Sunset
Cijin Coastal Park
Area: Cijin District
Reached by ferry, this west-facing beach is Kaohsiung's easiest city sunset spot, often busy with kite-flyers and evening strollers.
Find today's sunrise and sunset times in Kaohsiung, along with day length, civil twilight and photography golden hour, plus a two-week and full-year overview. All times are in Kaohsiung local time.
On 2026-07-11, the sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:47 in Kaohsiung (local time).
Today's morning golden hour in Kaohsiung is around 05:20 ~ 05:52 and the evening golden hour is around 18:15 ~ 18:47 — the best light for portraits and landscapes.
Tomorrow (2026-07-12), sunrise in Kaohsiung is 05:21 and sunset is 18:47 (local time).
Tonight's sunset in Kaohsiung is 18:47 on 2026-07-11, followed by civil dusk around 19:12 (local time).
For sunrise around Kaohsiung, try Shoushan Lover's Viewpoint. Check the sunrise time above and arrive before the sky starts brightening.
For sunset around Kaohsiung, try Cijin Coastal Park, Sizihwan, Shoushan Lover's Viewpoint. West-coast viewpoints usually work best, especially when the weather is clear.
Daylight in Kaohsiung is shortening — about 3 minutes less than a week ago, with 13h 27m of daylight today.
Today the sun rises toward the Northeast (65°) and sets toward the Northwest (295°) — useful for planning your shooting angle or which coast to face.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | 05:20 | 18:47 | 13h 27m |
| 2026-07-12 | 05:21 | 18:47 | 13h 26m |
Tomorrow in Kaohsiung, sunrise is 05:21, sunset is 18:47, and daylight lasts 13h 26m.
Based on Open-Meteo cloud forecasts, here's today's (2026-07-11) afterglow estimate for Kaohsiung:
Sunrise glow：0（Low，05:21） ｜ Sunset glow：42（Fair，18:47）
Low 10% · Mid 38% · High 100% Visibility is about 8 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.
Sunset
Area: Cijin District
Reached by ferry, this west-facing beach is Kaohsiung's easiest city sunset spot, often busy with kite-flyers and evening strollers.
Sunset
Area: Gushan District
Kaohsiung's best-known sunset spot, with cargo ships passing through the harbour channel and the old British Consulate silhouette above.
Sunrise / Sunset
Area: Gushan, Shoushan
An elevated view over Kaohsiung Harbour and the city — morning light on the container port at sunrise, city lights coming on after sunset.
Sunrise and sunset on the 1st, 11th and 21st of each month — see how day length changes across the year in Kaohsiung.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | 06:38 | 17:24 | 10h 46m |
| 2026-01-11 | 06:40 | 17:31 | 10h 51m |
| 2026-01-21 | 06:40 | 17:38 | 10h 58m |
| 2026-02-01 | 06:38 | 17:45 | 11h 08m |
| 2026-02-11 | 06:33 | 17:52 | 11h 18m |
| 2026-02-21 | 06:27 | 17:58 | 11h 30m |
| 2026-03-01 | 06:21 | 18:02 | 11h 40m |
| 2026-03-11 | 06:13 | 18:06 | 11h 53m |
| 2026-03-21 | 06:03 | 18:10 | 12h 06m |
| 2026-04-01 | 05:53 | 18:13 | 12h 21m |
| 2026-04-11 | 05:43 | 18:17 | 12h 34m |
| 2026-04-21 | 05:34 | 18:20 | 12h 46m |
| 2026-05-01 | 05:27 | 18:24 | 12h 58m |
| 2026-05-11 | 05:20 | 18:29 | 13h 08m |
| 2026-05-21 | 05:16 | 18:33 | 13h 17m |
| 2026-06-01 | 05:13 | 18:38 | 13h 25m |
| 2026-06-11 | 05:13 | 18:42 | 13h 30m |
| 2026-06-21 | 05:14 | 18:45 | 13h 31m |
| 2026-07-01 | 05:16 | 18:47 | 13h 30m |
| 2026-07-11 | 05:20 | 18:47 | 13h 27m |
| 2026-07-21 | 05:24 | 18:45 | 13h 20m |
| 2026-08-01 | 05:29 | 18:40 | 13h 11m |
| 2026-08-11 | 05:33 | 18:34 | 13h 01m |
| 2026-08-21 | 05:37 | 18:27 | 12h 50m |
| 2026-09-01 | 05:40 | 18:17 | 12h 36m |
| 2026-09-11 | 05:43 | 18:07 | 12h 24m |
| 2026-09-21 | 05:46 | 17:57 | 12h 11m |
| 2026-10-01 | 05:49 | 17:47 | 11h 58m |
| 2026-10-11 | 05:52 | 17:37 | 11h 45m |
| 2026-10-21 | 05:56 | 17:29 | 11h 33m |
| 2026-11-01 | 06:02 | 17:22 | 11h 19m |
| 2026-11-11 | 06:08 | 17:17 | 11h 09m |
| 2026-11-21 | 06:15 | 17:14 | 10h 59m |
| 2026-12-01 | 06:21 | 17:13 | 10h 52m |
| 2026-12-11 | 06:28 | 17:15 | 10h 47m |
| 2026-12-21 | 06:33 | 17:18 | 10h 45m |
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