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Watch the Sunrise Live Right Now

The sun is rising somewhere every minute. This page works out where, from the sun’s position over each of the 257 outdoor cameras we carry (beaches, mountains, harbours, skylines and volcano summits, 64 of them live video), and puts the ones closest to sunrise at the top: the first live one plays below. Further down, the same for sunset, the next 24 hours of sunrises at our favourite cameras in your own time zone, and twelve cameras that are worth opening at either end of the day.

Hand-picked cameras, frames and facts checked on 22 October 2026. Their streams were re-checked when this page was rebuilt, 27 October 2026, 19:09 UTC: 9 of 9 live. Sun positions are worked out in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.

Sunrise right now

With JavaScript on, this list shows the six cameras where the sun is closest to rising this minute, with the minutes to or since sunrise at each. Without it, start with the sunrise cameras below.

“Within 6°” is civil twilight before sunrise and the first half hour or so of sun after it; a live video camera is preferred to a snapshot.

Haleakalā NP Summit Crater, latest still
CLOSEST TO SUNRISE

Haleakalā summit, Maui

When the page loads, the player picks the live camera nearest to sunrise and starts it muted.

  1. 1Haleakalā summit, MauiSunrise 6:28 a.m. local on 21 March
  2. 2Outer Banks beach, North CarolinaSunrise 7:06 a.m. local on 21 March
  3. 3Mount Fuji from Lake KawaguchiSunrise 5:49 a.m. local on 21 March
  4. 4Sydney Harbour: the Opera House and the BridgeSunrise 6:59 a.m. local on 21 March
  5. 5Grand Canyon: Yavapai PointSunrise 6:32 a.m. local on 21 March

And where it’s setting

The same for sunset: with JavaScript on, the six cameras where the sun is closest to going down now. Without it, start with the sunset cameras below.

Key West Harbor — Sunset View, latest still
CLOSEST TO SUNSET

Key West Harbor, Florida

Tap to play: the sunset player waits for you so that two streams do not start at once.

  1. 1Key West Harbor, FloridaSunset 7:39 p.m. local on 21 March
  2. 2Kāʻanapali Beach, MauiSunset 6:39 p.m. local on 21 March
  3. 3Wailea Beach, MauiSunset 6:38 p.m. local on 21 March
  4. 4Venice Beach, Los AngelesSunset 7:07 p.m. local on 21 March
  5. 5San Francisco skyline from Treasure IslandSunset 7:23 p.m. local on 21 March
  6. 6Lake Tahoe from Zephyr CoveSunset 7:13 p.m. local on 21 March
  7. 7Nokomis, Florida: the Intracoastal WaterwaySunset 7:42 p.m. local on 21 March

Sunrise around the world in the next 24 hours

The next sunrise at each of our hand-picked cameras, soonest first, in your time zone (shown when JavaScript is on). Open a camera a few minutes before its time: the sky colours up well before the sun appears.

  1. Haleakalā summit, Maui Sunrise 5:46 a.m. on 21 June and 6:57 a.m. on 21 December, Honolulu time
  2. Outer Banks beach, North Carolina Sunrise 5:47 a.m. on 21 June and 7:11 a.m. on 21 December, New York time
  3. Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi Sunrise 4:31 a.m. on 21 June and 6:51 a.m. on 21 December, Tokyo time
  4. Sydney Harbour: the Opera House and the Bridge Sunrise 7:01 a.m. on 21 June and 5:41 a.m. on 21 December, Sydney time
  5. Grand Canyon: Yavapai Point Sunrise 5:13 a.m. on 21 June and 7:36 a.m. on 21 December, Phoenix time
  6. Key West Harbor, Florida Sunrise 8:20 p.m. on 21 June and 5:44 p.m. on 21 December, New York time
  7. Kāʻanapali Beach, Maui Sunrise 7:11 p.m. on 21 June and 5:51 p.m. on 21 December, Honolulu time
  8. Wailea Beach, Maui Sunrise 7:10 p.m. on 21 June and 5:51 p.m. on 21 December, Honolulu time
  9. Venice Beach, Los Angeles Sunrise 8:09 p.m. on 21 June and 4:49 p.m. on 21 December, Los Angeles time
  10. San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island Sunrise 8:36 p.m. on 21 June and 4:55 p.m. on 21 December, Los Angeles time
  11. Lake Tahoe from Zephyr Cove Sunrise 8:30 p.m. on 21 June and 4:41 p.m. on 21 December, Los Angeles time
  12. Nokomis, Florida: the Intracoastal Waterway Sunrise 8:28 p.m. on 21 June and 5:42 p.m. on 21 December, New York time

