Earliest sunset of 2026 in Honolulu
The earliest sunset of 2026 in Honolulu is at 5:48 PM on Thursday, November 26. The clock reads 5:48 PM at sunset every day from November 18 to December 4; November 26 is when it is earliest to the second.
Sunset in Honolulu around the earliest day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 | 6:44 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 4 min | −10 s |
| Nov 20 | 6:45 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 3 min | −9 s |
| Nov 21 | 6:46 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 2 min | −8 s |
| Nov 22 | 6:46 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 2 min | −6 s |
| Nov 23 | 6:47 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 1 min | −5 s |
| Nov 24 | 6:48 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 0 min | −3 s |
| Nov 25 | 6:48 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 59 min | −2 s |
| Nov 26 | 6:49 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 59 min | −1 s |
| Nov 27 | 6:50 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 58 min | +1 s |
| Nov 28 | 6:50 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 57 min | +2 s |
| Nov 29 | 6:51 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 57 min | +4 s |
| Nov 30 | 6:52 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 56 min | +5 s |
| Dec 1 | 6:52 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 56 min | +6 s |
| Dec 2 | 6:53 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 55 min | +8 s |
| Dec 3 | 6:53 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 h 55 min | +9 s |
The earliest sunset comes before the winter solstice
The shortest day of 2026 in Honolulu is December 21, with 10 h 50 min of daylight, but the earliest sunset is 25 days before it. Solar noon, the moment the sun is highest, is not fixed at the same clock time: because the Earth’s axis is tilted and its orbit is an ellipse, it drifts later by about half a minute a day in December. So sunset starts getting later in early December while sunrise is still getting later even faster, and the days keep shrinking until the solstice. The latest sunrise of the winter does not come until January 16, 2027, at 7:11 AM.
By December 31 the sun sets at 6:00 PM, 12 minutes later than on November 26. Hawaii stays on standard time all year; see when it starts getting dark earlier in Honolulu for the whole autumn.
How these times are calculated
Times are for Honolulu (21.31° N, 157.86° W), calculated with the NOAA solar-position algorithm for a flat horizon, in local clock time (Pacific/Honolulu), including daylight saving time where it applies. They are the same numbers as on the Honolulu sunset and sunrise pages and are usually within a minute of published tables. Hills and buildings can hide the sun a few minutes early.