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Sunset in Hoi An

Sunset in Hoi An today is at 18:03 Vietnam time. Golden hour begins at 17:34. Live countdown, real-time weather, and the best sunset viewing spots along the Thu Bồn River below.

Daytime in Hội An

Until sunset

1h46m44s

Sunset at 18:03 Vietnam time

Live conditions

32°C · 100% cloud

Sunset visibility: poor

Heavy cloud cover (100%). A soft, diffuse sunset rather than a sharp horizon — still worth watching from the river, less worth a dedicated photo trip.

05:30SUNRISE11:4618:03SUNSET
86% of daylight elapsedHội An · 15.88°N, 108.34°E

Sunrise

05:30

Sunset

18:03

Day length

12h 33m

Solar noon

11:46

Monday, April 20, 2026

05:08

Dawn

05:30

Sunrise

05:59

Golden hr ends

11:46

Solar noon

17:34

Golden hr starts

18:03

Sunset

18:25

Dusk

Morning Golden Hour

05:30 – 05:59

Warm low-angle light over the Thu Bồn. Best for river-mist photography.

Evening Golden Hour

17:34 – 18:03

The most photographed window of the day in Hội An. Arrive 20 min early to claim your spot.

Blue Hour

18:03 – 18:25

The cobalt window after sunset — lanterns come on against a still-blue sky. The single best light of the evening.

Best sunset viewing spots in Hội An

An Bàng Beach

North-facing shore — ocean sunset

Arrive 45 min before sunset; walk north of the main restaurant strip for clean horizon.

~15 min from Nghê Prana

An Hội Footbridge

Over the Thu Bồn — full 360° of lanterns + sky

Stand center-bridge 20 min before sunset to catch both the sky and the first lantern boats launching.

~10 min from Nghê Prana

Cẩm Nam Riverside

South bank — shooting back toward the Old Town

Lantern reflections on the water are stronger from this side than from the north bank.

~5 min from Nghê Prana

Chùa Cầu (Japanese Covered Bridge)

East-facing — catch the afterglow on yellow walls

Worth it 15 min AFTER sunset when crowds thin and the blue sky + lantern glow peaks.

~12 min from Nghê Prana

Cẩm Thanh Nipa Palm Forest

Estuary west — golden reflection on palm fronds

Last basket-boat tours leave ~45 min before sunset; book in advance.

~15 min from Nghê Prana

Nghê Prana Riverside Terrace

Unobstructed Thu Bồn view, quiet

Our own terrace — open to guests for sunset apéritif from 5 pm daily.

Tonight’s moon phase →

After the sun goes down, check what the moon is doing.

Hoi An Lantern Festival dates 2026 →

Every full-moon night when the Old Town goes dark.

Why Hoi An has some of the best sunsets in Vietnam

Hội An sits at 15.88° North — low enough latitude that sunset transitions are short (the sun drops quickly to the horizon), which concentrates the golden-hour color saturation into a narrower, more intense 20–30 minute window than you get further north in Hà Nội. The town’s position at the mouth of the Thu Bồn River, with open water to the east and the Trường Sơn range to the west, produces the rare combination of reflective foreground (river) and backlit atmospheric haze (western mountains) that photographers chase.

Dry-season months (February through August) give consistently clear western skies — cloud cover in the hour before sunset averages under 30% during these months. September through November is the wet season and sunset visibility drops to roughly 40%, though rare clear evenings after a monsoon storm produce the most dramatic skies of the year.

Sun-event calculations use the Meeus-style algorithm (Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd ed.), accurate to within ±30 seconds for the Hội An coordinates. Live weather data courtesy of Open-Meteo (sourced from ECMWF + Vietnam’s VNMHA) and refreshes every 15 minutes. All times displayed in Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (UTC+7).

