Honiara
Sunrise and sunset in Honiara
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Honiara, in local time. At 9.4° S, the day lasts from 11 h 34 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 41 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:53, sunset at 18:15.
Day length 12 h 22 min, 30 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:04, with the Sun 88° above the horizon.
Times are Honiara time (GMT+11).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:42 | 19:27 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:07 | 19:01 |
| Civil twilight | 05:32 | 18:36 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:53 | 18:15 |
| Golden hour | 05:53–06:22 | 17:47–18:15 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Honiara
- Longest day: December 22, 12 h 41 min, from sunrise at 05:58 to sunset at 18:38.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 34 min, from sunrise at 06:34 to sunset at 18:09.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:13 | 18:48 | 12 h 35 min |
| February 21 | 06:23 | 18:44 | 12 h 21 min |
| March 21 | 06:24 | 18:30 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:23 | 18:14 | 11 h 51 min |
| May 21 | 06:27 | 18:06 | 11 h 39 min |
| June 21 | 06:34 | 18:09 | 11 h 34 min |
| July 21 | 06:37 | 18:16 | 11 h 39 min |
| August 21 | 06:28 | 18:18 | 11 h 50 min |
| September 21 | 06:10 | 18:16 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:54 | 18:15 | 12 h 21 min |
| November 21 | 05:48 | 18:23 | 12 h 35 min |
| December 21 | 05:57 | 18:38 | 12 h 41 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 9.4° S, 160° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets