painted for this minute from Lanikai Beach’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
Afternoon light · overcast at 92%
The sun goes down at
4:27 PM
T-00:05:00It drops behind land 172 m away to the west-south-west, 90 min before the official sunset time of 5:57 PM. Look west-south-west, to the left of Lanikai. Golden hour starts at 5:26 PM.
Sunset Score · Overcast (91% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night. Thin high clouds (86%) that turn pink after the sun goes down.
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Know Before You Go
Best time
sunrise
east-facing beach catches the first light
Pillboxes
Ka'iwa Ridge
35-min hike for the sunrise panorama
Access
free
6 public right-of-way paths from Mokulua Dr
Sea turtles
morning reef
honu often forage along the inner reef at dawn
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Lanikai Sunrise runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Friday, October 30, the sun sets at 5:57 PM at Lanikai Beach. From the sand it drops behind land 564 feet away 90 min earlier, at 4:27 PM. Golden hour starts at 5:26 PM, and the sky stays light until about 6:19 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10. Overcast (91% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Sunrise today was at 6:34 AM, which gives Lanikai Beach 11 hr 23 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 6:45 PM.
The next seven evenings at Lanikai Beach: when the sun goes down, when golden hour starts and when the last light fades, plus the Sunset Score from each night's cloud forecast.
| Day | Sunset | Golden hour | Last light | Cloud | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight | 4:27 PM | from 5:26 PM | 6:19 PM | 91% | 3/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 4:27 PM | from 5:25 PM | 6:19 PM | 97% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 4:26 PM | from 5:24 PM | 6:18 PM | 90% | 3/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 4:26 PM | from 5:24 PM | 6:17 PM | 0% | 5/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 4:25 PM | from 5:23 PM | 6:17 PM | 21% | 7/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 4:25 PM | from 5:23 PM | 6:17 PM | 18% | 7/10 |
| Thu Nov 5 | 4:24 PM | from 5:22 PM | 6:16 PM | 17% | 7/10 |
On nights the sun drops behind land, the table shows the time it disappears from the beach, which is earlier than the official sunset.
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (246° on a compass), to the left of Lanikai as you face the water.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Lanikai Cam cam at sunset.
The spot where the sun sets moves along the horizon through the year. Around June 21 it goes down furthest north, in the west-north-west (290°); around December 21 it goes down furthest south, in the south-west (235°). In June it drops behind land 669 feet away. In December it drops behind land 597 feet away.
Golden hour tonight runs from 5:26 PM to sunset at 5:57 PM. The sun is low, the light is warm and soft, and shadows are long. It is the best time for photos of people on the beach.
Blue hour follows, from about 6:10 PM to 6:28 PM, when the sun is below the horizon and the sky turns deep blue. The first lights come on along the shore and the water holds the last of the color.
Sunrise, sunset and daylight on the 15th of each month. Over the next year the earliest sunset is 5:49 PM (Thu Nov 26) and the latest is 7:18 PM (Sat Jul 3). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 6:28 AM | 6:08 PM | 11 hr 40 min |
| November 2026 | 6:43 AM | 5:51 PM | 11 hr 7 min |
| December 2026 | 7:02 AM | 5:53 PM | 10 hr 50 min |
| January 2027 | 7:12 AM | 6:10 PM | 10 hr 58 min |
| February 2027 | 7:03 AM | 6:30 PM | 11 hr 27 min |
| March 2027 | 6:41 AM | 6:41 PM | 12 hr 1 min |
| April 2027 | 6:13 AM | 6:51 PM | 12 hr 38 min |
| May 2027 | 5:54 AM | 7:03 PM | 13 hr 9 min |
| June 2027 | 5:50 AM | 7:15 PM | 13 hr 26 min |
| July 2027 | 5:58 AM | 7:17 PM | 13 hr 19 min |
| August 2027 | 6:11 AM | 7:03 PM | 12 hr 52 min |
| September 2027 | 6:19 AM | 6:36 PM | 12 hr 17 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Lanikai Beach’s real horizon: the hills, headlands and islands you can see from the sand. When land is in the way, the sun disappears before the official time, and we show you that earlier time. The Sunset Score rates how colorful the sky should be from the cloud forecast at sunset. Buildings are not included, so a tall hotel beside you can still hide the last minute.
The sun sets at 5:57 PM at Lanikai Beach today (Friday, October 30). From the beach it drops behind land 90 min earlier, at 4:27 PM.
The sun rose at 6:34 AM at Lanikai Beach today.
11 hr 23 min of daylight, from 6:34 AM to 5:57 PM.
Golden hour at Lanikai Beach runs from 5:26 PM to sunset at 5:57 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 6:10 PM to 6:28 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 6:19 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 6:45 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Overcast (91% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 246° on a compass. Through the year it moves between the west-north-west in June and the south-west in December.
Not tonight. The sun drops behind land 564 feet away, to the west-south-west.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at Lanikai Beach is 5:49 PM on Thursday, November 26, and the latest is 7:18 PM on Saturday, July 3.
Yes. The Lanikai Cam live cam shows Lanikai Beach in real time, linked from this page.
| Kailua Beach sunset | 2 mi | 5:57 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Hanauma Bay sunset | 8 mi | 5:57 PM |
| Waikiki Beach sunset | 11 mi | 5:58 PM |
| Kapalua Bay sunset | 72 mi | 5:54 PM |
| Ka'anapali Beach sunset | 73 mi | 5:54 PM |
| Wailea Beach sunset | 96 mi | 5:53 PM |
See every beach on one map: sunset times tonight across the US →