Daylight hours in Taipei today
September 13, 2026 · Taipei, Taiwan
Capital7,871,900 people
Taipei has 12h 22m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:40 and sunset is at 18:02. All times are calculated astronomically for Taipei's exact coordinates.
Taipei lies at 25°N. In Taipei, day length ranges from 10h 35m in winter to 13h 42m in summer — a swing of about 3h 7m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:51 in Taipei, 9 minutes before the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 69.0° above the horizon in Taipei. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 41.5° at the winter solstice to 88.4° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Taipei.
The longest day in Taipei is around 13h 42m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 35m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Daylight hours in Taipei by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10h 44m | 06:41 | 17:26 |
| February | 11h 19m | 06:29 | 17:48 |
| March | 11h 59m | 06:04 | 18:03 |
| April | 12h 44m | 05:33 | 18:16 |
| May | 13h 21m | 05:11 | 18:31 |
| June | 13h 41m | 05:04 | 18:45 |
| July | 13h 33m | 05:14 | 18:47 |
| August | 13h 2m | 05:28 | 18:30 |
| September | 12h 19m | 05:40 | 18:00 |
| October | 11h 36m | 05:52 | 17:28 |
| November | 10h 57m | 06:11 | 17:07 |
| December | 10h 36m | 06:32 | 17:07 |