Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Dalian, China

In Dalian, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:23 and rises at 05:57. Daylight lasts 11h 25m; evening golden hour runs from 16:47 to 17:39.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:30
Sunrise
05:57
Solar noon
11:40
Sunset
17:23
Last light
17:49
Day length
11h 25m

17h 21m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:47 – 17:39
Blue hour
17:39 – 17:49
Max sun altitude
44.5°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:27 / 17:01

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 17:21 Golden hour 16:45 – 17:38 Day length 11h 23m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Dalian is

Coordinates
38.9122° N, 121.6022° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
33 m
Population
4,913,879

Sunrise and sunset in Dalian, 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 05:22 05:49 11:43 17:37 18:03 11h 48m −2:31 17:01–17:53 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:23 05:49 11:43 17:35 18:02 11h 45m −2:30 17:00–17:51 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:24 05:50 11:42 17:33 18:00 11h 43m −2:30 16:58–17:50 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:25 05:51 11:42 17:32 17:58 11h 40m −2:30 16:56–17:48 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:26 05:52 11:42 17:30 17:57 11h 38m −2:30 16:55–17:47 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:27 05:53 11:41 17:29 17:55 11h 35m −2:30 16:53–17:45 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:28 05:54 11:41 17:27 17:54 11h 33m −2:30 16:52–17:44 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:28 05:55 11:41 17:26 17:52 11h 30m −2:29 16:50–17:42 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:29 05:56 11:40 17:24 17:51 11h 28m −2:29 16:49–17:41 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:30 05:57 11:40 17:23 17:49 11h 25m −2:29 16:47–17:39 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:31 05:58 11:40 17:21 17:48 11h 23m −2:29 16:45–17:38 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:32 05:59 11:40 17:20 17:46 11h 20m −2:28 16:44–17:36 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:33 06:00 11:39 17:18 17:45 11h 18m −2:28 16:42–17:35 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:34 06:01 11:39 17:17 17:44 11h 15m −2:27 16:41–17:33 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:35 06:02 11:39 17:15 17:42 11h 13m −2:27 16:39–17:32 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:36 06:03 11:39 17:14 17:41 11h 10m −2:27 16:38–17:30 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:37 06:04 11:38 17:12 17:39 11h 8m −2:26 16:36–17:29 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:38 06:05 11:38 17:11 17:38 11h 6m −2:26 16:35–17:28 🌓 45%
Mon 19 05:39 06:06 11:38 17:10 17:37 11h 3m −2:25 16:33–17:26 🌔 55%
Tue 20 05:40 06:07 11:38 17:08 17:35 11h 1m −2:24 16:32–17:25 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:41 06:08 11:38 17:07 17:34 10h 58m −2:24 16:30–17:23 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:42 06:09 11:38 17:06 17:33 10h 56m −2:23 16:29–17:22 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:43 06:10 11:37 17:04 17:31 10h 54m −2:23 16:27–17:21 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:44 06:11 11:37 17:03 17:30 10h 51m −2:22 16:26–17:20 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:45 06:12 11:37 17:02 17:29 10h 49m −2:21 16:25–17:18 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:46 06:13 11:37 17:00 17:28 10h 46m −2:20 16:23–17:17 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:47 06:14 11:37 16:59 17:26 10h 44m −2:19 16:22–17:16 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:48 06:15 11:37 16:58 17:25 10h 42m −2:19 16:21–17:15 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:49 06:17 11:37 16:57 17:24 10h 40m −2:18 16:19–17:13 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:50 06:18 11:37 16:55 17:23 10h 37m −2:17 16:18–17:12 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:51 06:19 11:37 16:54 17:22 10h 35m −2:16 16:17–17:11 🌖 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 04:20 04:51 05:49 17:37 18:34 19:05 12h 12m 47.9° 266° W
Fri 2 04:21 04:52 05:49 17:35 18:32 19:04 12h 15m 47.5° 266° W
Sat 3 04:22 04:53 05:50 17:33 18:31 19:02 12h 17m 47.1° 265° W
Sun 4 04:23 04:54 05:51 17:32 18:29 19:00 12h 20m 46.8° 265° W
Mon 5 04:24 04:55 05:52 17:30 18:28 18:59 12h 22m 46.4° 265° W
Tue 6 04:25 04:56 05:53 17:29 18:26 18:57 12h 25m 46.0° 264° W
Wed 7 04:26 04:57 05:54 17:27 18:25 18:56 12h 27m 45.6° 264° W
Thu 8 04:27 04:58 05:55 17:26 18:23 18:54 12h 30m 45.2° 263° W
Fri 9 04:28 04:59 05:56 17:24 18:22 18:53 12h 32m 44.8° 263° W
Sat 10 04:29 04:59 05:57 17:23 18:20 18:51 12h 35m 44.5° 262° W
Sun 11 04:29 05:00 05:58 17:21 18:19 18:50 12h 37m 44.1° 262° W
Mon 12 04:30 05:01 05:59 17:20 18:17 18:48 12h 40m 43.7° 261° W
Tue 13 04:31 05:02 06:00 17:18 18:16 18:47 12h 42m 43.3° 261° W
Wed 14 04:32 05:03 06:01 17:17 18:14 18:45 12h 45m 43.0° 260° W
Thu 15 04:33 05:04 06:02 17:15 18:13 18:44 12h 47m 42.6° 260° W
Fri 16 04:34 05:05 06:03 17:14 18:12 18:42 12h 50m 42.2° 259° W
