Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Haikou, China

In Haikou, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:59 and rises at 06:21. Daylight lasts 12h 37m; evening golden hour runs from 18:29 to 19:13.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:58
Sunrise
06:21
Solar noon
12:40
Sunset
18:59
Last light
19:21
Day length
12h 37m

16h 38m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:29 – 19:13
Blue hour
19:13 – 19:21
Max sun altitude
80.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:46 / 04:23

The sun sets at 281° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:58 Golden hour 18:29 – 19:12 Day length 12h 36m 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, August 2026

August 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
Sat 1 05:50 06:13 12:45 19:15 19:39 13h 1m −0:49 18:45–19:30 🌖 94%
Sun 2 05:50 06:14 12:44 19:15 19:38 13h 1m −0:50 18:44–19:29 🌖 88%
Mon 3 05:51 06:14 12:44 19:14 19:38 13h 0m −0:51 18:44–19:29 🌖 80%
Tue 4 05:51 06:14 12:44 19:14 19:37 12h 59m −0:52 18:43–19:28 🌖 71%
Wed 5 05:51 06:15 12:44 19:13 19:37 12h 58m −0:52 18:43–19:28 🌖 60%
Thu 6 05:52 06:15 12:44 19:13 19:36 12h 57m −0:53 18:42–19:27 🌗 48%
Fri 7 05:52 06:15 12:44 19:12 19:35 12h 56m −0:54 18:42–19:26 🌘 37%
Sat 8 05:53 06:16 12:44 19:12 19:35 12h 55m −0:55 18:41–19:26 🌘 26%
Sun 9 05:53 06:16 12:44 19:11 19:34 12h 54m −0:55 18:41–19:25 🌘 16%
Mon 10 05:53 06:16 12:44 19:10 19:34 12h 54m −0:56 18:40–19:25 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:54 06:17 12:43 19:10 19:33 12h 53m −0:56 18:40–19:24 🌘 3%
Wed 12 05:54 06:17 12:43 19:09 19:32 12h 52m −0:57 18:39–19:23 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:54 06:17 12:43 19:09 19:31 12h 51m −0:58 18:38–19:23 🌒 0%
Fri 14 05:55 06:18 12:43 19:08 19:31 12h 50m −0:58 18:38–19:22 🌒 3%
Sat 15 05:55 06:18 12:43 19:07 19:30 12h 49m −0:59 18:37–19:21 🌒 8%
Sun 16 05:55 06:18 12:42 19:06 19:29 12h 48m −0:59 18:37–19:20 🌒 14%
Mon 17 05:56 06:19 12:42 19:06 19:29 12h 47m −1:00 18:36–19:20 🌒 22%
Tue 18 05:56 06:19 12:42 19:05 19:28 12h 46m −1:00 18:35–19:19 🌒 31%
Wed 19 05:56 06:19 12:42 19:04 19:27 12h 45m −1:01 18:35–19:18 🌒 41%
Thu 20 05:57 06:19 12:42 19:04 19:26 12h 44m −1:01 18:34–19:17 🌓 50%
Fri 21 05:57 06:20 12:41 19:03 19:25 12h 43m −1:02 18:33–19:17 🌔 60%
Sat 22 05:57 06:20 12:41 19:02 19:25 12h 42m −1:02 18:32–19:16 🌔 69%
Sun 23 05:58 06:20 12:41 19:01 19:24 12h 41m −1:02 18:32–19:15 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:58 06:20 12:41 19:00 19:23 12h 40m −1:03 18:31–19:14 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:58 06:21 12:40 19:00 19:22 12h 39m −1:03 18:30–19:13 🌔 91%
Wed 26 05:58 06:21 12:40 18:59 19:21 12h 37m −1:03 18:29–19:13 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:59 06:21 12:40 18:58 19:21 12h 36m −1:04 18:29–19:12 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:59 06:21 12:39 18:57 19:20 12h 35m −1:04 18:28–19:11 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:59 06:22 12:39 18:56 19:19 12h 34m −1:04 18:27–19:10 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:59 06:22 12:39 18:56 19:18 12h 33m −1:05 18:26–19:09 🌖 96%
Mon 31 06:00 06:22 12:39 18:55 19:17 12h 32m −1:05 18:25–19:08 🌖 91%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 04:54 05:22 06:13 19:15 20:07 20:35 10h 58m 88.0° 289° WNW
Sun 2 04:54 05:23 06:14 19:15 20:06 20:34 10h 59m 87.7° 289° WNW
