Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Datong, China

In Datong, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:55 and rises at 06:31. Daylight lasts 11h 23m; evening golden hour runs from 17:19 to 18:12.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
06:04
Sunrise
06:31
Solar noon
12:13
Sunset
17:55
Last light
18:22
Day length
11h 23m

17h 53m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:19 – 18:12
Blue hour
18:12 – 18:22
Max sun altitude
43.3°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
06:02 / 17:33

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 17:53 Golden hour 17:17 – 18:10 Day length 11h 21m vs today 3 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, 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 05:55 06:22 12:16 18:09 18:36 11h 47m −2:37 17:34–18:26 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:56 06:23 12:16 18:08 18:35 11h 44m −2:37 17:32–18:24 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:57 06:24 12:15 18:06 18:33 11h 42m −2:37 17:30–18:23 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:58 06:25 12:15 18:05 18:32 11h 39m −2:37 17:29–18:21 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:59 06:26 12:15 18:03 18:30 11h 36m −2:36 17:27–18:20 🌘 32%
Tue 6 06:00 06:27 12:15 18:01 18:28 11h 34m −2:36 17:25–18:18 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:01 06:28 12:14 18:00 18:27 11h 31m −2:36 17:24–18:16 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:02 06:29 12:14 17:58 18:25 11h 29m −2:36 17:22–18:15 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:03 06:30 12:14 17:57 18:24 11h 26m −2:36 17:20–18:13 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:04 06:31 12:13 17:55 18:22 11h 23m −2:35 17:19–18:12 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:05 06:32 12:13 17:53 18:21 11h 21m −2:35 17:17–18:10 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:06 06:33 12:13 17:52 18:19 11h 18m −2:35 17:15–18:09 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:07 06:34 12:13 17:50 18:18 11h 16m −2:34 17:14–18:07 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:08 06:35 12:12 17:49 18:16 11h 13m −2:34 17:12–18:06 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:09 06:36 12:12 17:47 18:15 11h 11m −2:33 17:11–18:04 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:10 06:37 12:12 17:46 18:13 11h 8m −2:33 17:09–18:03 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:11 06:38 12:12 17:44 18:12 11h 5m −2:32 17:08–18:01 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:12 06:40 12:12 17:43 18:10 11h 3m −2:32 17:06–18:00 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:13 06:41 12:11 17:41 18:09 11h 0m −2:31 17:04–17:58 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:14 06:42 12:11 17:40 18:08 10h 58m −2:31 17:03–17:57 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:15 06:43 12:11 17:39 18:06 10h 55m −2:30 17:01–17:56 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:16 06:44 12:11 17:37 18:05 10h 53m −2:29 17:00–17:54 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:17 06:45 12:11 17:36 18:03 10h 50m −2:29 16:58–17:53 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:18 06:46 12:11 17:34 18:02 10h 48m −2:28 16:57–17:51 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:19 06:47 12:10 17:33 18:01 10h 45m −2:27 16:55–17:50 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:20 06:48 12:10 17:32 18:00 10h 43m −2:26 16:54–17:49 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:22 06:49 12:10 17:30 17:58 10h 41m −2:26 16:53–17:48 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:23 06:51 12:10 17:29 17:57 10h 38m −2:25 16:51–17:46 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:24 06:52 12:10 17:28 17:56 10h 36m −2:24 16:50–17:45 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:25 06:53 12:10 17:27 17:55 10h 33m −2:23 16:49–17:44 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:26 06:54 12:10 17:25 17:53 10h 31m −2:22 16:47–17:43 🌖 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 04:52 05:24 06:22 18:09 19:08 19:40 12h 13m 46.7° 266° W
Fri 2 04:53 05:25 06:23 18:08 19:06 19:38 12h 16m 46.3° 266° W
Sat 3 04:54 05:26 06:24 18:06 19:05 19:36 12h 18m 46.0° 265° W
Sun 4 04:55 05:27 06:25 18:05 19:03 19:35 12h 21m 45.6° 265° W
Mon 5 04:56 05:28 06:26 18:03 19:01 19:33 12h 24m 45.2° 264° W
Tue 6 04:57 05:29 06:27 18:01 19:00 19:31 12h 26m 44.8° 264° W
Wed 7 04:58 05:30 06:28 18:00 18:58 19:30 12h 29m 44.4° 263° W
Thu 8 04:59 05:31 06:29 17:58 18:57 19:28 12h 31m 44.0° 263° W
Fri 9 05:00 05:32 06:30 17:57 18:55 19:27 12h 34m 43.7° 262° W
Sat 10 05:01 05:33 06:31 17:55 18:54 19:25 12h 37m 43.3° 262° W
Sun 11 05:02 05:34 06:32 17:53 18:52 19:23 12h 39m 42.9° 261° W
Mon 12 05:03 05:35 06:33 17:52 18:51 19:22 12h 42m 42.5° 261° W
Tue 13 05:04 05:36 06:34 17:50 18:49 19:20 12h 44m 42.1° 260° W
Wed 14 05:05 05:37 06:35 17:49 18:48 19:19 12h 47m 41.8° 260° W
Thu 15 05:06 05:38 06:36 17:47 18:46 19:17 12h 50m 41.4° 259° W
