How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Hong Kong right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:08
Nautical dawn05:35
Civil dawn · blue hour06:01
Golden hour begins06:10
Sunrise06:24
Golden hour ends06:54

Solar noon

12:07

Sun 55.6° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:20
Sunset17:51
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:05
Civil dusk18:14
Nautical dusk18:40
Astronomical dusk19:06

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Hong Kong today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 06:24In June it rises at 64° ENE, in December at 115° ESE103° ESE

Sunset at 17:51In June it sets at 296° WNW, in December at 245° WSW257° WSW

Coming up in Hong Kong

Days are getting shorter

−1.1 min a day

Shortest day 22 Dec, in 58 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Hong Kong.

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise05:40

Sunset19:10

Daylight13 h 30 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:15 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:35
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 17:01
Moonset: 05:12
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Hong Kong

Today the sun rises over Hong Kong at 06:24 and sets at 17:51, giving 11 h 27 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Hong Kong swings by 2 h 44 min, from 10 h 46 min on 22 December to 13 h 30 min on 21 June.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Hong Kong

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

13 h 30 min

21 June

Shortest day

10 h 46 min

22 December

Earliest sunrise

05:39

7 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

19:11

4 July

Today Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 17:51 Daylight 11 h 27 min Dark from 19:06

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Hong Kong, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 17:38 on 27 November, 25 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 07:05 on 16 January, 25 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:20–18:05, with the sun low in the west (256°).
Blue hour right after: 18:05–18:14.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:20 today to 17:16 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:10–06:55.

Hong Kong compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

On 21 June Singapore gets 1 h 18 min less daylight than Hong Kong, and on 21 December 1 h 17 min more.

Hong KongThis page

10 h 46 min – 13 h 30 min

Dhaka2,435 km away

10 h 40 min – 13 h 36 min

Kuala Lumpur2,519 km away

11 h 57 min – 12 h 18 min

Singapore2,587 km away

12 h 3 min – 12 h 12 min

Kolkata2,650 km away

10 h 45 min – 13 h 31 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Hong Kong

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Hong Kong, HK.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	06:15	18:11	11 h 57 min	−1 min
2Fri	06:15	18:10	11 h 55 min	−2 min
3Sat	06:15	18:09	11 h 54 min	−1 min
4Sun	06:16	18:08	11 h 53 min	−1 min
5Mon	06:16	18:07	11 h 52 min	−1 min
6Tue	06:16	18:07	11 h 50 min	−2 min
7Wed	06:17	18:06	11 h 49 min	−1 min
8Thu	06:17	18:05	11 h 48 min	−1 min
9Fri	06:17	18:04	11 h 47 min	−1 min
10Sat	06:18	18:03	11 h 45 min	−2 min
11Sun	06:18	18:02	11 h 44 min	−1 min
12Mon	06:18	18:01	11 h 43 min	−1 min
13Tue	06:19	18:00	11 h 42 min	−1 min
14Wed	06:19	17:59	11 h 40 min	−2 min
15Thu	06:19	17:59	11 h 39 min	−1 min
16Fri	06:20	17:58	11 h 38 min	−1 min
17Sat	06:20	17:57	11 h 37 min	−1 min
18Sun	06:21	17:56	11 h 35 min	−2 min
19Mon	06:21	17:55	11 h 34 min	−1 min
20Tue	06:21	17:54	11 h 33 min	−1 min
21Wed	06:22	17:54	11 h 32 min	−1 min
22Thu	06:22	17:53	11 h 31 min	−1 min
23Fri	06:23	17:52	11 h 29 min	−2 min
24Sat	06:23	17:51	11 h 28 min	−1 min
25Sun	06:24	17:51	11 h 27 min	−1 min
26Mon	06:24	17:50	11 h 26 min	−1 min
27Tue	06:25	17:49	11 h 25 min	−1 min
28Wed	06:25	17:49	11 h 24 min	−1 min
29Thu	06:26	17:48	11 h 22 min	−2 min
30Fri	06:26	17:47	11 h 21 min	−1 min
31Sat	06:27	17:47	11 h 20 min	−1 min

Common questions about the sun in Hong Kong

What time does the sun rise in Hong Kong?

Today the sun rises in Hong Kong at 06:24, local time.

What time does the sun set in Hong Kong?

Today the sun sets in Hong Kong at 17:51, local time.

How long is the day in Hong Kong today?

Hong Kong gets 11 h 27 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Hong Kong?

The longest day of 2026 in Hong Kong is 21 June, with 13 h 30 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Hong Kong tonight, 99% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Hong Kong?

Today it rises in the east (103°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (64°) in June to the south-east (115°) in December.

When is golden hour in Hong Kong today?

In the morning from 06:10 to 06:54, and in the evening from 17:20 to 18:05.

When is the earliest sunset in Hong Kong?

On 27 November, at 17:38. It comes 25 days before the shortest day, which is 22 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Hong Kong

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

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Sunrise and sunset in Hong Kong