Current Time in Honolulu

About time in Honolulu

Honolulu runs on Hawaii Standard Time at a fixed UTC-10 and never changes its clocks. Hawaii opted out of daylight saving time decades ago, so the city keeps the same offset from January to December. This means its distance from the mainland United States grows by an hour each summer, when most other states spring forward. Sitting far out in the Pacific, Honolulu is one of the last major U.S. cities to see the sun set each day.

Honolulu does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC-10 (no DST). The live clock above reads Honolulu's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Honolulu through 2026

Honolulu sits at about 21.3°N, 157.9°W. The longest day of 2026 is June 16, with 13h 26m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 16, with 10h 50m, a difference of 2 h 36 min. At this latitude the seasons change day length noticeably but not dramatically, so the working day has usable daylight all year.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 3 (05:48) and the latest sunset around June 27 (19:17). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:38 local time in late March, 12:33 in late June and 12:29 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:31 on average, about 31 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Honolulu.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Honolulu (2026–2027)

Honolulu keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Honolulu is 10 hours behind London and 5 hours behind New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.