Twelve cameras for sunrise and sunset

Each one was looked at on 22 October 2026. What they show depends on the weather and the season: the sun rises due east only around the equinoxes, so a camera that has the sun in frame one month may have only the glow in another.

For sunrise

Haleakalā summit, Maui

Haleakalā National Park, above 10,000 feet on Maui

Snapshot

The park’s summit camera looks along the summit road at the cinder cones, often above or inside the cloud; its stamp gives the time in Hawaii.

Good to know: Watching sunrise in person needs a reservation from the park: the sunrise reservation covers 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., costs $1 per vehicle on top of the entrance fee, and is released on recreation.gov 60 days ahead at 7 a.m. Hawaii time, with a smaller share 2 days ahead. There is no reservation for sunset. The park warns that the hours around dawn are regularly wet, windy and below freezing.

Sunrise on 21 June 5:46 a.m., on 21 December 6:57 a.m. (HST).

Source: nps.gov: Haleakalā sunrise · sunrise reservations FAQ

Outer Banks beach, North Carolina

The Atlantic shore of North Carolina’s barrier islands

Live video

A wide view of the beach and the Atlantic surf from a vacation-rental company’s camera, with nothing between the camera and the sea.

Good to know: The sun comes up out of the Atlantic here: in the east-northeast in June and the east-southeast in December (see the table).

Sunrise on 21 June 5:47 a.m., on 21 December 7:11 a.m. (EDT / EST).

Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi

The Fuji Panoramic Ropeway above Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi

Live video

The whole mountain across the valley, with the lakeside town below; first light reaches the summit before the valley.

Good to know: Typically clearest in the cold, dry months from late autumn to winter, and early in the day; in the summer rainy season cloud often hides the peak.

Sunrise on 21 June 4:31 a.m., on 21 December 6:51 a.m. (GMT+9).

Sydney Harbour: the Opera House and the Bridge

Sydney Harbour, Australia

Live video

The Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the city towers across the water from a camera on the north side of the harbour.

Good to know: One of the first big-city sunrises of the day for viewers in the Americas: dawn in Sydney is the previous afternoon in North America.

Sunrise on 21 June 7:01 a.m., on 21 December 5:41 a.m. (GMT+10 / GMT+11).

Grand Canyon: Yavapai Point

Yavapai Point, South Rim, Arizona

Snapshot

The National Park Service’s camera looks across the canyon from the South Rim: walls and buttes that change colour as the sun climbs.

Good to know: The park says Yavapai Point has exceptional views at sunrise and sunset, and advises arriving 30 minutes before the sun clears the horizon. The park stays on Mountain Standard Time all year.

Sunrise on 21 June 5:13 a.m., on 21 December 7:36 a.m. (MST).

Source: nps.gov: sunrise and sunset at Grand Canyon · Yavapai Point

For sunset

Key West Harbor, Florida

Key West Harbor, looking west toward Wisteria Island

Live video

PTZtv’s camera looks west across the anchorage, so on a clear evening the sun goes down in frame, beyond Wisteria Island.

Good to know: Mallory Square holds its sunset celebration every night. The sun sets farthest north in June and farthest south in December (see the table).

Sunset on 21 June 8:20 p.m., on 21 December 5:44 p.m. (EDT / EST).

Source: mallorysquare.com

Kāʻanapali Beach, Maui

The Sheraton Maui at Black Rock, West Maui

Live video

Kāʻanapali Beach and its resorts from above, with the ocean to the west.

