Sunset and sunrise times in Datong, China

In Datong, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:08 and rises at 05:48. Daylight lasts 13h 20m; evening golden hour runs from 18:32 to 19:25.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light: 05:20
Sunrise: 05:48
Solar noon: 12:28
Sunset: 19:08
Last light: 19:36
Day length: 13h 20m

16h 47m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:32 – 19:25
Blue hour: 19:25 – 19:36
Max sun altitude: 60.3°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:11 / 03:26

The sun sets at 284° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 19:06 Golden hour 18:30 – 19:24 Day length 13h 17m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Datong is

Coordinates: 40.0936° N, 113.2914° E
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Current offset: UTC+08:00
Elevation: 1,054 m
Population: 1,850,000

Sunrise and sunset in Datong, 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	04:54	05:24	12:33	19:41	20:11	14h 16m	−1:58	19:02–19:59	🌖 94%
Sun 2	04:55	05:25	12:33	19:40	20:10	14h 14m	−1:59	19:01–19:58	🌖 88%
Mon 3	04:56	05:26	12:33	19:39	20:09	14h 12m	−2:01	19:00–19:57	🌖 80%
Tue 4	04:57	05:27	12:32	19:37	20:08	14h 10m	−2:03	18:59–19:56	🌖 71%
Wed 5	04:58	05:28	12:32	19:36	20:06	14h 8m	−2:04	18:58–19:55	🌖 60%
Thu 6	04:59	05:29	12:32	19:35	20:05	14h 6m	−2:06	18:57–19:53	🌗 48%
Fri 7	05:00	05:30	12:32	19:34	20:04	14h 4m	−2:07	18:56–19:52	🌘 37%
Sat 8	05:01	05:31	12:32	19:33	20:02	14h 2m	−2:09	18:55–19:51	🌘 26%
Sun 9	05:02	05:32	12:32	19:32	20:01	13h 59m	−2:10	18:54–19:50	🌘 16%
Mon 10	05:03	05:33	12:32	19:30	20:00	13h 57m	−2:12	18:53–19:48	🌘 9%
Tue 11	05:04	05:34	12:32	19:29	19:58	13h 55m	−2:13	18:52–19:47	🌘 3%
Wed 12	05:05	05:34	12:31	19:28	19:57	13h 53m	−2:14	18:50–19:46	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:06	05:35	12:31	19:26	19:56	13h 51m	−2:16	18:49–19:44	🌒 0%
Fri 14	05:07	05:36	12:31	19:25	19:54	13h 48m	−2:17	18:48–19:43	🌒 3%
Sat 15	05:08	05:37	12:31	19:24	19:53	13h 46m	−2:18	18:47–19:41	🌒 8%
Sun 16	05:09	05:38	12:31	19:22	19:51	13h 44m	−2:19	18:45–19:40	🌒 14%
Mon 17	05:10	05:39	12:30	19:21	19:50	13h 41m	−2:20	18:44–19:39	🌒 22%
Tue 18	05:11	05:40	12:30	19:20	19:48	13h 39m	−2:21	18:43–19:37	🌒 31%
Wed 19	05:12	05:41	12:30	19:18	19:47	13h 37m	−2:22	18:41–19:36	🌒 41%
Thu 20	05:13	05:42	12:30	19:17	19:45	13h 34m	−2:23	18:40–19:34	🌓 50%
Fri 21	05:14	05:43	12:30	19:15	19:44	13h 32m	−2:24	18:39–19:33	🌔 60%
Sat 22	05:15	05:44	12:29	19:14	19:42	13h 29m	−2:25	18:37–19:31	🌔 69%
Sun 23	05:16	05:45	12:29	19:12	19:41	13h 27m	−2:25	18:36–19:30	🌔 77%
Mon 24	05:18	05:46	12:29	19:11	19:39	13h 25m	−2:26	18:34–19:28	🌔 84%
Tue 25	05:19	05:47	12:29	19:10	19:38	13h 22m	−2:27	18:33–19:27	🌔 91%
Wed 26	05:20	05:48	12:28	19:08	19:36	13h 20m	−2:28	18:32–19:25	🌔 96%
Thu 27	05:21	05:49	12:28	19:06	19:35	13h 17m	−2:28	18:30–19:24	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:22	05:50	12:28	19:05	19:33	13h 15m	−2:29	18:29–19:22	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:23	05:51	12:27	19:03	19:31	13h 12m	−2:30	18:27–19:20	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:24	05:52	12:27	19:02	19:30	13h 10m	−2:30	18:26–19:19	🌖 96%
Mon 31	05:25	05:53	12:27	19:00	19:28	13h 7m	−2:31	18:24–19:17	🌖 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	03:35	04:16	05:24	19:41	20:48	21:29	9h 44m	67.9°	295° WNW
Sun 2	03:36	04:17	05:25	19:40	20:47	21:28	9h 46m	67.7°	294° WNW
Mon 3	03:38	04:19	05:26	19:39	20:46	21:26	9h 48m	67.4°	294° WNW
Tue 4	03:39	04:20	05:27	19:37	20:44	21:25	9h 50m	67.1°	293° WNW
Wed 5	03:41	04:21	05:28	19:36	20:43	21:23	9h 52m	66.9°	293° WNW
Thu 6	03:42	04:22	05:29	19:35	20:42	21:21	9h 54m	66.6°	293° WNW
Fri 7	03:44	04:23	05:30	19:34	20:40	21:20	9h 56m	66.3°	292° WNW
