Sunset
Elephant Mountain
Area: Xinyi District
Taipei's best-known sunset viewpoint. The Six Giant Rocks platform frames Taipei 101 and the full skyline; arrive well before sunset as it gets crowded.
Find today's sunrise and sunset times in Taipei, along with day length, civil twilight and photography golden hour, plus a two-week and full-year overview. All times are in Taipei local time.
On 2026-07-11, the sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:47 in Taipei (local time).
Today's morning golden hour in Taipei is around 05:10 ~ 05:43 and the evening golden hour is around 18:14 ~ 18:47 — the best light for portraits and landscapes.
Tomorrow (2026-07-12), sunrise in Taipei is 05:11 and sunset is 18:46 (local time).
Tonight's sunset in Taipei is 18:47 on 2026-07-11, followed by civil dusk around 19:12 (local time).
For sunrise around Taipei, try Mount Wuzhi. Check the sunrise time above and arrive before the sky starts brightening.
For sunset around Taipei, try Elephant Mountain, Dadaocheng Wharf. West-coast viewpoints usually work best, especially when the weather is clear.
Daylight in Taipei is shortening — about 4 minutes less than a week ago, with 13h 36m 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 | 05:10 | 18:47 | 13h 36m |
| 2026-07-12 | 05:11 | 18:46 | 13h 36m |
Tomorrow in Taipei, sunrise is 05:11, sunset is 18:46, and daylight lasts 13h 36m.
Based on Open-Meteo cloud forecasts, here's today's (2026-07-11) afterglow estimate for Taipei:
Sunrise glow：0（Low，05:11） ｜ Sunset glow：0（Low，18:47）
Low 32% · Mid 100% · High 100% Visibility is about 3.1 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: Xinyi District
Taipei's best-known sunset viewpoint. The Six Giant Rocks platform frames Taipei 101 and the full skyline; arrive well before sunset as it gets crowded.
Sunrise
Area: Neihu–Xizhi ridge
An open ridge trail with occasional autumn/winter cloud seas at dawn — one of the few Taipei hikes that combines sunrise with a chance of clouds pooling below.
Sunset
Area: Datong District, Tamsui River
Easily reached along the riverside bike path, with the sunset reflected on the Tamsui River toward Guandu Bridge — a convenient weekday-evening stop.
Sunrise and sunset on the 1st, 11th and 21st of each month — see how day length changes across the year in Taipei.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | 06:38 | 17:14 | 10h 36m |
| 2026-01-11 | 06:40 | 17:21 | 10h 41m |
| 2026-01-21 | 06:39 | 17:28 | 10h 49m |
| 2026-02-01 | 06:36 | 17:37 | 11h 00m |
| 2026-02-11 | 06:31 | 17:44 | 11h 13m |
| 2026-02-21 | 06:24 | 17:50 | 11h 26m |
| 2026-03-01 | 06:18 | 17:55 | 11h 37m |
| 2026-03-11 | 06:08 | 18:00 | 11h 52m |
| 2026-03-21 | 05:58 | 18:05 | 12h 06m |
| 2026-04-01 | 05:47 | 18:09 | 12h 23m |
| 2026-04-11 | 05:36 | 18:13 | 12h 37m |
| 2026-04-21 | 05:27 | 18:18 | 12h 51m |
| 2026-05-01 | 05:18 | 18:22 | 13h 04m |
| 2026-05-11 | 05:12 | 18:27 | 13h 16m |
| 2026-05-21 | 05:07 | 18:33 | 13h 26m |
| 2026-06-01 | 05:03 | 18:38 | 13h 35m |
| 2026-06-11 | 05:03 | 18:42 | 13h 40m |
| 2026-06-21 | 05:04 | 18:45 | 13h 42m |
| 2026-07-01 | 05:06 | 18:47 | 13h 41m |
| 2026-07-11 | 05:10 | 18:47 | 13h 36m |
| 2026-07-21 | 05:15 | 18:44 | 13h 29m |
| 2026-08-01 | 05:20 | 18:39 | 13h 19m |
| 2026-08-11 | 05:25 | 18:32 | 13h 08m |
| 2026-08-21 | 05:29 | 18:24 | 12h 55m |
| 2026-09-01 | 05:34 | 18:14 | 12h 40m |
| 2026-09-11 | 05:37 | 18:03 | 12h 26m |
| 2026-09-21 | 05:41 | 17:52 | 12h 11m |
| 2026-10-01 | 05:44 | 17:41 | 11h 57m |
| 2026-10-11 | 05:48 | 17:31 | 11h 43m |
| 2026-10-21 | 05:53 | 17:22 | 11h 29m |
| 2026-11-01 | 06:00 | 17:14 | 11h 14m |
| 2026-11-11 | 06:06 | 17:08 | 11h 02m |
| 2026-11-21 | 06:14 | 17:05 | 10h 51m |
| 2026-12-01 | 06:21 | 17:04 | 10h 43m |
| 2026-12-11 | 06:28 | 17:05 | 10h 37m |
| 2026-12-21 | 06:33 | 17:08 | 10h 35m |
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