Sunset and sunrise times in Chengdu, China
In Chengdu, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:34 and rises at 06:36. Daylight lasts 12h 57m; evening golden hour runs from 19:02 to 19:49.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 06:11
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Solar noon
- 13:05
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Last light
- 19:59
- Day length
- 12h 57m
17h 13m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 19:02 – 19:49
- Blue hour
- 19:49 – 19:59
- Max sun altitude
- 69.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 18:30 / 04:28
The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 19:33 Golden hour 19:00 – 19:48 Day length 12h 56m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:55 | 06:21 | 13:10 | 19:58 | 20:24 | 13h 37m | −1:21 | 19:24–20:14 | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 05:55 | 06:21 | 13:10 | 19:57 | 20:23 | 13h 35m | −1:22 | 19:24–20:13 | 🌖 88% |
| Mon 3 | 05:56 | 06:22 | 13:09 | 19:57 | 20:23 | 13h 34m | −1:24 | 19:23–20:12 | 🌖 80% |
| Tue 4 | 05:57 | 06:23 | 13:09 | 19:56 | 20:22 | 13h 33m | −1:25 | 19:22–20:12 | 🌖 71% |
| Wed 5 | 05:57 | 06:23 | 13:09 | 19:55 | 20:21 | 13h 31m | −1:26 | 19:21–20:11 | 🌖 60% |
| Thu 6 | 05:58 | 06:24 | 13:09 | 19:54 | 20:20 | 13h 30m | −1:27 | 19:21–20:10 | 🌗 48% |
| Fri 7 | 05:59 | 06:25 | 13:09 | 19:53 | 20:19 | 13h 28m | −1:28 | 19:20–20:09 | 🌘 37% |
| Sat 8 | 05:59 | 06:25 | 13:09 | 19:52 | 20:18 | 13h 27m | −1:29 | 19:19–20:08 | 🌘 26% |
| Sun 9 | 06:00 | 06:26 | 13:09 | 19:51 | 20:17 | 13h 25m | −1:30 | 19:18–20:07 | 🌘 16% |
| Mon 10 | 06:01 | 06:26 | 13:09 | 19:51 | 20:16 | 13h 24m | −1:31 | 19:17–20:06 | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 06:01 | 06:27 | 13:09 | 19:50 | 20:15 | 13h 22m | −1:32 | 19:17–20:05 | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 06:02 | 06:28 | 13:08 | 19:49 | 20:14 | 13h 21m | −1:33 | 19:16–20:04 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 06:03 | 06:28 | 13:08 | 19:48 | 20:13 | 13h 19m | −1:34 | 19:15–20:03 | 🌒 0% |
| Fri 14 | 06:03 | 06:29 | 13:08 | 19:47 | 20:12 | 13h 17m | −1:35 | 19:14–20:02 | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 06:04 | 06:29 | 13:08 | 19:46 | 20:11 | 13h 16m | −1:36 | 19:13–20:01 | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 06:05 | 06:30 | 13:08 | 19:45 | 20:10 | 13h 14m | −1:37 | 19:12–20:00 | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 06:05 | 06:31 | 13:07 | 19:44 | 20:09 | 13h 13m | −1:38 | 19:11–19:59 | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 06:06 | 06:31 | 13:07 | 19:43 | 20:08 | 13h 11m | −1:38 | 19:10–19:58 | 🌒 31% |
| Wed 19 | 06:07 | 06:32 | 13:07 | 19:42 | 20:07 | 13h 9m | −1:39 | 19:09–19:57 | 🌒 41% |
| Thu 20 | 06:07 | 06:32 | 13:07 | 19:41 | 20:06 | 13h 8m | −1:40 | 19:08–19:56 | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 06:08 | 06:33 | 13:06 | 19:39 | 20:04 | 13h 6m | −1:40 | 19:07–19:55 | 🌔 60% |
| Sat 22 | 06:09 | 06:34 | 13:06 | 19:38 | 20:03 | 13h 4m | −1:41 | 19:06–19:54 | 🌔 69% |
| Sun 23 | 06:09 | 06:34 | 13:06 | 19:37 | 20:02 | 13h 3m | −1:42 | 19:05–19:52 | 🌔 77% |
| Mon 24 | 06:10 | 06:35 | 13:06 | 19:36 | 20:01 | 13h 1m | −1:42 | 19:04–19:51 | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 06:11 | 06:35 | 13:05 | 19:35 | 20:00 | 12h 59m | −1:43 | 19:03–19:50 | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 06:11 | 06:36 | 13:05 | 19:34 | 19:59 | 12h 57m | −1:43 | 19:02–19:49 | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 06:12 | 06:37 | 13:05 | 19:33 | 19:57 | 12h 56m | −1:44 | 19:00–19:48 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 06:12 | 06:37 | 13:05 | 19:32 | 19:56 | 12h 54m | −1:44 | 18:59–19:47 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 06:13 | 06:38 | 13:04 | 19:30 | 19:55 | 12h 52m | −1:45 | 18:58–19:45 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 06:14 | 06:38 | 13:04 | 19:29 | 19:54 | 12h 50m | −1:45 | 18:57–19:44 | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 06:14 | 06:39 | 13:04 | 19:28 | 19:53 | 12h 49m | −1:46 | 18:56–19:43 | 🌖 91% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:50 | 05:23 | 06:21 | 19:58 | 20:56 | 21:28 | 10h 23m | 77.3° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:51 | 05:24 | 06:21 | 19:57 | 20:55 | 21:27 | 10h 24m | 77.1° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:52 | 05:25 | 06:22 | 19:57 | 20:54 | 21:26 | 10h 26m | 76.8° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:53 | 05:25 | 06:23 | 19:56 | 20:53 | 21:25 | 10h 27m | 76.6° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:54 | 05:26 | 06:23 | 19:55 | 20:52 | 21:24 | 10h 29m | 76.3° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:55 | 05:27 | 06:24 | 19:54 | 20:51 | 21:23 | 10h 30m | 76.0° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:55 | 05:28 | 06:25 | 19:53 | 20:50 | 21:22 | 10h 31m | 75.7° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:56 | 05:29 | 06:25 | 19:52 | 20:49 | 21:21 | 10h 33m | 75.5° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:57 | 05:29 | 06:26 | 19:51 | 20:48 | 21:20 | 10h 34m | 75.2° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:58 | 05:30 | 06:26 | 19:51 | 20:47 | 21:18 | 10h 36m | 74.9° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 04:59 | 05:31 | 06:27 | 19:50 | 20:46 | 21:17 | 10h 38m | 74.6° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 05:00 | 05:32 | 06:28 | 19:49 | 20:45 | 21:16 | 10h 39m | 74.3° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 05:01 | 05:32 | 06:28 | 19:48 | 20:43 | 21:15 | 10h 41m | 74.0° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 05:02 | 05:33 | 06:29 | 19:47 | 20:42 | 21:14 | 10h 42m | 73.7° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 05:02 | 05:34 | 06:29 | 19:46 | 20:41 | 21:12 | 10h 44m | 73.4° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 05:03 | 05:35 | 06:30 | 19:45 | 20:40 | 21:11 | 10h 45m | 73.1° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 05:04 | 05:35 | 06:31 | 19:44 | 20:39 | 21:10 | 10h 47m | 72.7° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 05:05 | 05:36 | 06:31 | 19:43 | 20:38 | 21:09 | 10h 49m | 72.4° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 05:06 | 05:37 | 06:32 | 19:42 | 20:37 | 21:07 | 10h 50m | 72.1° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 05:07 | 05:38 | 06:32 | 19:41 | 20:35 | 21:06 | 10h 52m | 71.8° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 05:08 | 05:38 | 06:33 | 19:39 | 20:34 | 21:05 | 10h 54m | 71.4° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 05:08 | 05:39 | 06:34 | 19:38 | 20:33 | 21:03 | 10h 55m | 71.1° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 05:09 | 05:40 | 06:34 | 19:37 | 20:32 | 21:02 | 10h 57m | 70.8° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 05:10 | 05:40 | 06:35 | 19:36 | 20:30 | 21:01 | 10h 59m | 70.4° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 05:11 | 05:41 | 06:35 | 19:35 | 20:29 | 20:59 | 11h 0m | 70.1° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 05:12 | 05:42 | 06:36 | 19:34 | 20:28 | 20:58 | 11h 2m | 69.7° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 05:12 | 05:42 | 06:37 | 19:33 | 20:27 | 20:57 | 11h 4m | 69.4° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 05:13 | 05:43 | 06:37 | 19:32 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 11h 6m | 69.0° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 05:14 | 05:44 | 06:38 | 19:30 | 20:24 | 20:54 | 11h 7m | 68.7° | 281° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 05:15 | 05:45 | 06:38 | 19:29 | 20:23 | 20:53 | 11h 9m | 68.3° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 05:15 | 05:45 | 06:39 | 19:28 | 20:22 | 20:51 | 11h 11m | 68.0° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 06:15 | 06:39 | 13:03 | 19:27 | 19:51 | 12h 47m | −1:46 | 18:55–19:42 | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 06:15 | 06:40 | 13:03 | 19:26 | 19:50 | 12h 45m | −1:47 | 18:54–19:41 | 🌖 74% |
| Thu 3 | 06:16 | 06:41 | 13:03 | 19:24 | 19:49 | 12h 43m | −1:47 | 18:52–19:39 | 🌖 63% |
| Fri 4 | 06:17 | 06:41 | 13:02 | 19:23 | 19:48 | 12h 42m | −1:47 | 18:51–19:38 | 🌗 52% |
| Sat 5 | 06:17 | 06:42 | 13:02 | 19:22 | 19:46 | 12h 40m | −1:48 | 18:50–19:37 | 🌘 40% |
| Sun 6 | 06:18 | 06:42 | 13:02 | 19:21 | 19:45 | 12h 38m | −1:48 | 18:49–19:36 | 🌘 29% |
