Sunset and sunrise times in Haikou, China

In Haikou, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:31 and rises at 06:28. Daylight lasts 12h 3m; evening golden hour runs from 18:02 to 18:45.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:06
Sunrise: 06:28
Solar noon: 12:30
Sunset: 18:31
Last light: 18:53
Day length: 12h 3m

18h 29m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:02 – 18:45
Blue hour: 18:45 – 18:53
Max sun altitude: 68.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:04 / 05:47

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:30 Golden hour 18:01 – 18:44 Day length 12h 2m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Haikou is

Coordinates: 20.0342° N, 110.3465° E
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Current offset: UTC+08:00
Elevation: 9 m
Population: 2,873,358

Sunrise and sunset in Haikou, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	06:00	06:22	12:38	18:54	19:16	12h 31m	−1:05	18:24–19:08	🌖 83%
Wed 2	06:00	06:23	12:38	18:53	19:15	12h 30m	−1:05	18:24–19:07	🌖 74%
Thu 3	06:00	06:23	12:38	18:52	19:14	12h 29m	−1:06	18:23–19:06	🌖 63%
Fri 4	06:01	06:23	12:37	18:51	19:13	12h 28m	−1:06	18:22–19:05	🌗 52%
Sat 5	06:01	06:23	12:37	18:50	19:13	12h 27m	−1:06	18:21–19:04	🌘 40%
Sun 6	06:01	06:23	12:37	18:49	19:12	12h 26m	−1:06	18:20–19:03	🌘 29%
Mon 7	06:01	06:24	12:36	18:49	19:11	12h 24m	−1:07	18:19–19:02	🌘 19%
Tue 8	06:02	06:24	12:36	18:48	19:10	12h 23m	−1:07	18:18–19:01	🌘 11%
Wed 9	06:02	06:24	12:36	18:47	19:09	12h 22m	−1:07	18:18–19:00	🌘 5%
Thu 10	06:02	06:24	12:35	18:46	19:08	12h 21m	−1:07	18:17–18:59	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:02	06:25	12:35	18:45	19:07	12h 20m	−1:07	18:16–18:59	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:03	06:25	12:35	18:44	19:06	12h 19m	−1:07	18:15–18:58	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:03	06:25	12:34	18:43	19:05	12h 18m	−1:07	18:14–18:57	🌒 5%
Mon 14	06:03	06:25	12:34	18:42	19:04	12h 17m	−1:08	18:13–18:56	🌒 11%
Tue 15	06:03	06:25	12:33	18:41	19:03	12h 15m	−1:08	18:12–18:55	🌒 18%
Wed 16	06:03	06:26	12:33	18:40	19:02	12h 14m	−1:08	18:11–18:54	🌒 26%
Thu 17	06:04	06:26	12:33	18:39	19:01	12h 13m	−1:08	18:10–18:53	🌒 34%
Fri 18	06:04	06:26	12:32	18:39	19:01	12h 12m	−1:08	18:09–18:52	🌒 44%
Sat 19	06:04	06:26	12:32	18:38	19:00	12h 11m	−1:08	18:09–18:51	🌓 53%
Sun 20	06:04	06:26	12:32	18:37	18:59	12h 10m	−1:08	18:08–18:50	🌔 62%
Mon 21	06:05	06:27	12:31	18:36	18:58	12h 9m	−1:08	18:07–18:49	🌔 71%
Tue 22	06:05	06:27	12:31	18:35	18:57	12h 8m	−1:08	18:06–18:48	🌔 79%
Wed 23	06:05	06:27	12:31	18:34	18:56	12h 6m	−1:08	18:05–18:47	🌔 87%
Thu 24	06:05	06:27	12:30	18:33	18:55	12h 5m	−1:08	18:04–18:46	🌔 93%
Fri 25	06:05	06:27	12:30	18:32	18:54	12h 4m	−1:08	18:03–18:46	🌔 97%
Sat 26	06:06	06:28	12:30	18:31	18:53	12h 3m	−1:08	18:02–18:45	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:06	06:28	12:29	18:30	18:52	12h 2m	−1:08	18:01–18:44	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:06	06:28	12:29	18:29	18:51	12h 1m	−1:08	18:00–18:43	🌖 98%
Tue 29	06:06	06:28	12:29	18:28	18:50	12h 0m	−1:08	17:59–18:42	🌖 93%
Wed 30	06:07	06:29	12:28	18:28	18:50	11h 58m	−1:08	17:58–18:41	🌖 86%

