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Sunrise, sunset & golden hour in Honolulu

On 24 July 2026, Honolulu has sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 19:14, 13h 12m of daylight. The evening golden hour runs 18:42–19:28.

Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
19:14
Daylight
13h 12m
Light windows today
Golden hour, morning 05:47 – 06:33
Golden hour, evening 18:42 – 19:28
Blue hour, morning 05:37 – 05:47
Blue hour, evening 19:28 – 19:38

Computed with the NOAA solar model for 24 July 2026. Rebuild daily to keep current.

Golden hour, blue hour & daylight in Honolulu

Golden hour is the soft, warm light while the sun sits between −4° and +6° of the horizon, a photographer's favourite window. Blue hour is the cooler stretch on the far side, the sun between −6° and −4°. The exact times shift a little every day, so the windows above are computed for today with the NOAA solar model.

Honolulu sits at 21.3° N, in the tropical band. That means daylight swings from about 13h 26m at the June solstice down to 10h 50m around Christmas, barely a change. The higher the latitude, the longer and more dramatic golden hour becomes.

Daylight through the year in Honolulu

Sitting inside the tropics, Honolulu keeps a near-constant day length all year, which is why the seasons here are described as wet and dry rather than by temperature. Between the shortest and longest month the day length swings by 2.6 hours.

January 11 h
February 11.5 h
March 12 h
April 12.6 h
May 13.2 h
June 13.4 h
July 13.3 h
August 12.9 h
September 12.3 h
October 11.7 h
November 11.1 h
December 10.8 h

Hours from sunrise to sunset, sampled mid-month and computed from the NOAA solar algorithm. This is available daylight, not measured sunshine: cloud cover is weather, not astronomy.

FAQ

When is golden hour in Honolulu today?

Evening golden hour is 18:42–19:28; morning is 05:47–06:33.

How many hours of daylight does Honolulu get?

13h 12m on 24 July 2026.