Fri 16 05:07 05:39 06:37 17:46 18:45 19:16 12h 52m 41.0° 259° W
Sat 17 05:08 05:40 06:38 17:44 18:43 19:15 12h 55m 40.7° 258° WSW
Sun 18 05:09 05:41 06:40 17:43 18:42 19:13 12h 57m 40.3° 258° WSW
Mon 19 05:10 05:42 06:41 17:41 18:40 19:12 13h 0m 39.9° 258° WSW
Tue 20 05:11 05:43 06:42 17:40 18:39 19:10 13h 2m 39.6° 257° WSW
Wed 21 05:12 05:44 06:43 17:39 18:38 19:09 13h 5m 39.2° 257° WSW
Thu 22 05:13 05:45 06:44 17:37 18:36 19:08 13h 7m 38.9° 256° WSW
Fri 23 05:14 05:46 06:45 17:36 18:35 19:06 13h 10m 38.5° 256° WSW
Sat 24 05:15 05:47 06:46 17:34 18:34 19:05 13h 12m 38.2° 255° WSW
Sun 25 05:16 05:48 06:47 17:33 18:33 19:04 13h 15m 37.8° 255° WSW
Mon 26 05:17 05:49 06:48 17:32 18:31 19:03 13h 17m 37.5° 254° WSW
Tue 27 05:18 05:50 06:49 17:30 18:30 19:02 13h 20m 37.1° 254° WSW
Wed 28 05:19 05:51 06:51 17:29 18:29 19:00 13h 22m 36.8° 253° WSW
Thu 29 05:20 05:52 06:52 17:28 18:28 18:59 13h 24m 36.5° 253° WSW
Fri 30 05:21 05:53 06:53 17:27 18:27 18:58 13h 27m 36.1° 253° WSW
Sat 31 05:22 05:54 06:54 17:25 18:25 18:57 13h 29m 35.8° 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 06:27 06:55 12:10 17:24 17:52 10h 29m −2:21 16:46–17:42 🌖 59%
Mon 2 06:28 06:56 12:10 17:23 17:51 10h 26m −2:19 16:45–17:40 🌗 48%
Tue 3 06:29 06:57 12:10 17:22 17:50 10h 24m −2:18 16:43–17:39 🌘 36%
Wed 4 06:30 06:58 12:10 17:21 17:49 10h 22m −2:17 16:42–17:38 🌘 26%
Thu 5 06:31 07:00 12:10 17:20 17:48 10h 20m −2:16 16:41–17:37 🌘 17%
Fri 6 06:32 07:01 12:10 17:19 17:47 10h 17m −2:14 16:40–17:36 🌘 10%
Sat 7 06:33 07:02 12:10 17:18 17:46 10h 15m −2:13 16:38–17:35 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:35 07:03 12:10 17:16 17:45 10h 13m −2:11 16:37–17:34 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:36 07:04 12:10 17:15 17:44 10h 11m −2:10 16:36–17:33 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:37 07:05 12:10 17:15 17:43 10h 9m −2:08 16:35–17:32 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:38 07:07 12:10 17:14 17:42 10h 7m −2:06 16:34–17:31 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:39 07:08 12:10 17:13 17:41 10h 4m −2:05 16:33–17:30 🌒 8%
Fri 13 06:40 07:09 12:11 17:12 17:41 10h 2m −2:03 16:32–17:30 🌒 14%
Sat 14 06:41 07:10 12:11 17:11 17:40 10h 0m −2:01 16:31–17:29 🌒 21%
Sun 15 06:42 07:11 12:11 17:10 17:39 9h 58m −1:59 16:30–17:28 🌒 29%
Mon 16 06:43 07:12 12:11 17:09 17:38 9h 56m −1:57 16:29–17:27 🌒 38%
Tue 17 06:44 07:14 12:11 17:09 17:38 9h 55m −1:55 16:28–17:26 🌓 48%
Wed 18 06:45 07:15 12:11 17:08 17:37 9h 53m −1:53 16:27–17:26 🌔 57%
Thu 19 06:46 07:16 12:12 17:07 17:36 9h 51m −1:50 16:26–17:25 🌔 67%
Fri 20 06:48 07:17 12:12 17:06 17:36 9h 49m −1:48 16:26–17:25 🌔 77%
Sat 21 06:49 07:18 12:12 17:06 17:35 9h 47m −1:46 16:25–17:24 🌔 85%
Sun 22 06:50 07:19 12:12 17:05 17:35 9h 46m −1:43 16:24–17:23 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:51 07:20 12:13 17:05 17:34 9h 44m −1:41 16:24–17:23 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:52 07:21 12:13 17:04 17:34 9h 42m −1:38 16:23–17:22 🌔 99%
Wed 25 06:53 07:23 12:13 17:04 17:33 9h 41m −1:35 16:22–17:22 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:54 07:24 12:14 17:03 17:33 9h 39m −1:33 16:22–17:22 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:55 07:25 12:14 17:03 17:33 9h 38m −1:30 16:21–17:21 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:56 07:26 12:14 17:02 17:32 9h 36m −1:27 16:21–17:21 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:57 07:27 12:15 17:02 17:32 9h 35m −1:24 16:20–17:20 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:58 07:28 12:15 17:02 17:32 9h 33m −1:21 16:20–17:20 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Datong

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 1m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 18m.

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

Daylight through 2026

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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

At 40.1°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 53 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — 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 W.

Sunset drifts 88 seconds earlier each day this month — 44 minutes from the first of October to the last.

At 1,054 m the horizon sits 1.12° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5.9 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 11.8 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Datong

Arrive by 17:04. Golden hour opens at 17:19 and the sun is down by 17:55, 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 18:12 and runs to 18:22, the end of civil twilight and 27m 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 17:55 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Datong?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 18:22 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Datong?

Evening golden hour runs 17:19 to 18:12 today, lasting 53m. Full golden hour times for Datong covers the morning window and the coming week.

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