Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Chengdu, China

In Chengdu, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:38 and rises at 07:02. Daylight lasts 11h 36m; evening golden hour runs from 18:06 to 18:53.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
06:38
Sunrise
07:02
Solar noon
12:50
Sunset
18:38
Last light
19:02
Day length
11h 36m

18h 36m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:06 – 18:53
Blue hour
18:53 – 19:02
Max sun altitude
52.7°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
06:35 / 18:20

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 18:37 Golden hour 18:05 – 18:52 Day length 11h 34m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Chengdu is

Coordinates
30.6667° N, 104.0667° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
499 m
Population
13,568,357

Sunrise and sunset in Chengdu, October 2026

October 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
Thu 1 06:32 06:56 12:53 18:49 19:13 11h 52m −1:51 18:17–19:04 🌖 77%
Fri 2 06:33 06:57 12:53 18:48 19:12 11h 50m −1:50 18:16–19:03 🌖 67%
Sat 3 06:34 06:58 12:52 18:47 19:11 11h 48m −1:50 18:15–19:01 🌗 55%
Sun 4 06:34 06:58 12:52 18:45 19:09 11h 47m −1:50 18:13–19:00 🌘 44%
Mon 5 06:35 06:59 12:52 18:44 19:08 11h 45m −1:50 18:12–18:59 🌘 32%
Tue 6 06:35 07:00 12:51 18:43 19:07 11h 43m −1:50 18:11–18:58 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:36 07:00 12:51 18:42 19:06 11h 41m −1:50 18:10–18:57 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:37 07:01 12:51 18:41 19:05 11h 39m −1:50 18:08–18:55 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:37 07:01 12:51 18:39 19:03 11h 37m −1:49 18:07–18:54 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:38 07:02 12:50 18:38 19:02 11h 36m −1:49 18:06–18:53 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:38 07:03 12:50 18:37 19:01 11h 34m −1:49 18:05–18:52 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:39 07:03 12:50 18:36 19:00 11h 32m −1:49 18:04–18:51 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:40 07:04 12:50 18:35 18:59 11h 30m −1:48 18:02–18:50 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:40 07:05 12:49 18:34 18:58 11h 28m −1:48 18:01–18:48 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:41 07:05 12:49 18:32 18:57 11h 27m −1:48 18:00–18:47 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:42 07:06 12:49 18:31 18:56 11h 25m −1:47 17:59–18:46 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:42 07:07 12:49 18:30 18:54 11h 23m −1:47 17:58–18:45 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:43 07:07 12:48 18:29 18:53 11h 21m −1:46 17:57–18:44 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:44 07:08 12:48 18:28 18:52 11h 20m −1:46 17:55–18:43 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:44 07:09 12:48 18:27 18:51 11h 18m −1:46 17:54–18:42 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:45 07:09 12:48 18:26 18:50 11h 16m −1:45 17:53–18:41 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:46 07:10 12:48 18:25 18:49 11h 14m −1:45 17:52–18:40 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:46 07:11 12:48 18:24 18:48 11h 13m −1:44 17:51–18:39 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:47 07:12 12:47 18:23 18:47 11h 11m −1:43 17:50–18:38 