The release date for the latest 4.0 update of Honkai Star Rail is on the horizon, and is about to mark the debut of Yao Guang. The character will appear alongside the upcoming update on February 13, 2026, and it will be featured in gacha banners until the patch ends.Having said that, players are excited and they are eagerly looking forward to the release of the upcoming update. The character of Yao Guan is the first one to tread on the Elation Path and this article will update the players regarding Yao Guang’s arrival in Honkai Star Rail.
Release date and timings for Yao Guang’s character in Honkai Star Rail
Yao Guang will be introduced in Honkai Star Rail’s limited edition gacha banner on February 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM (CST/UTC+8). Players from the European region will be able to pull this off on the same unit day, while American players will witness Yao Guang’s debut on February 12, 2026, due to the difference in time zones.As the difference between Europe and Asia is not much compared to America, Trailblazers from the latter server can get Yao Guang’s character late at night, while others get access to it by early morning. Speaking of which, players are curious to know about the release schedule for Yao Guang in accordance with their respective regions. Here is the list of release dates and timings across regions.
Asia:
- Indian Standard Time (IST): February 13, 2026, at 8:30 AM
- China Standard Time (CST): February 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM
- Philippine Standard Time (PHT): February 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM
- Japanese Standard Time (JST): February 13, 2026, at 12:00 PM
- Korea Standard Time (KST): February 13, 2026, at 12:00 PM
Europe:
- Western European Time (WET): February 13, 2026, at 3:00 AM
- Central European Time (CET): February 13, 2026, at 4:00 AM
- Eastern European Time (EET): February 13, 2026, at 5:00 AM
America:
- Pacific Standard Time (PST): February 12, 2026, at 7:00 PM
- Mountain Standard Time (MST): February 12, 2026, at 8:00 PM
- Central Standard Time (CST): February 12, 2026, at 9:00 PM
- Eastern Standard Time (EST): February 12, 2026, at 10:00 PM
Breakdown of Yao Guang’s banner details
As already specified, Yao Guang will be introduced alongside the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 update, where the unit will be accompanied by three 5- Star characters along with their Light Cones. Here is the list of all the characters and their Light Cones.
Characters:
- 5-star: Yao Guang (Physical, Elation Path)
- 5-star: Evernight (Ice, Remembrance Path)
- 5-star: Hysilens (Physical, Nihility Path)
- 5-star: Black Swan (Wind, Nihility Path)
- 4-star: Pela (Ice, Nihility Path)
- 4-star: Hanya (Physical, Harmony Path)
- 4-star: Qingque (Quantum, Erudition Path)
Light Cones:
- 5-star: When She Decided to See (Elation Path)
- 5-star: To Evernight’s Stars (Remembrance Path)
- 5-star: Why Does the Ocean Sing (Nihility Path)
- 5-star: Reforged Remembrance (Nihility Path)
- 4-star: Planetary Rendezvous (Harmony Path)
- 4-star: The Story’s Next page (Remembrance Path)
- 4-star: Resolution Shines Pearls of Sweat (Nihility Path)
So, here is every single detail that players need to keep an eye on regarding the debut of Yao Guang’s character and its timings across different time zones.
