Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at HST in Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale, Hawaii, giving 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 5 seconds 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 29 | 11h 24m | −1m 05s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 23m | −1m 04s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 22m | −1m 04s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 21m | −1m 03s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 11h 19m | −1m 02s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 11h 18m | −1m 02s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 11h 17m | −1m 01s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale sunrise and sunset in 2027
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 20, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 |
Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale does not change its clocks in 2026.
81% illuminated · 18.9 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makakilo City | 1.0 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Makakilo | 1.2 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Kapolei Villages | 1.9 mi E | same minute | ||
| Kapolei | 2.5 mi E | same minute | ||
| Makakilo-Makaīwa Hills-Kunia | 2.5 mi NE | same minute | ||
| East Kapolei | 3.3 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| ‘Ewa Villages | 3.7 mi E | same minute | ||
| ‘Ewa Gentry | 4.3 mi E | same minute | ||
| Ocean Pointe | 4.3 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| ʻEwa Gentry-West Loch | 4.5 mi ENE | same minute |
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 Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale, Hawaii today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 6:34 AM HST, and sunset is at 5:58 PM.
Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale gets 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 5 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale runs from 5:27 PM to 6:12 PM HST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 26 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 20, 2026, with 10 hours, 50 minutes.
Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, currently HST (UTC−10).
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