Current Time in Honolulu, United States — HST
Honolulu, United States
05:31:41 AMThursday, November 5, 2026
Quick answer
The current time in Honolulu, United States is 5:31 AM on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Honolulu is on HST (UTC-10:00) all year; no clock change is scheduled in the next 12 months.
Pronunciation
Time facts about Honolulu
- Honolulu used UTC−10:30 from 1896 and moved to UTC−10 on 8 June 1947.Source: IANA tz database
- Hawaii's legislature adopted daylight saving time in April 1933 and repealed it on 21 May 1933, about three weeks later.Source: IANA tz database
- Act 4 of 1967 exempted Hawaii from the daylight-time provision of the federal Uniform Time Act, keeping Hawaii standard time all year.Source: data.capitol.hawaii.gov
- Honolulu is two hours behind Los Angeles from November to March and three hours behind from March to November.Source: IANA tz database
- The western Aleutian Islands share the Hawaii-Aleutian zone but observe DST, so Adak matches Honolulu only from November to March.Source: IANA tz database
Time zone and daylight saving time in Honolulu
- Time zone (IANA)
- Pacific/Honolulu
- Current offset
- HST (UTC-10:00)
- Daylight saving
- No clock changes
Honolulu does not change its clocks: it stays on UTC-10:00 all year.
Sun & twilight
Today
Sunrise
06:36 AM
Sunset
05:53 PM
Day length
11h 17m
Solar noon (sun highest): 12:14 PM
Daylight on the solstices
- December solstice (December 21, 2026)
- 10h 50m
- June solstice (June 21, 2027)
- 13h 26m
Time difference and working-hours overlap
Today's values; working day 09:00–17:00 in both places.
| City | Local time | Difference | Their 09:00–17:00 in Honolulu | Overlap with Honolulu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:31 | +2 h | 07:00–15:00 | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Mexico City | 09:31 | +4 h | 05:00–13:00 | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| Chicago | 09:31 | +4 h | 05:00–13:00 | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| New York | 10:31 | +5 h | 04:00–12:00 | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| London | 15:31 | +10 h | 23:00–07:00 (previous day) | None |
| Tokyo | 00:31 | +19 h | 14:00–22:00 | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Upcoming public holidays in Honolulu
In 6 days
Veterans Day
Wed, Nov 11, 2026
PublicIn 21 days
Thanksgiving Day
Thu, Nov 26, 2026
PublicIn 50 days
Christmas Day
Fri, Dec 25, 2026
Public
Airports near Honolulu
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport HNL7 km straight-line
- Kahului International Airport OGG155 km straight-line
- Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole KOA257 km straight-line
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?
- No. Honolulu stays on UTC-10:00 all year, and no clock change is scheduled in the next 12 months.
- What is the time difference between Honolulu and London?
- London is 10 hours ahead of Honolulu right now. During the year the gap varies between 10 hours and 11 hours, because London changes its clocks for daylight saving time.
- When is the next public holiday in Honolulu?
- Veterans Day, on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
- When do working hours in Honolulu overlap with New York and London?
- New York's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Honolulu's for 3 hours today (09:00–12:00 Honolulu time); London's 09:00–17:00 does not overlap Honolulu's working day.
Related pages
Time in other cities, compared with Honolulu
Sources
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, applied when the page is generated; the clock runs in your browser. Sun times: NOAA solar equations at 21.31°N, 157.86°W (GeoNames). Holidays: Nager.Date. Airports: OurAirports. About our sources.