Good to know: On Maui’s west shore, so evenings are the time to watch.

Sunset on 21 June 7:11 p.m., on 21 December 5:51 p.m. (HST).

Wailea Beach, Maui

Wailea Beach Resort, Maui’s south shore

Live video

Wailea Beach and the calm water of the south shore, facing out to sea.

Good to know: Sunsets over the water, and in the winter whale season, humpback spouts offshore.

Sunset on 21 June 7:10 p.m., on 21 December 5:51 p.m. (HST).

Venice Beach, Los Angeles

Venice Beach boardwalk, Los Angeles

Live video

The boardwalk, the palms and the beach, busiest in the late afternoon.

Good to know: Late afternoon into sunset, Pacific time.

Sunset on 21 June 8:09 p.m., on 21 December 4:49 p.m. (PDT / PST).

San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island

Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay

Live video

The city skyline across the bay from Treasure Island, which lies east of the city, so the sun goes down behind San Francisco.

Good to know: Sunset and the first city lights after it.

Sunset on 21 June 8:36 p.m., on 21 December 4:55 p.m. (PDT / PST).

Lake Tahoe from Zephyr Cove

Zephyr Cove, on the Nevada shore of Lake Tahoe

Live video

Across the lake from its eastern shore to the Sierra Nevada peaks on the far side.

Good to know: The sun sets behind the mountains across the lake.

Sunset on 21 June 8:30 p.m., on 21 December 4:41 p.m. (PDT / PST).

Nokomis, Florida: the Intracoastal Waterway

Pop’s Sunset Grill, Nokomis, on Florida’s Gulf coast

Live video

The Intracoastal Waterway and the boats passing the Albee Road bridge.

Good to know: The evening light on the water; the restaurant it is filmed from is named for the sunset.

Sunset on 21 June 8:28 p.m., on 21 December 5:42 p.m. (EDT / EST).

Sunrise and sunset through the year at these cameras

Local clock time at each camera, and the compass bearing where the sun meets the horizon, on the 21st of March, June, September and December 2026. Worked out from each camera’s coordinates for a flat sea-level horizon (the US Naval Observatory’s definition of sunrise), so hills, cloud banks and a camera’s height move the visible moment by a few minutes.

For sunrise
Camera21 Mar21 Jun21 Sept21 Dec
Haleakalā summit, Maui6:28 a.m.E (89°)5:46 a.m.ENE (65°)6:14 a.m.E (89°)6:57 a.m.ESE (115°)
Outer Banks beach, North Carolina7:06 a.m.E (89°)5:47 a.m.ENE (60°)6:51 a.m.E (89°)7:11 a.m.ESE (119°)
Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi5:49 a.m.E (90°)4:31 a.m.ENE (60°)5:32 a.m.E (88°)6:51 a.m.ESE (119°)
Sydney Harbour: the Opera House and the Bridge6:59 a.m.E (91°)7:01 a.m.ENE (62°)5:48 a.m.E (89°)5:41 a.m.ESE (119°)
Grand Canyon: Yavapai Point6:32 a.m.E (89°)5:13 a.m.ENE (60°)6:16 a.m.E (89°)7:36 a.m.ESE (119°)
For sunset
Camera21 Mar21 Jun21 Sept21 Dec
Key West Harbor, Florida7:39 p.m.W (271°)8:20 p.m.WNW (296°)7:26 p.m.W (271°)5:44 p.m.WSW (245°)
Kāʻanapali Beach, Maui6:39 p.m.W (271°)7:11 p.m.WNW (296°)6:25 p.m.W (271°)5:51 p.m.WSW (245°)
Wailea Beach, Maui6:38 p.m.W (271°)7:10 p.m.WNW (296°)6:24 p.m.W (271°)5:51 p.m.WSW (245°)
Venice Beach, Los Angeles7:07 p.m.W (271°)8:09 p.m.WNW (299°)6:54 p.m.W (271°)4:49 p.m.WSW (242°)
San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island7:23 p.m.W (271°)8:36 p.m.WNW (301°)7:10 p.m.W (272°)4:55 p.m.WSW (241°)
Lake Tahoe from Zephyr Cove7:13 p.m.W (271°)8:30 p.m.WNW (302°)7:00 p.m.W (272°)4:41 p.m.WSW (240°)
Nokomis, Florida: the Intracoastal Waterway7:42 p.m.W (271°)8:28 p.m.WNW (297°)7:29 p.m.W (271°)5:42 p.m.WSW (244°)