Sat 8	03:45	04:25	05:31	19:33	20:39	21:18	9h 58m	66.0°	292° WNW
Sun 9	03:46	04:26	05:32	19:32	20:37	21:16	10h 0m	65.8°	292° WNW
Mon 10	03:48	04:27	05:33	19:30	20:36	21:14	10h 3m	65.5°	291° WNW
Tue 11	03:49	04:28	05:34	19:29	20:34	21:13	10h 5m	65.2°	291° WNW
Wed 12	03:51	04:29	05:34	19:28	20:33	21:11	10h 7m	64.9°	290° WNW
Thu 13	03:52	04:30	05:35	19:26	20:31	21:09	10h 9m	64.6°	290° WNW
Fri 14	03:54	04:32	05:36	19:25	20:30	21:07	10h 12m	64.3°	290° WNW
Sat 15	03:55	04:33	05:37	19:24	20:28	21:06	10h 14m	64.0°	289° WNW
Sun 16	03:56	04:34	05:38	19:22	20:26	21:04	10h 16m	63.6°	289° WNW
Mon 17	03:58	04:35	05:39	19:21	20:25	21:02	10h 19m	63.3°	288° WNW
Tue 18	03:59	04:36	05:40	19:20	20:23	21:00	10h 21m	63.0°	288° WNW
Wed 19	04:01	04:38	05:41	19:18	20:22	20:58	10h 23m	62.7°	287° WNW
Thu 20	04:02	04:39	05:42	19:17	20:20	20:57	10h 26m	62.4°	287° WNW
Fri 21	04:03	04:40	05:43	19:15	20:18	20:55	10h 28m	62.0°	287° WNW
Sat 22	04:05	04:41	05:44	19:14	20:17	20:53	10h 31m	61.7°	286° WNW
Sun 23	04:06	04:42	05:45	19:12	20:15	20:51	10h 33m	61.3°	286° WNW
Mon 24	04:07	04:43	05:46	19:11	20:13	20:49	10h 35m	61.0°	285° WNW
Tue 25	04:09	04:45	05:47	19:10	20:12	20:47	10h 38m	60.7°	285° WNW
Wed 26	04:10	04:46	05:48	19:08	20:10	20:45	10h 40m	60.3°	284° WNW
Thu 27	04:11	04:47	05:49	19:06	20:08	20:44	10h 43m	60.0°	284° WNW
Fri 28	04:13	04:48	05:50	19:05	20:07	20:42	10h 45m	59.6°	283° WNW
Sat 29	04:14	04:49	05:51	19:03	20:05	20:40	10h 48m	59.3°	283° WNW
Sun 30	04:15	04:50	05:52	19:02	20:03	20:38	10h 50m	58.9°	282° WNW
Mon 31	04:16	04:51	05:53	19:00	20:01	20:36	10h 53m	58.5°	282° WNW

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

Longest and shortest day in Datong

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 1m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 18m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 42m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:01 on 8 December; the latest is 20:00 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 04:57 on 14 June to 07:49 on 5 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Datong different

Clock noon and solar noon are 29 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:28 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

At 40.1°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 28 minutes to arrive: 4 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.

Evening golden hour runs 54 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 40.1° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 5h 42m, one of the widest swings of any China city on the site.

Over a year the sunset point slides 63° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Sunset drifts 81 seconds earlier each day this month — 40 minutes from the first of August to the last.

At 1,054 m the horizon sits 1.12° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 6.1 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 12.1 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Datong

Arrive by 18:17. Golden hour opens at 18:32 and the sun is down by 19:08, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 284° 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 19:25 and runs to 19:36, the end of civil twilight and 28m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Datong — 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 Datong today?

The sun sets in Datong at 19:08 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Datong?

It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 19:36 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Datong?

Evening golden hour runs 18:32 to 19:25 today, lasting 53m. Full golden hour times for Datong covers the morning window and the coming week.