Sunset Today in Shanghai, China
Time and Sun Facts for Shanghai
- Local time
- 1:11 am
- Date
- Monday, 26 October 2026
- Time zone
Asia/Shanghai- UTC offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed here — the offset is the same all year
- Sunrise
- 6:04 am
- Sunset
- 5:12 pm
- Day length
- 11 hours 8 minutes
- Coordinates
- 31.23, 121.47
Sunset in Shanghai
Sunset in Shanghai is at 5:12 pm today. The sun rose at 6:04 am, so today runs to 11 hours 8 minutes of daylight.
Civil twilight begins at 5:39 am and ends at 5:36 pm, while solar noon is 11:38 am. The calculation uses 31.23, 121.47 for Shanghai and displays the result in Asia/Shanghai.
| Solar event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Civil twilight (sun 6° below horizon) | 5:39 am | 5:36 pm |
| Nautical twilight (12°) | 5:11 am | 6:05 pm |
| Astronomical twilight (18°) | 4:42 am | 6:33 pm |
Compared with today, tomorrow’s sunrise is about 1441 minutes later and sunset is about 1439 minutes later. Total daylight therefore changes by about 2 minutes.
The model assumes an ideal horizon and cannot see a local ridge, skyline or viewing elevation. The calculation notes explain those limits.
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