Hong Kong sunrise and sunset times (22.30°N, 114.17°E)
Hong Kong sits at 22.3°N with the whole harbour running east–west, which makes it one of the most dependable golden-hour cities in Asia: from Victoria Peak or the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront the evening sun drops into the western approach almost on schedule all year. In June the day stretches past 19:10; around the winter solstice it shrinks to barely eleven hours, with sunrise drifting to 07:03 at its latest.
Because the city wraps a harbour, dawn and dusk light bounces off the water twice — once from the sky and once from the reflected skyline — so the practical golden hour often outlasts the formal −4° to +6° band by several minutes. Use the tables below as your baseline and check the calculator for any exact date.
How to read these tables
- Sunrise / sunset are the moments the sun’s upper edge crosses a sea-level horizon (includes standard refraction, exactly like official almanacs).
- Golden hour = sun centre between −4° and +6° elevation; blue hour = −6° to −4°. These bands are conventions, not physical constants — definitions vary.
- Hong Kong has not observed daylight saving time since 1979 — all times are HKT year-round.
Computed by our NOAA-formula engine; spot-validated against the official Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2026 — Last verified: 2026-11-16.
Rest of 2026 — quick reference
| Date | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Golden hour PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2026 | 06:36 | 12:08 | 17:40 | 17:08–17:54 |
| Nov 30, 2026 | 06:45 | 12:12 | 17:38 | 17:06–17:53 |
| Dec 15, 2026 | 06:55 | 12:18 | 17:42 | 17:09–17:57 |
| Dec 31, 2026 | 07:02 | 12:26 | 17:50 | 17:17–18:05 |
2027 month-by-month: sunrise, solar noon, sunset
| Month | Day | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 07:03 | 12:26 | 17:51 | 10h48m |
| 15 | 07:05 | 12:32 | 18:00 | 10h55m | |
| February | 1 | 07:02 | 12:37 | 18:12 | 11h09m |
| 15 | 06:55 | 12:37 | 18:20 | 11h25m | |
| March | 1 | 06:45 | 12:36 | 18:27 | 11h42m |
| 15 | 06:33 | 12:32 | 18:32 | 12h00m | |
| April | 1 | 06:17 | 12:27 | 18:38 | 12h22m |
| 15 | 06:04 | 12:24 | 18:43 | 12h39m | |
| May | 1 | 05:52 | 12:21 | 18:50 | 12h58m |
| 15 | 05:44 | 12:20 | 18:56 | 13h12m | |
| June | 1 | 05:39 | 12:21 | 19:03 | 13h24m |
| 15 | 05:39 | 12:24 | 19:08 | 13h29m | |
| July | 1 | 05:43 | 12:27 | 19:11 | 13h29m |
| 15 | 05:48 | 12:29 | 19:10 | 13h23m | |
| August | 1 | 05:55 | 12:30 | 19:04 | 13h09m |
| 15 | 06:00 | 12:28 | 18:55 | 12h55m | |
| September | 1 | 06:06 | 12:24 | 18:41 | 12h35m |
| 15 | 06:10 | 12:19 | 18:27 | 12h17m | |
| October | 1 | 06:15 | 12:13 | 18:11 | 11h57m |
| 15 | 06:19 | 12:09 | 17:59 | 11h39m | |
| November | 1 | 06:27 | 12:07 | 17:46 | 11h19m |
| 15 | 06:35 | 12:08 | 17:40 | 11h05m | |
| December | 1 | 06:46 | 12:12 | 17:38 | 10h53m |
| 15 | 06:55 | 12:18 | 17:42 | 10h47m |
2027 light windows: golden hour and blue hour
| Month | Blue hour AM | Golden hour AM | Civil dawn | Civil dusk | Golden hour PM | Blue hour PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:38–06:48 | 06:48–07:36 | 06:38–07:03 | 17:51–18:15 | 17:18–18:06 | 18:06–18:15 |
| February | 06:39–06:48 | 06:48–07:34 | 06:39–07:02 | 18:12–18:35 | 17:40–18:26 | 18:26–18:35 |
| March | 06:22–06:31 | 06:31–07:15 | 06:22–06:45 | 18:27–18:49 | 17:57–18:41 | 18:41–18:49 |