Tips for watching a sunrise on a webcam

  • Open it early. The colour comes in civil twilight, before the sun is up. The Grand Canyon’s own advice for watching in person is to arrive 30 minutes before the sun clears the horizon and stay an hour after; the same works on a camera.
  • Expect the picture to start dark. Cameras set their exposure for the light they have, so the first minutes look grainy or black; give it a few minutes before moving on.
  • Pick the right side of the world. From North America, the Sydney and Mount Fuji sunrises fall in your afternoon or evening; the Hawaii sunsets fall in your late evening, or after midnight on the East Coast.
  • Check the weather, not just the time. A clear horizon matters more than anything. The park service warns that the hours around dawn on Haleakalā’s summit are regularly wet and windy, and Mount Fuji typically hides in summer cloud.
  • Mountains light up first. On a mountain camera the summit catches the sun minutes before the valley floor, which is the moment to watch for on the Fuji and Grand Canyon cameras.

Questions

Where can I watch the sunrise live right now?

At the top of this page. It works out where on Earth the sun is coming up this minute, finds the outdoor cameras we carry closest to that moment (beaches, mountains, harbours, skylines and volcano summits), and plays the best one. The sun rises somewhere every minute, so there is always a camera near sunrise; the list shows how many minutes each one is from it.

What time is sunrise?

It depends on where you are and the date. Sunrise is the moment the top of the sun appears on a flat horizon. The US Naval Observatory defines it as the centre of the sun being 50 arcminutes below the horizon, which allows for the sun’s radius and the bending of light by the air. This page computes it in your browser for each camera’s coordinates and shows it in your own time zone. Hills, mountains and the camera’s height move the visible moment by a few minutes either way.

Why do sunrise cams look dark first?

Because the best part starts before the sun appears. Civil twilight begins when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon, roughly 20 to 40 minutes before sunrise at most inhabited latitudes (longer the farther you are from the equator), and the sky brightens and colours from then on. A camera in that window looks dark at first; its exposure catches up as the light grows. That is why the list counts minutes until sunrise as well as after it.

What is civil twilight?

The time between sunrise or sunset and the moment the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon. In the morning it is the light before sunrise; in the evening, the glow after sunset. Below 6 degrees comes nautical twilight (to 12 degrees) and then astronomical twilight (to 18 degrees), after which the sky is fully dark. These are the US Naval Observatory’s definitions.

Do I need a reservation to watch sunrise at Haleakalā?

To watch it in person, yes: the National Park Service requires a sunrise reservation for the summit between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. It costs $1 per vehicle on top of the park entrance fee and is booked on recreation.gov, up to 60 days ahead. Sunset needs no reservation. The summit camera on this page needs none either.

Where can I watch a sunset live?

The second list on this page does for sunsets what the first does for sunrises: the cameras where the sun is going down now, closest first. For a sunset in frame, Key West Harbor looks due west over the water; the Maui, Venice Beach and San Francisco cameras are other good evening picks.

Why is the sun not where I expected on the camera?

The sun rises due east and sets due west only around the March and September equinoxes. In June it rises well north of east and sets north of west in the northern hemisphere, and in December well south, so a camera that shows the sunset in frame in one season may show only the glow in another. The table on this page gives the bearing for each camera through the year.

Camera feeds belong to their operators, named on each camera page. Sunrise, sunset and twilight times are computed in your browser with SunCalc from each camera’s coordinates, using the definitions published by the US Naval Observatory; the times in the tables on this page were computed the same way. Haleakalā and Grand Canyon facts are from the National Park Service, linked beside each.

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