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Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 53.3%
First Quarter
Current Time: May 16, 2024 at 3:50:53 am
Sunrise Today: 5:43 am↑ 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:56 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:50 pm↑ 76° East
Moonset Today: 1:19 am↑ 287° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 13 minutes (+52s)
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Today's Sun Position in Hong Kong

Time:3:50 am
Altitude:-23.8°
Direction:55° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 13m 25s (May 16, 2024)

52 seconds longer than yesterday (May 15, 2024)

2 hours, 27 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

16 minutes, 35 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in Hong Kong today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Hong Kong Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Hong Kong today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 4:20 am
Astro. Twilight4:20 am – 4:50 am
Nautical Twilight4:50 am – 5:18 am
Civil Twilight5:18 am – 5:43 am
Daylight5:43 am – 6:56 pm
Civil Twilight6:56 pm – 7:20 pm
Nautical Twilight7:20 pm – 7:49 pm
Astro. Twilight7:49 pm – 8:18 pm
Night8:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Hong Kong - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 165:43 am6:56 pm13:13:25+0:5212:19 pm (86.9°)93.988
May 175:42 am6:56 pm13:14:17+0:5112:19 pm (87.1°)94.007
May 185:42 am6:57 pm13:15:07+0:5012:19 pm (87.3°)94.025
May 195:41 am6:57 pm13:15:56+0:4912:19 pm (87.6°)94.044
May 205:41 am6:58 pm13:16:44+0:4812:19 pm (87.8°)94.062
May 215:41 am6:58 pm13:17:31+0:4612:19 pm (88.0°)94.080
May 225:40 am6:59 pm13:18:17+0:4512:19 pm (88.2°)94.098
* All times are local time for Hong Kong. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 2011:06 am
June solsticeJun 214:51 am
September equinoxSep 228:44 pm
December solsticeDec 215:21 pm
* All times are local Hong Kong time.

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Today's Moon in Hong Kong

Percent Illuminated:53.3%
Time:3:50 am
Altitude:-31.6°
Direction:305° NW
Position:Waxing Gibbous

The Moon's path in Hong Kong today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Hong Kong - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 16-1:19 am12:50 pm7:23 pm(79.5°)250,77559.5%
May 17-1:51 am1:40 pm8:03 pm(73.9°)251,40168.8%
May 18-2:21 am2:29 pm8:42 pm(68.0°)251,23677.4%
May 19-2:50 am3:18 pm9:21 pm(62.1°)250,36185.0%
May 20-3:20 am4:08 pm10:02 pm(56.4°)248,89991.3%
May 21-3:51 am5:00 pm10:45 pm(50.9°)246,99896.1%
May 22-4:25 am5:55 pm11:31 pm(46.1°)244,81699.0%
* All times are local time for Hong Kong. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Hong Kong This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:27 amThu 5:01 pmThu 10:44 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 5:27 amThu 6:31 pmThu 11:59 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:23 amThu 3:39 pmThu 9:31 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:54 amThu 7:02 pmThu 12:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnThu 2:13 amThu 1:55 pmThu 8:04 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:36 amThu 6:42 pmThu 12:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:46 amThu 2:45 pmThu 8:45 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Hong Kong.

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