Urban Honolulu, HI · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
Short answer
- Longest day
- 13 h 26 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 50 min
Urban Honolulu daylight through 2026
Daylight in Urban Honolulu runs from 10 h 50 min on December 21 to 13 h 26 min on June 20, a seasonal swing of 2 h 36 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 342nd of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 07 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 07 min.
Urban Honolulu daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 h 01 min | 7:08 AM to 7:11 AM | 6:01 PM to 6:21 PM |
| February | 11 h 28 min | 6:52 AM to 7:08 AM | 6:21 PM to 6:35 PM |
| March | 12 h 03 min | 6:25 AM to 6:51 AM | 6:35 PM to 6:46 PM |
| April | 12 h 39 min | 6:01 AM to 6:24 AM | 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM |
| May | 13 h 10 min | 5:48 AM to 6:00 AM | 6:56 PM to 7:09 PM |
| June | 13 h 25 min | 5:48 AM to 5:52 AM | 7:09 PM to 7:17 PM |
| July | 13 h 17 min | 5:53 AM to 6:04 AM | 7:10 PM to 7:17 PM |
| August | 12 h 50 min | 6:05 AM to 6:14 AM | 6:48 PM to 7:10 PM |
| September | 12 h 15 min | 6:14 AM to 6:22 AM | 6:19 PM to 6:47 PM |
| October | 11 h 39 min | 6:22 AM to 6:34 AM | 5:55 PM to 6:18 PM |
| November | 11 h 07 min | 6:34 AM to 6:52 AM | 5:48 PM to 5:55 PM |
| December | 10 h 52 min | 6:52 AM to 7:08 AM | 5:48 PM to 6:00 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on May 31 at 5:48 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 7:17 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:11 AM on January 9. Urban Honolulu stays on standard time all year, so sunrise and sunset never jump by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 10 hours behind UTC, the time of the 150° W meridian. Urban Honolulu sits at 157.85° W, so the sun runs about 31 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:40 PM on January 15 and 12:37 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Honolulu, the state capital, gets about the same June daylight. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa, CA | 38.45° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Richmond, CA | 37.95° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Berkeley, CA | 37.87° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Oakland, CA | 37.77° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| San Francisco, CA | 37.73° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Daly City, CA | 37.70° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| San Mateo, CA | 37.56° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 37.39° N | 14 h 45 min | 9 h 35 min |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 21.32° N | 13 h 26 min | 10 h 50 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Urban Honolulu?
June 20, 2026, with 13 h 26 min of daylight: sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:16 PM.
What is the shortest day in Urban Honolulu?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 50 min: sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:54 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Urban Honolulu?
7:17 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:48 PM on November 18.
What time zone is Urban Honolulu in?
Pacific/Honolulu. It does not observe daylight saving time.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Urban Honolulu, 21.324° N, 157.848° 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.