Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Honolulu

Sunrise in Honolulu today is at 05:50:27 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:06:23 PM, giving Honolulu 13h 15min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:25:43 AM and ends at 07:31:10 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Honolulu or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Honolulu. Get a full year of light data with the printable Honolulu Photography Planner 2026.

Honolulu lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Honolulu receives 13.4 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:50 AM and sunset at 07:16 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 10.8 hours — a difference of 2.6 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 05 at 05:48, while the latest sunset falls around July 05 at 19:17. The evening golden hour in Honolulu lasts about 47 minutes in summer and 47 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.