Sat 17 04:35 05:06 06:04 17:12 18:10 18:41 12h 52m 41.9° 259° WSW
Sun 18 04:36 05:07 06:05 17:11 18:09 18:40 12h 55m 41.5° 258° WSW
Mon 19 04:37 05:08 06:06 17:10 18:08 18:38 12h 57m 41.1° 258° WSW
Tue 20 04:38 05:09 06:07 17:08 18:06 18:37 12h 59m 40.8° 257° WSW
Wed 21 04:39 05:10 06:08 17:07 18:05 18:36 13h 2m 40.4° 257° WSW
Thu 22 04:40 05:11 06:09 17:06 18:04 18:35 13h 4m 40.1° 256° WSW
Fri 23 04:41 05:12 06:10 17:04 18:02 18:33 13h 7m 39.7° 256° WSW
Sat 24 04:42 05:13 06:11 17:03 18:01 18:32 13h 9m 39.4° 255° WSW
Sun 25 04:43 05:14 06:12 17:02 18:00 18:31 13h 11m 39.0° 255° WSW
Mon 26 04:44 05:15 06:13 17:00 17:59 18:30 13h 14m 38.7° 255° WSW
Tue 27 04:45 05:16 06:14 16:59 17:58 18:29 13h 16m 38.3° 254° WSW
Wed 28 04:46 05:17 06:15 16:58 17:56 18:27 13h 18m 38.0° 254° WSW
Thu 29 04:47 05:18 06:17 16:57 17:55 18:26 13h 21m 37.7° 253° WSW
Fri 30 04:48 05:19 06:18 16:55 17:54 18:25 13h 23m 37.3° 253° WSW
Sat 31 04:49 05:20 06:19 16:54 17:53 18:24 13h 25m 37.0° 252° 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 05:52 06:20 11:37 16:53 17:21 10h 33m −2:15 16:15–17:10 🌖 59%
Mon 2 05:53 06:21 11:37 16:52 17:20 10h 31m −2:13 16:14–17:09 🌗 48%
Tue 3 05:54 06:22 11:37 16:51 17:19 10h 28m −2:12 16:13–17:08 🌘 36%
Wed 4 05:55 06:23 11:37 16:50 17:17 10h 26m −2:11 16:12–17:07 🌘 26%
Thu 5 05:56 06:24 11:37 16:49 17:16 10h 24m −2:10 16:11–17:06 🌘 17%
Fri 6 05:57 06:25 11:37 16:48 17:16 10h 22m −2:08 16:09–17:05 🌘 10%
Sat 7 05:58 06:26 11:37 16:47 17:15 10h 20m −2:07 16:08–17:04 🌘 4%
Sun 8 05:59 06:27 11:37 16:46 17:14 10h 18m −2:06 16:07–17:03 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:00 06:29 11:37 16:45 17:13 10h 16m −2:04 16:06–17:02 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:02 06:30 11:37 16:44 17:12 10h 14m −2:03 16:05–17:01 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:03 06:31 11:37 16:43 17:11 10h 12m −2:01 16:04–17:00 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:04 06:32 11:37 16:42 17:10 10h 10m −1:59 16:03–16:59 🌒 8%
Fri 13 06:05 06:33 11:37 16:41 17:09 10h 8m −1:57 16:02–16:59 🌒 14%
Sat 14 06:06 06:34 11:37 16:40 17:09 10h 6m −1:56 16:01–16:58 🌒 21%
Sun 15 06:07 06:35 11:38 16:40 17:08 10h 4m −1:54 16:00–16:57 🌒 29%
Mon 16 06:08 06:36 11:38 16:39 17:07 10h 2m −1:52 15:59–16:56 🌒 38%
Tue 17 06:09 06:37 11:38 16:38 17:07 10h 0m −1:50 15:59–16:56 🌓 48%
Wed 18 06:10 06:39 11:38 16:37 17:06 9h 58m −1:48 15:58–16:55 🌔 57%
Thu 19 06:11 06:40 11:38 16:37 17:05 9h 56m −1:46 15:57–16:54 🌔 67%
Fri 20 06:12 06:41 11:39 16:36 17:05 9h 55m −1:43 15:56–16:54 🌔 77%
Sat 21 06:13 06:42 11:39 16:35 17:04 9h 53m −1:41 15:56–16:53 🌔 85%
Sun 22 06:14 06:43 11:39 16:35 17:04 9h 51m −1:39 15:55–16:53 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:15 06:44 11:39 16:34 17:03 9h 50m −1:36 15:54–16:52 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:16 06:45 11:40 16:34 17:03 9h 48m −1:34 15:54–16:52 🌔 99%
Wed 25 06:17 06:46 11:40 16:33 17:03 9h 47m −1:31 15:53–16:51 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:18 06:47 11:40 16:33 17:02 9h 45m −1:29 15:53–16:51 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:19 06:48 11:41 16:33 17:02 9h 44m −1:26 15:52–16:51 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:20 06:49 11:41 16:32 17:02 9h 42m −1:23 15:52–16:50 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:21 06:50 11:41 16:32 17:01 9h 41m −1:20 15:51–16:50 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:22 06:51 11:42 16:32 17:01 9h 40m −1:17 15:51–16:50 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Dalian

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 53m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 26m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 27m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:31 on 7 December; the latest is 19:23 on 28 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 04:27 on 14 June to 07:12 on 5 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Dalian different

At 38.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 27 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.

Evening golden hour runs 52 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 38.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 62° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 85 seconds earlier each day this month — 42 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Dalian

Arrive by 16:32. Golden hour opens at 16:47 and the sun is down by 17:23, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° 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 17:39 and runs to 17:49, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Dalian — 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 Dalian today?

The sun sets in Dalian at 17:23 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Dalian?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 17:49 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Dalian?

Evening golden hour runs 16:47 to 17:39 today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Dalian covers the morning window and the coming week.

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