Current Time in Honolulu, United States
Live local time in Honolulu with its UTC offset, daylight saving status and the time difference from your location.
Honolulu Pacific/Honolulu
About time in Honolulu
Honolulu uses Hawaii Standard Time (HST, UTC−10) all year. Honolulu does not use daylight saving time, so its UTC offset never changes.
Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time. Honolulu is five hours behind New York in winter and six hours behind in summer.
Honolulu uses Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time, UTC−10, all year. Hawaii has not used daylight saving time since 1945. Until June 8, 1947 the islands kept an unusual offset of UTC−10:30, and that year the territorial legislature moved the clocks half an hour to the current time.
Because the mainland changes its clocks and Hawaii does not, the gap to the rest of the US depends on the season. Honolulu is two hours behind Los Angeles and five behind New York in winter, and three and six hours behind from March to November. London is 10 hours ahead in winter and 11 in summer.
A 9 a.m. meeting in New York is 4 a.m. in Honolulu in winter and 3 a.m. in summer, so offices in Hawaii usually take East Coast calls first thing in their morning, when it is already early afternoon in New York. The Aleutian Islands in Alaska share the UTC−10 standard time but do change their clocks.
Time difference between Honolulu and other cities
The table below is calculated live from your browser's time zone data, so it already includes today's daylight saving rules.
| City | Time there now | Compared with Honolulu |
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Sunrise and sunset in Honolulu
Local times in Honolulu, calculated for its coordinates (21.31° N, 157.86° W). They can differ by a minute or two from official tables.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | |||
| March equinox (Mar 20, 2026) | 06:35 | 18:42 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21, 2026) | 05:50 | 19:16 | 13h 26m |
| September equinox (Sep 22, 2026) | 06:20 | 18:28 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21, 2026) | 07:04 | 17:54 | 10h 50m |
Working hours in Honolulu converted to UTC
| Local time in Honolulu | UTC (standard time) |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 19:00 |
| 12:00 | 22:00 |
| 17:00 | 03:00 (next day) |
Frequently asked questions about time in Honolulu
What time zone is Honolulu in?
Honolulu is in the Hawaii Standard Time zone (Pacific/Honolulu). Its standard UTC offset is UTC−10.
Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?
No. Honolulu stays on UTC−10 all year, so its time difference to cities that do change their clocks shifts by one hour whenever they switch.
When is the longest day of the year in Honolulu?
Around Jun 21, at the June solstice. The sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:16 local time, about 13h 26m of daylight. The shortest day is around Dec 21, with about 10h 50m.
What does a 09:00–17:00 working day in Honolulu look like in UTC?
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Honolulu is 19:00–03:00 (next day) UTC in standard time.