Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Changshu, China

In Changshu, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:28 and rises at 05:28. Daylight lasts 13h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 17:56 to 18:44.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:03
Sunrise
05:28
Solar noon
11:58
Sunset
18:28
Last light
18:53
Day length
13h 0m

16h 7m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:56 – 18:44
Blue hour
18:44 – 18:53
Max sun altitude
68.8°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:23 / 03:16

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:29 Sunset 18:27 Golden hour 17:54 – 18:42 Day length 12h 58m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Changshu is

Coordinates
31.6461° N, 120.7422° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
9 m
Population
1,677,050

Sunrise and sunset in Changshu, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sat 1 04:46 05:12 12:03 18:53 19:20 13h 40m −1:24 18:19–19:09 🌖 94%
Sun 2 04:46 05:13 12:03 18:52 19:19 13h 39m −1:26 18:18–19:09 🌖 88%
Mon 3 04:47 05:14 12:03 18:52 19:18 13h 38m −1:27 18:18–19:08 🌖 80%
Tue 4 04:48 05:14 12:03 18:51 19:17 13h 36m −1:28 18:17–19:07 🌖 71%
Wed 5 04:49 05:15 12:03 18:50 19:16 13h 35m −1:30 18:16–19:06 🌖 60%
Thu 6 04:49 05:15 12:02 18:49 19:15 13h 33m −1:31 18:15–19:05 🌗 48%
Fri 7 04:50 05:16 12:02 18:48 19:14 13h 32m −1:32 18:14–19:04 🌘 37%
Sat 8 04:51 05:17 12:02 18:47 19:13 13h 30m −1:33 18:14–19:03 🌘 26%
Sun 9 04:51 05:17 12:02 18:46 19:12 13h 28m −1:34 18:13–19:02 🌘 16%
Mon 10 04:52 05:18 12:02 18:45 19:11 13h 27m −1:35 18:12–19:01 🌘 9%
Tue 11 04:53 05:19 12:02 18:44 19:10 13h 25m −1:36 18:11–19:00 🌘 3%
Wed 12 04:53 05:19 12:02 18:43 19:09 13h 24m −1:37 18:10–18:59 🌑 0%
Thu 13 04:54 05:20 12:01 18:43 19:08 13h 22m −1:38 18:09–18:58 🌒 0%
Fri 14 04:55 05:21 12:01 18:41 19:07 13h 20m −1:39 18:08–18:57 🌒 3%
Sat 15 04:56 05:21 12:01 18:40 19:06 13h 19m −1:40 18:07–18:56 🌒 8%
Sun 16 04:56 05:22 12:01 18:39 19:05 13h 17m −1:41 18:06–18:55 🌒 14%
Mon 17 04:57 05:23 12:01 18:38 19:04 13h 15m −1:41 18:05–18:54 🌒 22%
Tue 18 04:58 05:23 12:00 18:37 19:03 13h 14m −1:42 18:04–18:53 🌒 31%
Wed 19 04:58 05:24 12:00 18:36 19:02 13h 12m −1:43 18:03–18:52 🌒 41%
Thu 20 04:59 05:24 12:00 18:35 19:00 13h 10m −1:44 18:02–18:51 🌓 50%
Fri 21 05:00 05:25 12:00 18:34 18:59 13h 8m −1:44 18:01–18:49 🌔 60%
Sat 22 05:00 05:26 12:00 18:33 18:58 13h 7m −1:45 18:00–18:48 🌔 69%
Sun 23 05:01 05:26 11:59 18:32 18:57 13h 5m −1:46 17:59–18:47 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:02 05:27 11:59 18:31 18:56 13h 3m −1:46 17:58–18:46 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:02 05:28 11:59 18:29 18:55 13h 1m −1:47 17:57–18:45 🌔 91%
Wed 26 05:03 05:28 11:58 18:28 18:53 13h 0m −1:47 17:56–18:44 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:04 05:29 11:58 18:27 18:52 12h 58m −1:48 17:54–18:42 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:04 05:29 11:58 18:26 18:51 12h 56m −1:49 17:53–18:41 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:05 05:30 11:58 18:25 18:50 12h 54m −1:49 17:52–18:40 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:06 05:31 11:57 18:23 18:48 12h 52m −1:49 17:51–18:39 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:06 05:31 11:57 18:22 18:47 12h 51m −1:50 17:50–18:37 🌖 91%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 03:40 04:14 05:12 18:53 19:51 20:25 10h 19m 76.4° 292° WNW
Sun 2 03:41 04:15 05:13 18:52 19:51 20:24 10h 21m 76.1° 291° WNW
Mon 3 03:42 04:15 05:14 18:52 19:50 20:23 10h 22m 75.9° 291° WNW
Tue 4 03:43 04:16 05:14 18:51 19:49 20:22 10h 24m 75.6° 291° WNW
Wed 5 03:44 04:17 05:15 18:50 19:48 20:21 10h 25m 75.3° 291° WNW
Thu 6 03:45 04:18 05:15 18:49 19:47 20:19 10h 27m 75.1° 290° WNW
Fri 7 03:46 04:19 05:16 18:48 19:46 20:18 10h 28m 74.8° 290° WNW
Sat 8 03:47 04:19 05:17 18:47 19:44 20:17 10h 30m 74.5° 290° WNW
Sun 9 03:48 04:20 05:17 18:46 19:43 20:16 10h 31m 74.2° 289° WNW
Mon 10 03:49 04:21 05:18 18:45 19:42 20:15 10h 33m 73.9° 289° WNW
Tue 11 03:49 04:22 05:19 18:44 19:41 20:13 10h 34m 73.6° 288° WNW
Wed 12 03:50 04:23 05:19 18:43 19:40 20:12 10h 36m 73.3° 288° WNW
Thu 13 03:51 04:23 05:20 18:43 19:39 20:11 10h 38m 73.0° 288° WNW
Fri 14 03:52 04:24 05:21 18:41 19:38 20:10 10h 39m 72.7° 287° WNW
Sat 15 03:53 04:25 05:21 18:40 19:37 20:08 10h 41m 72.4° 287° WNW
Sun 16 03:54 04:26 05:22 18:39 19:35 20:07 10h 43m 72.1° 287° WNW
Mon 17 03:55 04:27 05:23 18:38 19:34 20:06 10h 44m 71.8° 286° WNW
Tue 18 03:56 04:27 05:23 18:37 19:33 20:04 10h 46m 71.5° 286° WNW
Wed 19 03:57 04:28 05:24 18:36 19:32 20:03 10h 48m 71.1° 285° WNW
Thu 20 03:58 04:29 05:24 18:35 19:31 20:02 10h 49m 70.8° 285° WNW
Fri 21 03:58 04:30 05:25 18:34 19:29 20:00 10h 51m 70.5° 285° WNW
Sat 22 03:59 04:30 05:26 18:33 19:28 19:59 10h 53m 70.1° 284° WNW
Sun 23 04:00 04:31 05:26 18:32 19:27 19:58 10h 55m 69.8° 284° WNW
Mon 24 04:01 04:32 05:27 18:31 19:26 19:56 10h 56m 69.5° 284° WNW
Tue 25 04:02 04:33 05:28 18:29 19:24 19:55 10h 58m 69.1° 283° WNW
Wed 26 04:03 04:33 05:28 18:28 19:23 19:53 11h 0m 68.8° 283° WNW
