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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at HST in Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii, giving 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 4 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 04s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 23m | −1m 03s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 22m | −1m 02s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 21m | −1m 02s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 11h 20m | −1m 01s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 11h 19m | −1m 01s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 11h 18m | −1m 00s |
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 |
Napili-Honokowai 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 Napili-Honokowai.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Napili-Honokowai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahaina | 6.9 mi S | same minute | ||
| Waihee-Waiehu | 12 mi ESE | 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Wailuku | 13 mi ESE | 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Kahului | 15 mi ESE | 55 seconds earlier | ||
| Spreckelsville | 18 mi ESE | 1 minute 8 seconds earlier | ||
| Kīhei | 21 mi SE | 1 minute 10 seconds earlier | ||
| Haʻikū | 23 mi E | 1 minute 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Pukalani | 24 mi ESE | 1 minute 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Haiku-Pauwela | 24 mi E | 1 minute 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Wailea | 25 mi SE | 1 minute 15 seconds earlier |
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 Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 6:28 AM HST, and sunset is at 5:53 PM.
Napili-Honokowai gets 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 4 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Napili-Honokowai runs from 5:22 PM to 6:06 PM HST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Napili-Honokowai is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 52 minutes.
Napili-Honokowai uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, currently HST (UTC−10).
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