| April | 05:54–06:03 | 06:03–06:46 | 05:54–06:17 | 18:38–19:01 | 18:09–18:52 | 18:52–19:01 |
| May | 05:28–05:37 | 05:37–06:22 | 05:28–05:52 | 18:50–19:13 | 18:19–19:04 | 19:04–19:13 |
| June | 05:14–05:24 | 05:24–06:11 | 05:14–05:39 | 19:03–19:28 | 18:31–19:18 | 19:18–19:28 |
| July | 05:18–05:27 | 05:27–06:15 | 05:18–05:43 | 19:11–19:36 | 18:39–19:27 | 19:27–19:36 |
| August | 05:31–05:40 | 05:40–06:26 | 05:31–05:55 | 19:04–19:28 | 18:33–19:19 | 19:19–19:28 |
| September | 05:43–05:52 | 05:52–06:36 | 05:43–06:06 | 18:41–19:03 | 18:11–18:55 | 18:55–19:03 |
| October | 05:52–06:01 | 06:01–06:44 | 05:52–06:15 | 18:11–18:34 | 17:42–18:25 | 18:25–18:34 |
| November | 06:04–06:13 | 06:13–06:58 | 06:04–06:27 | 17:46–18:09 | 17:16–18:01 | 18:01–18:09 |
| December | 06:22–06:31 | 06:31–07:18 | 06:22–06:46 | 17:38–18:03 | 17:06–17:53 | 17:53–18:03 |
Extremes for Hong Kong (2027)
- Earliest sunrise: May 29 (05:39)
- Latest sunrise: January 9 (07:05)
- Longest day: June 16 (13h30m)
- Shortest day: December 18 (10h46m)
Validation: our engine vs the Hong Kong Observatory
These pages are computed by our own implementation of NOAA’s public-domain solar formulas. For Hong Kong we can compare directly with the official observatory almanac — here is every 2026 date we spot-checked (tolerance target ±3 minutes; worst observed deviation across all checks: 3 minutes):
| Date 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | Engine | Δ | Official | Engine | Δ | |
| 2026-03-20 | 06:28 | 06:28 | +0m | 18:36 | 18:34 | −2m |
| 2026-06-21 | 05:40 | 05:40 | +0m | 19:10 | 19:10 | +0m |
| 2026-09-23 | 06:13 | 06:12 | −1m | 18:19 | 18:19 | +0m |
| 2026-12-21 | 06:58 | 06:58 | +0m | 17:44 | 17:44 | +0m |
| 2026-03-01 | 06:45 | 06:45 | +0m | 18:24 | 18:27 | +3m |
| 2026-03-31 | 06:17 | 06:17 | +0m | 18:38 | 18:38 | +0m |
| 2026-09-30 | 06:14 | 06:14 | +0m | 18:12 | 18:12 | +0m |
| 2026-12-01 | 06:46 | 06:46 | +0m | 17:38 | 17:38 | +0m |
| 2026-12-31 | 07:02 | 07:02 | +0m | null | 17:50 | — |
| 2026-03-20 | 05:58 | 05:58 | +0m | 18:05 | 18:05 | +0m |
| 2026-06-21 | 05:05 | 05:05 | +0m | 18:47 | 18:47 | +0m |
| 2026-09-23 | 05:43 | 05:43 | +0m | 17:50 | 17:50 | +0m |
| 2026-12-21 | 06:34 | 06:34 | +0m | 17:09 | 17:09 | +0m |
| 2026-01-01 | 06:39 | 06:39 | +0m | 17:16 | 17:16 | +0m |
| 2026-07-04 | 05:09 | 05:09 | +0m | 18:48 | 18:48 | +0m |
| 2026-10-10 | 05:50 | 05:50 | +0m | 17:32 | 17:32 | +0m |
| 2026-12-10 | 06:28 | 06:28 | +0m | 17:05 | 17:05 | +0m |
Hong Kong sun FAQ
What time is sunrise in Hong Kong at the summer solstice?
On 21 June 2027 the sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:10 local time (UTC+8), with solar noon at 12:25 and the sun reaching 88.9° above the horizon. Day length is 13h30m.
When are the earliest and latest sunrises in Hong Kong?
Scanning all of 2027 with our engine: the earliest sunrise is May 29 (05:39) and the latest is January 9 (07:05). The longest day of the year is June 16 (13h30m) and the shortest is December 18 (10h46m).
How long is golden hour in Hong Kong?
It depends on the season. Using the −4° to +6° elevation band, the evening golden hour lasts about 47 minutes around the June solstice and about 48 minutes around the December solstice — the shallower the sun's path, the longer the golden light. See golden hour explained for why.
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