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:48 07:12 12:47 18:22 18:46 11h 9m −1:43 17:49–18:37 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:48 07:13 12:47 18:21 18:46 11h 7m −1:42 17:48–18:36 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:49 07:14 12:47 18:20 18:45 11h 6m −1:42 17:47–18:35 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:50 07:15 12:47 18:19 18:44 11h 4m −1:41 17:46–18:34 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:51 07:15 12:47 18:18 18:43 11h 2m −1:40 17:45–18:33 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:51 07:16 12:47 18:17 18:42 11h 1m −1:39 17:44–18:32 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:52 07:17 12:47 18:16 18:41 10h 59m −1:39 17:43–18:32 🌖 71%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 05:36 06:04 06:56 18:49 19:41 20:09 12h 7m 56.1° 267° W
Fri 2 05:37 06:05 06:57 18:48 19:40 20:08 12h 9m 55.8° 266° W
Sat 3 05:38 06:06 06:58 18:47 19:39 20:07 12h 11m 55.4° 266° W
Sun 4 05:38 06:06 06:58 18:45 19:37 20:05 12h 13m 55.0° 265° W
Mon 5 05:39 06:07 06:59 18:44 19:36 20:04 12h 15m 54.6° 265° W
Tue 6 05:40 06:07 07:00 18:43 19:35 20:03 12h 17m 54.2° 264° W
Wed 7 05:40 06:08 07:00 18:42 19:34 20:02 12h 19m 53.8° 264° W
Thu 8 05:41 06:09 07:01 18:41 19:33 20:00 12h 20m 53.5° 264° W
Fri 9 05:41 06:09 07:01 18:39 19:31 19:59 12h 22m 53.1° 263° W
Sat 10 05:42 06:10 07:02 18:38 19:30 19:58 12h 24m 52.7° 263° W
Sun 11 05:43 06:11 07:03 18:37 19:29 19:57 12h 26m 52.3° 262° W
Mon 12 05:43 06:11 07:03 18:36 19:28 19:56 12h 28m 51.9° 262° W
Tue 13 05:44 06:12 07:04 18:35 19:27 19:55 12h 29m 51.6° 261° W
Wed 14 05:44 06:12 07:05 18:34 19:26 19:54 12h 31m 51.2° 261° W
Thu 15 05:45 06:13 07:05 18:32 19:25 19:53 12h 33m 50.8° 260° W
Fri 16 05:46 06:14 07:06 18:31 19:24 19:51 12h 35m 50.5° 260° W
Sat 17 05:46 06:14 07:07 18:30 19:23 19:50 12h 37m 50.1° 260° W
Sun 18 05:47 06:15 07:07 18:29 19:21 19:49 12h 38m 49.7° 259° W
Mon 19 05:48 06:16 07:08 18:28 19:20 19:48 12h 40m 49.4° 259° W
Tue 20 05:48 06:16 07:09 18:27 19:19 19:47 12h 42m 49.0° 258° WSW
Wed 21 05:49 06:17 07:09 18:26 19:18 19:46 12h 44m 48.6° 258° WSW
Thu 22 05:50 06:18 07:10 18:25 19:17 19:45 12h 45m 48.3° 258° WSW
Fri 23 05:50 06:18 07:11 18:24 19:17 19:45 12h 47m 47.9° 257° WSW
Sat 24 05:51 06:19 07:12 18:23 19:16 19:44 12h 49m 47.6° 257° WSW
Sun 25 05:51 06:19 07:12 18:22 19:15 19:43 12h 51m 47.2° 256° WSW
Mon 26 05:52 06:20 07:13 18:21 19:14 19:42 12h 52m 46.9° 256° WSW
Tue 27 05:53 06:21 07:14 18:20 19:13 19:41 12h 54m 46.6° 256° WSW
Wed 28 05:53 06:22 07:15 18:19 19:12 19:40 12h 56m 46.2° 255° WSW
Thu 29 05:54 06:22 07:15 18:18 19:11 19:39 12h 57m 45.9° 255° WSW
Fri 30 05:55 06:23 07:16 18:17 19:10 19:39 12h 59m 45.6° 254° WSW
Sat 31 05:55 06:24 07:17 18:16 19:10 19:38 13h 1m 45.2° 254° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 06:53 07:18 12:47 18:16 18:40 10h 57m −1:38 17:42–18:31 🌖 59%
Mon 2 06:54 07:18 12:47 18:15 18:40 10h 56m −1:37 17:41–18:30 🌗 48%
Tue 3 06:54 07:19 12:47 18:14 18:39 10h 54m −1:36 17:40–18:29 🌘 36%
Wed 4 06:55 07:20 12:47 18:13 18:38 10h 53m −1:35 17:39–18:28 🌘 26%
Thu 5 06:56 07:21 12:47 18:12 18:37 10h 51m −1:34 17:39–18:28 🌘 17%
Fri 6 06:57 07:22 12:47 18:12 18:37 10h 49m −1:33 17:38–18:27 🌘 10%