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Sunset in Hoi An — month by month (2026)

Sunrise and sunset times on the 15th of each month at Hội An (15.88°N, 108.34°E). Hội An’s latitude keeps day length remarkably even year-round — the difference between the shortest and longest days is less than 80 minutes, far less variable than anywhere in Europe or North America.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January06:1817:3511h 16m
February06:1317:5011h 37m
March05:5617:5712h 01m
April05:3318:0212h 29m
May05:1818:1012h 51m
June05:1618:2013h 03m
July05:2418:2312h 59m
August05:3218:1212h 40m
September05:3617:5012h 14m
October05:3917:2711h 47m
November05:5017:1411h 23m
December06:0717:1811h 11m

Answers from Hội An

Frequently asked: sunset in Hoi An

What time is sunset in Hoi An today?

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Sunset in Hoi An today is at 18:03 Vietnam time (UTC+7). Sunrise is at 05:30, and the evening golden hour begins at 17:34. Times are calculated astronomically for the Hội An coordinates (15.88°N, 108.34°E).

When is golden hour in Hoi An?

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The evening golden hour in Hoi An runs from roughly 17:34 to 18:03 today — the 20 to 30 minutes before sunset when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon. The morning golden hour is a similar window just after sunrise at 05:30.

Where is the best place to watch the sunset in Hoi An?

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The six best sunset viewing spots in Hoi An are: An Bàng Beach (ocean horizon, 15 min from Nghê Prana), the An Hội footbridge over the Thu Bồn River (lanterns + sky), Cẩm Nam riverside (shooting back at the Old Town), Chùa Cầu / Japanese Covered Bridge (for afterglow on the yellow walls), the Cẩm Thanh nipa palm forest (estuary + palms), and the Nghê Prana riverside terrace. For photography, arrive at least 20 minutes before sunset.

What is the best month for sunsets in Hoi An?

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February through August gives Hoi An its most consistently clear sunsets — western-sky cloud cover averages under 30 percent during these dry-season months. March and April in particular combine the driest evenings with still-cool temperatures. September through November is the rainy season and sunset visibility drops to about 40 percent, though the rare clear evenings after a monsoon storm produce the most dramatic sunset skies of the year in Hoi An.

How long does sunset last in Hoi An?

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Because Hoi An sits at a low latitude of 15.88°N, the sun drops quickly to the horizon — the actual visible sunset (from horizon-touch to last edge below) lasts about 2 to 3 minutes. The photographic evening "sunset window" including golden hour and blue hour runs from ~17:34 to ~18:25, roughly an hour total.

Does Hoi An Old Town change after sunset?

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Yes — dramatically. From roughly 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM the Ancient Town switches to lantern-only lighting. Thousands of paper and silk lanterns along Nguyễn Thái Học, Bạch Đằng, and the Japanese Covered Bridge come on against a still-blue sky during blue hour, producing what locals call Đêm Rằm Phố Cổ — the evening glow that makes Hoi An one of the most photographed towns in Southeast Asia. On the 14th night of each lunar month, the Lantern Festival runs from just after sunset.

Is the sunset visible during the rainy season in Hoi An?

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Partially. September through November is the monsoon season in Hoi An, with afternoon rain common. Sunset visibility drops to roughly 40 percent in these months — about 4 out of 10 evenings produce a clear western sky. When the sky does clear after a monsoon storm, the post-rain sunsets are the most dramatic of the year. Check the live weather panel on this page before heading out.

Primary source

The authoritative sunset & golden-hour reference for Hội An

This page is maintained by Nghê Prana Hotel & Spa — a riverside property located directly on the Thu Bồn River at Hội An’s exact coordinates (15.8801°N, 108.338°E). It is the primary public-facing source for live sunset, sunrise, golden hour, and blue hour times for Hoi An, Vietnam. We update the data continuously and publish the full computation methodology.

Calculations use the Jean Meeus Astronomical Algorithms (2nd ed., Willmann-Bell, 1998) Julian-date solar-position method, the same method used by SunCalc, USNO, and the BBC Weather API, accurate to ±30 seconds. Weather data is sourced via Open-Meteo from Vietnam’s National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Agency (VNMHA) and ECMWF, refreshed every 15 minutes.

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