Sunrise
Alishan Zhushan Sunrise Platform
Area: Alishan National Forest
Leave early for the shuttle and park notices; cloud seas are never guaranteed, especially in cold rain.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 05:56 | 17:29 | 11h 34m |
| 2026-10-20 | 05:56 | 17:28 | 11h 32m |
Find today's sunrise and sunset times in Chiayi, along with day length, civil twilight and photography golden hour, plus a two-week and full-year overview. All times are in Chiayi local time.
Daylight in Chiayi is shortening — about 9 minutes less than a week ago, with 11h 34m of daylight today.
Today the sun rises toward the East (100°) and sets toward the West (260°) — useful for planning your shooting angle or which coast to face.
On 2026-10-19, the sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:29 in Chiayi (local time).
Today's morning golden hour in Chiayi is around 05:56 ~ 06:26 and the evening golden hour is around 16:59 ~ 17:29 — the best light for portraits and landscapes.
Tomorrow (2026-10-20), sunrise in Chiayi is 05:56 and sunset is 17:28 (local time).
Tonight's sunset in Chiayi is 17:29 on 2026-10-19, followed by civil dusk around 17:52 (local time).
For sunrise around Chiayi, try Alishan Zhushan Sunrise Platform, Meishan Taiping Sky Bridge. Check the sunrise time above and arrive before the sky starts brightening.
For sunset around Chiayi, try Budai Salt Fields. West-coast viewpoints usually work best, especially when the weather is clear.
Tomorrow in Chiayi, sunrise is 05:56, sunset is 17:28, and daylight lasts 11h 32m.
Based on Open-Meteo cloud forecasts, here's today's (2026-10-19) afterglow estimate for Chiayi:
Sunrise glow：0（Low，05:56） ｜ Sunset glow：5（Low，17:29）
Low 6% · Mid 2% · High 1% Visibility is about 27.9 km.
Use the local times above to plan when to arrive, then choose a viewpoint by direction: east and southeast for sunrise, west coast for sunset.
Sunrise
Area: Alishan National Forest
Leave early for the shuttle and park notices; cloud seas are never guaranteed, especially in cold rain.
Sunrise
Area: Meishan hills
Eastern valleys work for mist and layered ridges; do not push on through fog or closed facilities.
Sunset
Area: Southwest Chiayi coast
West-facing salt pans catch low sun and thin-water reflections; stay out of work roads and restricted flats.
Beyond the dedicated dark-sky destinations, these are reviewed places to watch the sky reachable from central Chiayi, sorted by straight-line distance. Open a card for night access, what you can observe there, tonight's sky and the sources.
Distances are straight lines; mountains, rivers and roads make the real trip longer. Check a route before you leave.
The Alishan National Forest Recreation Area at ~2,488 m — Taiwan's most famous sunrise-cloud-sea-stargazing trio. The 360° Ogasawara viewing deck lets you line up an evening cloud sea, a midnight Milky Way and a dawn sunrise in one visit.
Bortle 3 · SQM 21.4 · 2488 m elevation
Via Highway 18; park entry fee applies. The Ogasawara deck is a walk from Zhaoping Station — bring a headlamp for the night trail.
Home to the Lulin Observatory at ~2,862 m — one of the anchors of professional astronomy in Taiwan. Extremely clean air and very low light pollution, just above Tataka, with the Milky Way and deep-sky objects sharp to the naked eye.
Bortle 2 · SQM 21.8 · 2862 m elevation
Reached on foot from Tataka along the forest road; it is a controlled research area, so check access rules before a night visit.
The western gateway to Yushan National Park at ~2,610 m — the darkest belt along the New Central Cross-Island Highway. Far from city lights with a clean southern sky; the Milky Way framed over the Yushan range is the signature shot.
Bortle 2 · SQM 21.7 · 2610 m elevation
The Tataka recreation area where Highway 18 (Alishan) meets Highway 21; observe national-park rules and heed bear-activity notices for overnight stays.
Sunrise and sunset on the 1st, 11th, and 21st of each month for comparing daylight through the year in Chiayi.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | 06:39 | 17:22 | 10h 43m |
| 2026-01-11 | 06:41 | 17:28 | 10h 47m |
| 2026-01-21 | 06:41 | 17:36 | 10h 55m |
| 2026-02-01 | 06:38 | 17:43 | 11h 05m |
| 2026-02-11 | 06:34 | 17:50 | 11h 16m |
| 2026-02-21 | 06:27 | 17:56 | 11h 29m |
| 2026-03-01 | 06:21 | 18:00 | 11h 39m |
| 2026-03-11 | 06:12 | 18:05 | 11h 53m |
| 2026-03-21 | 06:03 | 18:09 | 12h 06m |
| 2026-04-01 | 05:52 | 18:13 | 12h 21m |
| 2026-04-11 | 05:42 | 18:17 | 12h 35m |
| 2026-04-21 | 05:33 | 18:21 | 12h 48m |
| 2026-05-01 | 05:25 | 18:25 | 13h 00m |
| 2026-05-11 | 05:19 | 18:29 | 13h 11m |
| 2026-05-21 | 05:14 | 18:34 | 13h 20m |
| 2026-06-01 | 05:11 | 18:39 | 13h 29m |
| 2026-06-11 | 05:10 | 18:43 | 13h 33m |
| 2026-06-21 | 05:11 | 18:47 | 13h 35m |
| 2026-07-01 | 05:14 | 18:48 | 13h 34m |
| 2026-07-11 | 05:18 | 18:48 | 13h 30m |
| 2026-07-21 | 05:22 | 18:46 | 13h 24m |
| 2026-08-01 | 05:27 | 18:41 | 13h 14m |
| 2026-08-11 | 05:32 | 18:35 | 13h 03m |
| 2026-08-21 | 05:35 | 18:27 | 12h 52m |
| 2026-09-01 | 05:39 | 18:17 | 12h 38m |
| 2026-09-11 | 05:42 | 18:07 | 12h 25m |
| 2026-09-21 | 05:45 | 17:56 | 12h 11m |
| 2026-10-01 | 05:48 | 17:46 | 11h 58m |
| 2026-10-11 | 05:52 | 17:36 | 11h 44m |
| 2026-10-21 | 05:57 | 17:28 | 11h 31m |
| 2026-11-01 | 06:02 | 17:20 | 11h 17m |
| 2026-11-11 | 06:09 | 17:15 | 11h 06m |
| 2026-11-21 | 06:15 | 17:12 | 10h 56m |
| 2026-12-01 | 06:22 | 17:11 | 10h 49m |
| 2026-12-11 | 06:29 | 17:13 | 10h 44m |
| 2026-12-21 | 06:35 | 17:16 | 10h 42m |
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