Bali is a small island with a hard east–west split. The Indian Ocean and Bukit cliffs on the south and west are sunset country (Uluwatu, Tanah Lot, Canggu). The east coast (Sanur, Amed, Candidasa) and the volcanoes (Batur, Agung) are sunrise country. Official times below are computed for Denpasar’s latitude and longitude in Asia/Makassar (WITA, UTC+8, no DST). A ridge or temple wall can hide the disk; use the custom lat/lng calculator for a specific beach or crater rim.
Bali does not yet have a dedicated city solar page on this site. Times on this guide are computed for -8.4095°, 115.1889° (Asia/Makassar) with the same NOAA/Meeus engine. For a trailhead or resort pin, use the custom lat/lng calculator.
East-facing water, desert, or a ridge that is open at dawn. Today's sunrise in Bali is 06:23 AM (Asia/Makassar).
The island’s signature dawn: trekking in the dark to watch the Sun lift over Mount Agung and the sea of cloud. This is a volcano sunrise, not a beach sunrise.
Start 2–3 hours before Denpasar sunrise. Cloud sits in the caldera often — the color can still be strong even if Agung is hidden.
East-facing reef and traditional boats. Bali’s easiest public sunrise shore — walkable, no climb, disk over water.
The reef is shallow; low tide adds foreground. This is not a sunset beach.
East Bali fishing coast. Agung can sit in the frame at dawn. Quieter than Sanur, longer drive from the south.
Black sand and outriggers as foreground. Sunrise azimuth shifts through the year — check a compass heading.
The split-gate photograph with Agung in the “mirror.” It is a sunrise temple visit, often with queues.
Go as early as the temple allows. The famous reflection is a puddle, not a lake — morning light is the honest part.
West-facing water, caldera, or skyline. Today's sunset is 06:18 PM.
Limestone cliffs on the Bukit. The Indian Ocean is west-southwest — a true sunset temple, plus kecak at dusk.
The cliff can block the last minutes of disk. Evening golden hour is when the ocean color starts.
Sea temple on a rock, west coast. The postcard sunset. Crowds and tide both matter.
Tide tables decide whether the rock is an island. Weekdays. Stay through afterglow; the lights on the pura come up in blue hour.
West-facing surf beach. Sunset over the Indian Ocean with warungs behind the sand.
Swell and spray. A longer lens isolates the disk from the crowd on the berm.
Southwest-facing bay. Seafood grills at dusk — the Sun drops toward the Bukit and ocean, not over Sanur.
This is dinner sunset, not a volcano dawn. Different island, different direction.
Caldera dawn — Bali’s most famous sunrise hike.
Temple gates and Agung in morning light.
Inland mist and rice-field color without a 2 a.m. start.
Cliff temple over the Indian Ocean.
Sea temple silhouette at dusk.
Walk south of the main courtyard for a slightly different ocean angle.
The default east-coast sunrise: boats, reef, easy access.
Fishing coast with Agung possible in the frame.
Quieter cove sunrise when Sanur is busy.
Surf and west horizon.
Bay dusk and grilled fish — touristy, still west-facing.
Bukit pocket beaches; cliffs can clip the disk — check your angle.
The drier months (roughly April–October) give more reliable dawn treks and cleaner west-coast sunsets. November–March is wetter: sunrise still happens, but Batur can sit in cloud and west-coast swell gets bigger. High season crowds Uluwatu and Tanah Lot at dusk — weekdays and shoulder months help.
For the +6° to −4° window anywhere on Earth, use the golden hour calculator. For indigo twilight, see the blue hour guide.
On August 29, 2026, sunrise is 06:23 AM and morning golden hour is 06:10 AM – 06:51 AM (civil dawn 06:02 AM). Coordinates: -8.4095°, 115.1889°.
Pin a specific beach or crater with the custom lat/lng calculator — the same engine, your coordinates.
On August 29, 2026, sunset is 06:18 PM and evening golden hour is 05:50 PM – 06:31 PM. Official sunset assumes a flat horizon; cliffs, towers, and palms can hide the disk earlier.
Recheck near travel week with the custom calculator if you will be far from -8.4095°, 115.1889°.