Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at HST in Kalaoa, Hawaii, giving 11 hours, 30 minutes of daylight, 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
Local time, Pacific/Honolulu (UTC−10)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 26 | 11h 30m | −1m 00s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 29m | −1m 01s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 28m | −0m 59s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 27m | −1m 00s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 26m | −0m 59s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 25m | −0m 58s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 24m | −0m 58s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 20, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 |
Kalaoa does not change its clocks in 2026.
99% illuminated · 15.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Kalaoa.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Kalaoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailua-Kona | 6.2 mi S | same minute | ||
| Hōlualoa | 7.8 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Waimea | 29 mi NE | 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Hilo | 58 mi E | 3 minutes 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Hawaiian Paradise Park | 66 mi E | 4 minutes 10 seconds earlier | ||
| Wailea-Makena | 71 mi NNW | 2 minutes 43 seconds later | ||
| Wailea | 73 mi NNW | 2 minutes 48 seconds later | ||
| Kula | 77 mi NNW | 2 minutes 26 seconds later | ||
| Kīhei | 78 mi NNW | 2 minutes 53 seconds later | ||
| Pukalani | 80 mi NNW | 2 minutes 31 seconds later |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Kalaoa, Hawaii today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 6:23 AM HST, and sunset is at 5:53 PM.
Kalaoa gets 11 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Kalaoa runs from 5:23 PM to 6:07 PM HST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Kalaoa is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 20 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 20, 2026, with 10 hours, 56 minutes.
Kalaoa uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, currently HST (UTC−10).
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