Sun position in Taipei

Where the sun stands over Taipei, Taiwan (25.0531°, 121.5264°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in Taipei on 4 November 2026

Local time in Taipei, UTC+8, with no daylight saving time.
Sunrise	06:03	rises toward ESE (107°)
Solar noon	11:37	sun 49.6° above the horizon
Sunset	17:12	sets toward WSW (253°)
Day length	11 h 09 min
Civil dawn	05:39	first usable light
Civil dusk	17:35	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	06:03–06:35	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	16:40–17:12	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.85 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for 25.0531°, 121.5264° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for Taipei.

The sun’s path over Taipei

How high the sun stands and where, from sunrise to sunset: today, at both solstices and at the equinox. The higher a curve climbs, the higher the sun; where a curve meets the bottom line, the sun rises or sets at that compass bearing.

Today, 4 November
21 June
Equinox, March and September
21 December

The sun's altitude against its compass bearing over Taipei. On 21 June the sun rises at 64° (ENE), climbs to 88.4° at solar noon and sets at 296° (WNW). On 21 December the sun rises at 116° (ESE), climbs to 41.5° at solar noon and sets at 244° (WSW).

The sun through the year in Taipei

Sunrise, sunset, day length, noon altitude and noon shadow on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude	Noon shadow
January	06:41	17:26	10 h 45 min	43.8°	1 m
February	06:29	17:48	11 h 19 min	52.3°	0.8 m
March	06:03	18:03	11 h 59 min	62.8°	0.5 m
April	05:32	18:16	12 h 44 min	74.7°	0.3 m
May	05:10	18:31	13 h 21 min	83.8°	0.1 m
June	05:04	18:45	13 h 41 min	88.3°	0.0 m
July	05:13	18:46	13 h 33 min	86.5°	0.1 m
August	05:28	18:29	13 h 01 min	79.0°	0.2 m
September	05:40	17:58	12 h 19 min	68.0°	0.4 m
October	05:52	17:27	11 h 35 min	56.4°	0.7 m
November	06:10	17:06	10 h 56 min	46.5°	0.9 m
December	06:31	17:07	10 h 36 min	41.7°	1.1 m

At the June solstice the midday sun reaches 88.4° above the horizon in Taipei and the day lasts 13 h 42 min. At the December solstice the sun climbs only to 41.5° and the day shrinks to 10 h 35 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter. The noon shadow column gives the length of the shadow of anything one metre tall.

Taipei through 2026 at a glance

The extremes of 2026, on the local clock
Longest day	21 June	13 h 42 min, 05:05–18:47
Shortest day	22 December	10 h 35 min, 06:35–17:10
Earliest sunrise	9 June	05:03
Latest sunrise	14 January	06:41
Earliest sunset	29 November	17:04
Latest sunset	3 July	18:48
Highest midday sun	21 June	88.4°
Lowest midday sun	22 December	41.5°
Sunrise direction	through the year	64° ENE (21 June) to 116° ESE (22 December)
Sunset direction	through the year	244° WSW (21 December) to 296° WNW (21 June)

At solar noon the sun in Taipei always stands due south, so the south side of a building, a garden or a roof is the one that gets the sun.
The earliest sunset is on 29 November, 23 days before the shortest day (22 December), and the latest sunrise on 14 January, 23 days after it. Solar noon drifts through the year, so the darkest afternoon and the darkest morning do not fall on the shortest day.
The longest day in Taipei is 3 h 07 min longer than the shortest, and around the equinoxes the days grow or shrink by up to 1.5 minutes a day.

The winter solstice 2026: the moment, and the shortest and the longest day, city by city →

When the days start getting longer: the earliest sunset, the latest sunrise and lighter evenings, city by city →

Planning around the sun in Taipei

Solar panels

At 25.1° N a fixed array facing due south collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 22°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates 25.0531°, 121.5264° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

At the December solstice the noon sun in Taipei sits 41.5° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 1.1 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the south before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 December.

Photography

Golden hour runs 06:03–06:35 in the morning and 16:40–17:12 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward WSW (253°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map’s alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

More on planning around the sun: which way a house, garden or balcony should face, how long golden hour lasts and why the earliest sunset comes before the shortest day.

Other cities

Near Taipei

On the same latitude

Taipei lies at 25.1° N. On the same parallel the longest and the shortest day last just as long and the noon sun climbs just as high, whatever the clocks say there:

Sunrise and sunset in all 3 cities in Taiwan →

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Questions

Sun questions about Taipei

What time is sunrise and sunset in Taipei today?

On 4 November 2026 the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:12 in Taipei (UTC+8), giving 11 h 09 min of daylight.

What time is solar noon in Taipei today?

Solar noon is at 11:37, when the sun stands due south, 49.6° above the horizon. It is the middle of the day by the sun and the moment shadows are shortest.

When is the longest day of the year in Taipei?

On 21 June, with 13 h 42 min between sunrise at 05:05 and sunset at 18:47.

When is the shortest day of the year in Taipei?

On 22 December, with 10 h 35 min between sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 17:10.

How high does the sun get in Taipei?

At solar noon the sun reaches 88.4° on 21 June, its highest of the year, and only 41.5° on 22 December. Today it climbs to 49.6°.

In which direction does the sun rise and set in Taipei?

Due east and due west only around the equinoxes. Through the year sunrise swings between 64° (ENE) and 116° (ESE), and sunset between 244° (WSW) and 296° (WNW).

What is the best angle for solar panels in Taipei?

Facing due south (azimuth 180°) at a tilt of about 22° for the most energy over a year. A steeper tilt favours the winter months and a flatter one the summer.

When is the earliest sunset in Taipei?

On 29 November at 17:04, 23 days before the shortest day. The latest sunrise is on 14 January at 06:41, so the evenings start getting lighter before the mornings do.

When do the days start getting longer in Taipei?

Straight after the shortest day, 22 December, but slowly at first: by 31 December the day is only 1 minute longer, by 31 January 25 minutes longer and by 28 February 1 h 02 min longer. The evenings start getting lighter a little earlier, after the earliest sunset on 29 November.

What time does it get dark in Taipei in December?

On 1 December the sun sets at 17:04 and the sky is dark by about 17:28, when civil twilight ends. On 31 December sunset is at 17:15 and darkness at about 17:40.