Mon 3 04:55 05:23 06:14 19:14 20:05 20:34 11h 0m 87.5° 289° WNW
Tue 4 04:55 05:23 06:14 19:14 20:05 20:33 11h 0m 87.2° 289° WNW
Wed 5 04:56 05:24 06:15 19:13 20:04 20:32 11h 1m 86.9° 288° WNW
Thu 6 04:56 05:24 06:15 19:13 20:04 20:32 11h 2m 86.7° 288° WNW
Fri 7 04:57 05:25 06:15 19:12 20:03 20:31 11h 3m 86.4° 288° WNW
Sat 8 04:57 05:25 06:16 19:12 20:02 20:30 11h 4m 86.1° 287° WNW
Sun 9 04:58 05:26 06:16 19:11 20:01 20:29 11h 5m 85.8° 287° WNW
Mon 10 04:58 05:26 06:16 19:10 20:01 20:29 11h 6m 85.5° 287° WNW
Tue 11 04:59 05:26 06:17 19:10 20:00 20:28 11h 7m 85.2° 287° WNW
Wed 12 04:59 05:27 06:17 19:09 19:59 20:27 11h 8m 84.9° 286° WNW
Thu 13 05:00 05:27 06:17 19:09 19:59 20:26 11h 9m 84.6° 286° WNW
Fri 14 05:00 05:28 06:18 19:08 19:58 20:25 11h 10m 84.3° 286° WNW
Sat 15 05:01 05:28 06:18 19:07 19:57 20:24 11h 11m 84.0° 285° WNW
Sun 16 05:01 05:28 06:18 19:06 19:56 20:24 11h 12m 83.7° 285° WNW
Mon 17 05:01 05:29 06:19 19:06 19:55 20:23 11h 13m 83.4° 285° WNW
Tue 18 05:02 05:29 06:19 19:05 19:55 20:22 11h 14m 83.1° 284° WNW
Wed 19 05:02 05:30 06:19 19:04 19:54 20:21 11h 15m 82.7° 284° WNW
Thu 20 05:03 05:30 06:19 19:04 19:53 20:20 11h 16m 82.4° 283° WNW
Fri 21 05:03 05:30 06:20 19:03 19:52 20:19 11h 17m 82.1° 283° WNW
Sat 22 05:04 05:31 06:20 19:02 19:51 20:18 11h 18m 81.7° 283° WNW
Sun 23 05:04 05:31 06:20 19:01 19:50 20:17 11h 19m 81.4° 282° WNW
Mon 24 05:04 05:31 06:20 19:00 19:50 20:16 11h 20m 81.1° 282° WNW
Tue 25 05:05 05:32 06:21 19:00 19:49 20:15 11h 21m 80.7° 282° WNW
Wed 26 05:05 05:32 06:21 18:59 19:48 20:14 11h 22m 80.4° 281° WNW
Thu 27 05:06 05:32 06:21 18:58 19:47 20:14 11h 23m 80.0° 281° W
Fri 28 05:06 05:33 06:21 18:57 19:46 20:13 11h 24m 79.7° 281° W
Sat 29 05:06 05:33 06:22 18:56 19:45 20:12 11h 25m 79.3° 280° W
Sun 30 05:07 05:33 06:22 18:56 19:44 20:11 11h 26m 79.0° 280° W
Mon 31 05:07 05:34 06:22 18:55 19:43 20:10 11h 27m 78.6° 279° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
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%

Longest and shortest day in Haikou

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 20m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 55m.

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

Daylight through 2026

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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 41 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:40 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

It takes roughly 23 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 WNW.

Sunset drifts 41 seconds earlier each day this month — 21 minutes from the first of August 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 18:14. Golden hour opens at 18:29 and the sun is down by 18:59, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 281° 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 19:13 and runs to 19:21, the end of civil twilight and 22m 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 18:59 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Haikou?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 19:21 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Haikou?

Evening golden hour runs 18:29 to 19:13 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Haikou covers the morning window and the coming week.

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