 PM | 31 min | 13h 10m |
| June | 5:49 AM | 7:14 PM | 6:42 PM – 7:14 PM | 32 min | 13h 26m |
| July | 5:58 AM | 7:16 PM | 6:44 PM – 7:16 PM | 32 min | 13h 18m |
| August | 6:10 AM | 7:01 PM | 6:31 PM – 7:01 PM | 30 min | 12h 51m |
| September | 6:18 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:04 PM – 6:34 PM | 30 min | 12h 16m |
| October | 6:27 AM | 6:06 PM | 5:36 PM – 6:06 PM | 30 min | 11h 40m |
| November | 6:42 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:18 PM – 5:49 PM | 31 min | 11h 07m |
| December | 7:01 AM | 5:52 PM | 5:19 PM – 5:52 PM | 33 min | 10h 51m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Honolulu. It is longest in December at about 33 minutes and shortest in April at about 29 minutes — a difference of 4 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Honolulu gets 2h 35m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 5:52 PM in December to 7:14 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 7:39 PM, and in December until about 6:16 PM.
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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