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Honolulu, HI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 9:42:34 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:03 am 115° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:53 pm 245° West
Moonrise Today: 6:05 am 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:52 pm 240° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 50 minutes (-5s)

Today's Sun Position in Honolulu

Time: 9:42 pm
Altitude: -51.7°
Direction: 259° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 50m 20s (Dec 18, 2025)

5 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 17, 2025)

6 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 20, 2024)

2 hours, 35 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Honolulu Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:43 am
Astro. Twilight 5:43 am – 6:11 am
Nautical Twilight 6:11 am – 6:38 am
Civil Twilight 6:38 am – 7:03 am
Daylight 7:03 am – 5:53 pm
Civil Twilight 5:53 pm – 6:17 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:17 pm – 6:45 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:45 pm – 7:12 pm
Night 7:12 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Honolulu - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 18 7:03 am 5:53 pm 10:50:20 −0:05 12:28 pm (45.3°) 91.468
Dec 19 7:03 am 5:53 pm 10:50:16 −0:03 12:28 pm (45.3°) 91.461
Dec 20 7:04 am 5:54 pm 10:50:14 −0:02 12:29 pm (45.3°) 91.455
Dec 21 7:04 am 5:54 pm 10:50:14 < 1s 12:29 pm (45.3°) 91.448
Dec 22 7:05 am 5:55 pm 10:50:15 +0:01 12:30 pm (45.3°) 91.442
Dec 23 7:05 am 5:55 pm 10:50:19 +0:03 12:30 pm (45.3°) 91.436
Dec 24 7:06 am 5:56 pm 10:50:23 +0:04 12:31 pm (45.3°) 91.431
* All times are local time for Honolulu. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Honolulu is at 5:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 36 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Honolulu

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Honolulu - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 18 6:05 am 4:52 pm - 11:29 am (40.5°) 251,841 1.5%
Dec 19 6:58 am 5:44 pm - 12:21 pm (39.8°) 250,877 0.2%
Dec 20 7:50 am 6:38 pm - 1:13 pm (40.5°) 249,559 0.9%
Dec 21 8:38 am 7:34 pm - 2:05 pm (42.6°) 247,930 3.6%
Dec 22 9:22 am 8:31 pm - 2:55 pm (46.0°) 246,011 8.3%
Dec 23 10:02 am 9:26 pm - 3:42 pm (50.6°) 243,808 14.8%
Dec 24 10:39 am 10:21 pm - 4:28 pm (56.1°) 241,329 23.0%
* All times are local time for Honolulu. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Honolulu This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:44 am Fri 4:40 pm Fri 11:12 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:45 am Fri 5:34 pm Fri 12:10 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 7:29 am Fri 6:13 pm Fri 12:51 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 7:35 pm Sat 8:49 am Sat 2:12 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Thu 12:31 pm Fri 12:22 am Thu 6:26 pm Average visibility
Uranus Thu 3:49 pm Fri 4:56 am Thu 10:23 pm Average visibility
Neptune Thu 12:40 pm Fri 12:38 am Thu 6:39 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Honolulu.

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