More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Tue 1	05:07	05:34	06:22	18:54	19:42	20:09	11h 28m	78.2°	279° W
Wed 2	05:08	05:34	06:23	18:53	19:41	20:08	11h 29m	77.9°	279° W
Thu 3	05:08	05:34	06:23	18:52	19:40	20:07	11h 30m	77.5°	278° W
Fri 4	05:08	05:35	06:23	18:51	19:40	20:06	11h 32m	77.1°	278° W
Sat 5	05:09	05:35	06:23	18:50	19:39	20:05	11h 33m	76.8°	277° W
Sun 6	05:09	05:35	06:23	18:49	19:38	20:04	11h 34m	76.4°	277° W
Mon 7	05:09	05:35	06:24	18:49	19:37	20:03	11h 35m	76.0°	277° W
Tue 8	05:10	05:36	06:24	18:48	19:36	20:02	11h 36m	75.7°	276° W
Wed 9	05:10	05:36	06:24	18:47	19:35	20:01	11h 37m	75.3°	276° W
Thu 10	05:10	05:36	06:24	18:46	19:34	20:00	11h 38m	74.9°	275° W
Fri 11	05:11	05:37	06:25	18:45	19:33	19:59	11h 39m	74.5°	275° W
Sat 12	05:11	05:37	06:25	18:44	19:32	19:58	11h 40m	74.1°	275° W
Sun 13	05:11	05:37	06:25	18:43	19:31	19:57	11h 42m	73.8°	274° W
Mon 14	05:11	05:37	06:25	18:42	19:30	19:56	11h 43m	73.4°	274° W
Tue 15	05:12	05:38	06:25	18:41	19:29	19:55	11h 44m	73.0°	273° W
Wed 16	05:12	05:38	06:26	18:40	19:28	19:54	11h 45m	72.6°	273° W
Thu 17	05:12	05:38	06:26	18:39	19:27	19:53	11h 46m	72.2°	273° W
Fri 18	05:12	05:38	06:26	18:39	19:26	19:52	11h 47m	71.8°	272° W
Sat 19	05:13	05:38	06:26	18:38	19:25	19:51	11h 48m	71.4°	272° W
Sun 20	05:13	05:39	06:26	18:37	19:24	19:50	11h 49m	71.1°	271° W
Mon 21	05:13	05:39	06:27	18:36	19:23	19:49	11h 51m	70.7°	271° W
Tue 22	05:13	05:39	06:27	18:35	19:22	19:48	11h 52m	70.3°	271° W
Wed 23	05:14	05:39	06:27	18:34	19:21	19:47	11h 53m	69.9°	270° W
Thu 24	05:14	05:40	06:27	18:33	19:21	19:46	11h 54m	69.5°	270° W
Fri 25	05:14	05:40	06:27	18:32	19:20	19:45	11h 55m	69.1°	269° W
Sat 26	05:14	05:40	06:28	18:31	19:19	19:44	11h 56m	68.7°	269° W
Sun 27	05:15	05:40	06:28	18:30	19:18	19:43	11h 57m	68.3°	268° W
Mon 28	05:15	05:41	06:28	18:29	19:17	19:42	11h 59m	67.9°	268° W
Tue 29	05:15	05:41	06:28	18:28	19:16	19:42	12h 0m	67.6°	268° W
Wed 30	05:15	05:41	06:29	18:28	19:15	19:41	12h 1m	67.2°	267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Thu 1	06:07	06:29	12:28	18:27	18:49	11h 57m	−1:08	17:57–18:40	🌖 77%
Fri 2	06:07	06:29	12:28	18:26	18:48	11h 56m	−1:08	17:57–18:39	🌖 67%
Sat 3	06:07	06:29	12:27	18:25	18:47	11h 55m	−1:08	17:56–18:38	🌗 55%
Sun 4	06:08	06:30	12:27	18:24	18:46	11h 54m	−1:08	17:55–18:38	🌘 44%
Mon 5	06:08	06:30	12:27	18:23	18:45	11h 53m	−1:08	17:54–18:37	🌘 32%
Tue 6	06:08	06:30	12:26	18:22	18:44	11h 52m	−1:07	17:53–18:36	🌘 22%
Wed 7	06:08	06:30	12:26	18:21	18:43	11h 51m	−1:07	17:52–18:35	🌘 13%
Thu 8	06:09	06:31	12:26	18:21	18:43	11h 49m	−1:07	17:51–18:34	🌘 7%
Fri 9	06:09	06:31	12:25	18:20	18:42	11h 48m	−1:07	17:50–18:33	🌘 2%
Sat 10	06:09	06:31	12:25	18:19	18:41	11h 47m	−1:07	17:50–18:32	🌘 0%
Sun 11	06:09	06:32	12:25	18:18	18:40	11h 46m	−1:07	17:49–18:32	🌑 1%
Mon 12	06:10	06:32	12:25	18:17	18:39	11h 45m	−1:07	17:48–18:31	🌒 3%
Tue 13	06:10	06:32	12:24	18:16	18:39	11h 44m	−1:06	17:47–18:30	🌒 7%