| Mon 7 | 06:18 | 06:43 | 13:01 | 19:19 | 19:44 | 12h 36m | −1:48 | 18:48–19:34 | 🌘 19% |
| Tue 8 | 06:19 | 06:43 | 13:01 | 19:18 | 19:43 | 12h 34m | −1:48 | 18:46–19:33 | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 06:20 | 06:44 | 13:01 | 19:17 | 19:41 | 12h 33m | −1:49 | 18:45–19:32 | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 06:20 | 06:44 | 13:00 | 19:16 | 19:40 | 12h 31m | −1:49 | 18:44–19:31 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 06:21 | 06:45 | 13:00 | 19:14 | 19:39 | 12h 29m | −1:49 | 18:43–19:29 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 06:21 | 06:46 | 13:00 | 19:13 | 19:37 | 12h 27m | −1:49 | 18:41–19:28 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 06:22 | 06:46 | 12:59 | 19:12 | 19:36 | 12h 25m | −1:50 | 18:40–19:27 | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 06:23 | 06:47 | 12:59 | 19:11 | 19:35 | 12h 23m | −1:50 | 18:39–19:25 | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 06:23 | 06:47 | 12:59 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 12h 22m | −1:50 | 18:38–19:24 | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 06:24 | 06:48 | 12:58 | 19:08 | 19:32 | 12h 20m | −1:50 | 18:36–19:23 | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 06:24 | 06:48 | 12:58 | 19:07 | 19:31 | 12h 18m | −1:50 | 18:35–19:22 | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 06:25 | 06:49 | 12:58 | 19:06 | 19:30 | 12h 16m | −1:50 | 18:34–19:20 | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 06:25 | 06:50 | 12:57 | 19:04 | 19:28 | 12h 14m | −1:50 | 18:33–19:19 | 🌓 53% |
| Sun 20 | 06:26 | 06:50 | 12:57 | 19:03 | 19:27 | 12h 12m | −1:51 | 18:31–19:18 | 🌔 62% |
| Mon 21 | 06:27 | 06:51 | 12:56 | 19:02 | 19:26 | 12h 11m | −1:51 | 18:30–19:16 | 🌔 71% |
| Tue 22 | 06:27 | 06:51 | 12:56 | 19:00 | 19:24 | 12h 9m | −1:51 | 18:29–19:15 | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 06:28 | 06:52 | 12:56 | 18:59 | 19:23 | 12h 7m | −1:51 | 18:27–19:14 | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 06:28 | 06:52 | 12:55 | 18:58 | 19:22 | 12h 5m | −1:51 | 18:26–19:13 | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 06:29 | 06:53 | 12:55 | 18:57 | 19:21 | 12h 3m | −1:51 | 18:25–19:11 | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 06:29 | 06:54 | 12:55 | 18:55 | 19:19 | 12h 1m | −1:51 | 18:24–19:10 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:30 | 06:54 | 12:54 | 18:54 | 19:18 | 12h 0m | −1:51 | 18:22–19:09 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 06:31 | 06:55 | 12:54 | 18:53 | 19:17 | 11h 58m | −1:51 | 18:21–19:08 | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 06:31 | 06:55 | 12:54 | 18:52 | 19:16 | 11h 56m | −1:51 | 18:20–19:06 | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 06:32 | 06:56 | 12:53 | 18:50 | 19:14 | 11h 54m | −1:51 | 18:18–19:05 | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Chengdu
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 7m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 9m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 58m.
Daylight through 2026
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 66 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 13:05 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.
It takes roughly 25 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 1.1× the 41 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, WNW.
Across August the sunset moves 30 minutes earlier, averaging about 60 seconds a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Chengdu
Arrive by 18:47. Golden hour opens at 19:02 and the sun is down by 19:34, 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 19:49 and runs to 19:59, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Chengdu today?
The sun sets in Chengdu at 19:34 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Chengdu?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 19:59 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Chengdu?
Evening golden hour runs 19:02 to 19:49 today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Chengdu covers the morning window and the coming week.