Sat 7 06:57 07:22 12:47 18:11 18:36 10h 48m −1:32 17:37–18:26 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:58 07:23 12:47 18:10 18:35 10h 46m −1:31 17:36–18:26 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:59 07:24 12:47 18:10 18:35 10h 45m −1:30 17:35–18:25 🌑 0%
Tue 10 07:00 07:25 12:47 18:09 18:34 10h 43m −1:29 17:35–18:24 🌒 1%
Wed 11 07:00 07:26 12:47 18:08 18:34 10h 42m −1:27 17:34–18:24 🌒 4%
Thu 12 07:01 07:27 12:47 18:08 18:33 10h 41m −1:26 17:33–18:23 🌒 8%
Fri 13 07:02 07:27 12:47 18:07 18:33 10h 39m −1:25 17:33–18:23 🌒 14%
Sat 14 07:03 07:28 12:48 18:07 18:32 10h 38m −1:23 17:32–18:22 🌒 21%
Sun 15 07:04 07:29 12:48 18:06 18:32 10h 36m −1:22 17:31–18:22 🌒 29%
Mon 16 07:04 07:30 12:48 18:06 18:31 10h 35m −1:21 17:31–18:21 🌒 38%
Tue 17 07:05 07:31 12:48 18:05 18:31 10h 34m −1:19 17:30–18:21 🌓 48%
Wed 18 07:06 07:32 12:48 18:05 18:30 10h 32m −1:18 17:30–18:20 🌔 57%
Thu 19 07:07 07:33 12:49 18:04 18:30 10h 31m −1:16 17:29–18:20 🌔 67%
Fri 20 07:08 07:33 12:49 18:04 18:30 10h 30m −1:14 17:29–18:20 🌔 77%
Sat 21 07:08 07:34 12:49 18:03 18:29 10h 29m −1:13 17:28–18:19 🌔 85%
Sun 22 07:09 07:35 12:49 18:03 18:29 10h 28m −1:11 17:28–18:19 🌔 92%
Mon 23 07:10 07:36 12:50 18:03 18:29 10h 26m −1:09 17:28–18:19 🌔 97%
Tue 24 07:11 07:37 12:50 18:03 18:28 10h 25m −1:07 17:27–18:19 🌔 99%
Wed 25 07:12 07:38 12:50 18:02 18:28 10h 24m −1:05 17:27–18:18 🌕 100%
Thu 26 07:13 07:39 12:50 18:02 18:28 10h 23m −1:04 17:27–18:18 🌖 97%
Fri 27 07:13 07:39 12:51 18:02 18:28 10h 22m −1:02 17:26–18:18 🌖 92%
Sat 28 07:14 07:40 12:51 18:02 18:28 10h 21m −1:00 17:26–18:18 🌖 84%
Sun 29 07:15 07:41 12:51 18:02 18:28 10h 20m −0:57 17:26–18:18 🌖 75%
Mon 30 07:16 07:42 12:52 18:02 18:28 10h 19m −0:55 17:26–18:18 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Chengdu

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 7m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 10h 9m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 58m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:01 on 3 December; the latest is 20:10 on 1 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:00 on 11 June to 08:02 on 10 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Chengdu different

Clock noon and solar noon are 51 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:50 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

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

Photographers get 47 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 55° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across October the sunset moves 33 minutes earlier, averaging about 65 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Chengdu

Arrive by 17:51. Golden hour opens at 18:06 and the sun is down by 18:38, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 18:53 and runs to 19:02, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Chengdu — 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 Chengdu today?

The sun sets in Chengdu at 18:38 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Chengdu?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 19:02 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Chengdu?

Evening golden hour runs 18:06 to 18:53 today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Chengdu covers the morning window and the coming week.

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