Wed 14	06:10	06:32	12:24	18:16	18:38	11h 43m	−1:06	17:46–18:29	🌒 13%
Thu 15	06:11	06:33	12:24	18:15	18:37	11h 42m	−1:06	17:45–18:29	🌒 20%
Fri 16	06:11	06:33	12:24	18:14	18:36	11h 41m	−1:06	17:45–18:28	🌒 28%
Sat 17	06:11	06:33	12:24	18:13	18:36	11h 39m	−1:05	17:44–18:27	🌒 36%
Sun 18	06:11	06:34	12:23	18:13	18:35	11h 38m	−1:05	17:43–18:26	🌓 45%
Mon 19	06:12	06:34	12:23	18:12	18:34	11h 37m	−1:05	17:42–18:26	🌔 55%
Tue 20	06:12	06:34	12:23	18:11	18:33	11h 36m	−1:05	17:41–18:25	🌔 64%
Wed 21	06:12	06:35	12:23	18:10	18:33	11h 35m	−1:04	17:41–18:24	🌔 73%
Thu 22	06:13	06:35	12:23	18:10	18:32	11h 34m	−1:04	17:40–18:24	🌔 82%
Fri 23	06:13	06:36	12:22	18:09	18:31	11h 33m	−1:04	17:39–18:23	🌔 89%
Sat 24	06:14	06:36	12:22	18:08	18:31	11h 32m	−1:03	17:39–18:22	🌔 95%
Sun 25	06:14	06:36	12:22	18:08	18:30	11h 31m	−1:03	17:38–18:22	🌔 98%
Mon 26	06:14	06:37	12:22	18:07	18:30	11h 30m	−1:02	17:37–18:21	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:15	06:37	12:22	18:07	18:29	11h 29m	−1:02	17:36–18:20	🌖 99%
Wed 28	06:15	06:38	12:22	18:06	18:28	11h 28m	−1:02	17:36–18:20	🌖 95%
Thu 29	06:15	06:38	12:22	18:05	18:28	11h 27m	−1:01	17:35–18:19	🌖 89%
Fri 30	06:16	06:38	12:22	18:05	18:27	11h 26m	−1:01	17:35–18:19	🌖 81%
Sat 31	06:16	06:39	12:22	18:04	18:27	11h 25m	−1:00	17:34–18:18	🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Haikou

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 20m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 55m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 25m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:57 on 26 November; the latest is 19:22 on 5 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:58 on 6 June to 07:16 on 17 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Haikou different

Clock noon and solar noon are 30 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:30 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Summer and winter days differ by 2h 25m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in China we track.

Between solstices the sunset walks 50° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Sunset drifts 54 seconds earlier each day this month — 26 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 21 May and 24 July — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Planning a sunset photo in Haikou

Arrive by 17:47. Golden hour opens at 18:02 and the sun is down by 18:31, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:45 and runs to 18:53, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Haikou — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Haikou today?

The sun sets in Haikou at 18:31 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Haikou?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:53 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Haikou?

Evening golden hour runs 18:02 to 18:45 today, lasting 42m. Full golden hour times for Haikou covers the morning window and the coming week.