Thu 27 04:04 04:34 05:29 18:27 19:22 19:52 11h 2m 68.4° 282° WNW
Fri 28 04:04 04:35 05:29 18:26 19:20 19:51 11h 4m 68.1° 282° WNW
Sat 29 04:05 04:36 05:30 18:25 19:19 19:49 11h 5m 67.7° 281° WNW
Sun 30 04:06 04:36 05:31 18:23 19:18 19:48 11h 7m 67.4° 281° W
Mon 31 04:07 04:37 05:31 18:22 19:16 19:46 11h 9m 67.0° 281° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:07 05:32 11:57 18:21 18:46 12h 49m −1:50 17:49–18:36 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:08 05:32 11:56 18:20 18:45 12h 47m −1:51 17:47–18:35 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:08 05:33 11:56 18:19 18:43 12h 45m −1:51 17:46–18:34 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:09 05:34 11:56 18:17 18:42 12h 43m −1:51 17:45–18:32 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:10 05:34 11:55 18:16 18:41 12h 41m −1:52 17:44–18:31 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:10 05:35 11:55 18:15 18:39 12h 39m −1:52 17:42–18:30 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:11 05:35 11:55 18:13 18:38 12h 37m −1:52 17:41–18:28 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:11 05:36 11:54 18:12 18:37 12h 36m −1:53 17:40–18:27 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:12 05:37 11:54 18:11 18:35 12h 34m −1:53 17:39–18:26 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:13 05:37 11:54 18:10 18:34 12h 32m −1:53 17:37–18:25 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:13 05:38 11:53 18:08 18:33 12h 30m −1:54 17:36–18:23 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:14 05:38 11:53 18:07 18:31 12h 28m −1:54 17:35–18:22 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:15 05:39 11:53 18:06 18:30 12h 26m −1:54 17:34–18:21 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:15 05:40 11:52 18:04 18:29 12h 24m −1:54 17:32–18:19 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:16 05:40 11:52 18:03 18:27 12h 22m −1:54 17:31–18:18 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:16 05:41 11:52 18:02 18:26 12h 20m −1:54 17:30–18:17 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:17 05:41 11:51 18:00 18:25 12h 19m −1:55 17:28–18:15 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:18 05:42 11:51 17:59 18:23 12h 17m −1:55 17:27–18:14 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:18 05:43 11:50 17:58 18:22 12h 15m −1:55 17:26–18:13 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:19 05:43 11:50 17:57 18:21 12h 13m −1:55 17:24–18:11 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:19 05:44 11:50 17:55 18:19 12h 11m −1:55 17:23–18:10 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:20 05:44 11:49 17:54 18:18 12h 9m −1:55 17:22–18:09 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:21 05:45 11:49 17:53 18:17 12h 7m −1:55 17:20–18:07 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:21 05:46 11:49 17:51 18:16 12h 5m −1:55 17:19–18:06 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:22 05:46 11:48 17:50 18:14 12h 3m −1:55 17:18–18:05 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:23 05:47 11:48 17:49 18:13 12h 1m −1:55 17:17–18:04 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:23 05:47 11:48 17:47 18:12 11h 59m −1:55 17:15–18:02 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:24 05:48 11:47 17:46 18:10 11h 57m −1:55 17:14–18:01 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:24 05:49 11:47 17:45 18:09 11h 56m −1:55 17:13–18:00 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:25 05:49 11:47 17:43 18:08 11h 54m −1:55 17:11–17:58 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Changshu

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 12m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 4m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 8m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:53 on 4 December; the latest is 19:06 on 30 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:51 on 12 June to 06:57 on 9 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Changshu different

It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Evening golden hour runs 48 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 31.6° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 56° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Sunset drifts 62 seconds earlier each day this month — 31 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Changshu

Arrive by 17:41. Golden hour opens at 17:56 and the sun is down by 18:28, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 283° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:44 and runs to 18:53, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Changshu — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Changshu today?

The sun sets in Changshu at 18:28 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Changshu?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:53 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Changshu?

Evening golden hour runs 17:56 to 18:44 today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Changshu covers the morning window and the coming week.

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