When is golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City today?

Evening golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City starts at 17:00 and ends at sunset, 17:28. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 05:45, until 06:13 local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh).

How long does golden hour last in Ho Chi Minh City?

Evening golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City runs from 17:00 to 17:28, and morning golden hour from 05:45 to 06:13.

When is blue hour in Ho Chi Minh City?

Morning blue hour in Ho Chi Minh City begins at 04:58, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 17:50, just after sunset.

What time is sunrise in Ho Chi Minh City today?

Sunrise in Ho Chi Minh City is at 05:45 local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh), rising toward 105° ESE.

What time is sunset in Ho Chi Minh City today?

Sunset in Ho Chi Minh City is at 17:28 local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh), setting toward 255° WSW.

How long is the day in Ho Chi Minh City?

Ho Chi Minh City has 11h 44m of daylight today.

Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Vietnam

Golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

10.8231° N
106.6297° E
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh

Times shown in local time for Ho Chi Minh City (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh).

Golden hour & blue hour

Window	Starts	Ends
Blue hour (morning)	04:58	05:23
Golden hour (morning)	05:45	06:13
Golden hour (evening)	17:00	17:28
Blue hour (evening)	17:50	18:15

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City through the year

Midsummer: 30 min
Equinox: 28 min
Midwinter: 31 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Ho Chi Minh City lies at 10.82° N, in the tropics, where the sun climbs steeply and sets fast. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 12h 46m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 18 December 2026 with 11h 30m — a difference of 1h 16m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City runs for roughly 30 minutes at the height of summer, 28 minutes around the March equinox and 31 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 294° WNW in late June and toward 246° WSW in late December, a shift of about 48° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Ho Chi Minh City, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

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Sunrise: 05:45
Sunset: 17:28
Solar noon: 11:37
Day length: 11h 44m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:00

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 64°

East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 64° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

05:45Sunrise11:37Solar noon17:28Sunset

NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
2026-11-02	05:45	17:28	11h 44m
2026-11-03	05:45	17:28	11h 43m
2026-11-04	05:45	17:28	11h 43m
2026-11-05	05:45	17:28	11h 42m
2026-11-06	05:46	17:28	11h 42m
2026-11-07	05:46	17:27	11h 42m
2026-11-08	05:46	17:27	11h 41m

Annual light rhythm · Ho Chi Minh City

11h 30m—12h 45m

Longest days in June (12h 45m), shortest in December (11h 30m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City today?: Evening golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City starts at 17:00 and ends at sunset, 17:28. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 05:45, until 06:13 local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh).
How long does golden hour last in Ho Chi Minh City?: Evening golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City runs from 17:00 to 17:28, and morning golden hour from 05:45 to 06:13.
When is blue hour in Ho Chi Minh City?: Morning blue hour in Ho Chi Minh City begins at 04:58, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 17:50, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Ho Chi Minh City today?: Sunrise in Ho Chi Minh City is at 05:45 local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh), rising toward 105° ESE.
What time is sunset in Ho Chi Minh City today?: Sunset in Ho Chi Minh City is at 17:28 local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh), setting toward 255° WSW.
How long is the day in Ho Chi Minh City?: Ho Chi Minh City has 11h 44m of daylight today.