Sunrise, sunset & golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City
On 25 July 2026, Ho Chi Minh City has sunrise at 05:40 and sunset at 18:19, 12h 39m of daylight. The evening golden hour runs 17:49–18:33.
Computed with the NOAA solar model for 25 July 2026. Rebuild daily to keep current.
Golden hour, blue hour & daylight in Ho Chi Minh City
Golden hour is the soft, warm light while the sun sits between −4° and +6° of the horizon, a photographer's favourite window. Blue hour is the cooler stretch on the far side, the sun between −6° and −4°. The exact times shift a little every day, so the windows above are computed for today with the NOAA solar model.
Ho Chi Minh City sits at 10.8° N, in the tropical band. That means daylight swings from about 12h 45m at the June solstice down to 11h 29m around Christmas, barely a change. The higher the latitude, the longer and more dramatic golden hour becomes.
Daylight through the year in Ho Chi Minh City
Sitting inside the tropics, Ho Chi Minh City keeps a near-constant day length all year, which is why the seasons here are described as wet and dry rather than by temperature. Between the shortest and longest month the day length swings by 1.3 hours.
Hours from sunrise to sunset, sampled mid-month and computed from the NOAA solar algorithm. This is available daylight, not measured sunshine: cloud cover is weather, not astronomy.
FAQ
When is golden hour in Ho Chi Minh City today?
Evening golden hour is 17:49–18:33; morning is 05:26–06:10.
How many hours of daylight does Ho Chi Minh City get?
12h 39m on 25 July 2026.