Sunset and sunrise times in Harbin, China

In Harbin, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:23 and rises at 04:46. Daylight lasts 13h 37m; evening golden hour runs from 17:43 to 18:42.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light: 04:15
Sunrise: 04:46
Solar noon: 11:35
Sunset: 18:23
Last light: 18:54
Day length: 13h 37m

16h 2m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:43 – 18:42
Blue hour: 18:42 – 18:54
Max sun altitude: 54.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:32 / 02:12

The sun sets at 286° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 04:47 Sunset 18:21 Golden hour 17:41 – 18:40 Day length 13h 33m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Harbin is

Coordinates: 45.7500° N, 126.6500° E
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Current offset: UTC+08:00
Elevation: 140 m
Population: 5,242,897

Sunrise and sunset in Harbin, 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	03:41	04:16	11:39	19:02	19:37	14h 46m	−2:26	18:20–19:23	🌖 94%
Sun 2	03:42	04:17	11:39	19:01	19:35	14h 44m	−2:29	18:18–19:22	🌖 88%
Mon 3	03:44	04:18	11:39	19:00	19:34	14h 41m	−2:31	18:17–19:20	🌖 80%
Tue 4	03:45	04:19	11:39	18:58	19:32	14h 39m	−2:33	18:16–19:19	🌖 71%
Wed 5	03:46	04:20	11:39	18:57	19:31	14h 36m	−2:35	18:15–19:17	🌖 60%
Thu 6	03:48	04:21	11:39	18:56	19:29	14h 34m	−2:36	18:13–19:16	🌗 48%
Fri 7	03:49	04:23	11:39	18:54	19:28	14h 31m	−2:38	18:12–19:14	🌘 37%
Sat 8	03:50	04:24	11:39	18:53	19:26	14h 28m	−2:40	18:11–19:13	🌘 26%
Sun 9	03:52	04:25	11:38	18:51	19:24	14h 26m	−2:42	18:09–19:11	🌘 16%
Mon 10	03:53	04:26	11:38	18:50	19:23	14h 23m	−2:43	18:08–19:10	🌘 9%
Tue 11	03:54	04:27	11:38	18:48	19:21	14h 20m	−2:45	18:07–19:08	🌘 3%
Wed 12	03:56	04:29	11:38	18:47	19:19	14h 17m	−2:46	18:05–19:06	🌑 0%
Thu 13	03:57	04:30	11:38	18:45	19:18	14h 15m	−2:48	18:04–19:05	🌒 0%
Fri 14	03:58	04:31	11:38	18:43	19:16	14h 12m	−2:49	18:02–19:03	🌒 3%
Sat 15	04:00	04:32	11:37	18:42	19:14	14h 9m	−2:50	18:01–19:01	🌒 8%
Sun 16	04:01	04:34	11:37	18:40	19:12	14h 6m	−2:51	17:59–19:00	🌒 14%
Mon 17	04:02	04:35	11:37	18:38	19:11	14h 3m	−2:53	17:58–18:58	🌒 22%
Tue 18	04:04	04:36	11:37	18:37	19:09	14h 0m	−2:54	17:56–18:56	🌒 31%
Wed 19	04:05	04:37	11:37	18:35	19:07	13h 57m	−2:55	17:54–18:55	🌒 41%
Thu 20	04:07	04:39	11:36	18:33	19:05	13h 54m	−2:56	17:53–18:53	🌓 50%
Fri 21	04:08	04:40	11:36	18:32	19:03	13h 51m	−2:57	17:51–18:51	🌔 60%
Sat 22	04:09	04:41	11:36	18:30	19:02	13h 49m	−2:58	17:50–18:49	🌔 69%
Sun 23	04:11	04:42	11:36	18:28	19:00	13h 46m	−2:59	17:48–18:47	🌔 77%
Mon 24	04:12	04:43	11:35	18:26	18:58	13h 43m	−3:00	17:46–18:46	🌔 84%
Tue 25	04:13	04:45	11:35	18:25	18:56	13h 40m	−3:01	17:45–18:44	🌔 91%
Wed 26	04:15	04:46	11:35	18:23	18:54	13h 37m	−3:01	17:43–18:42	🌔 96%
Thu 27	04:16	04:47	11:35	18:21	18:52	13h 33m	−3:02	17:41–18:40	🌔 99%
Fri 28	04:17	04:48	11:34	18:19	18:50	13h 30m	−3:03	17:39–18:38	🌕 100%
Sat 29	04:19	04:50	11:34	18:17	18:48	13h 27m	−3:03	17:38–18:36	🌖 99%
Sun 30	04:20	04:51	11:34	18:16	18:46	13h 24m	−3:04	17:36–18:34	🌖 96%
Mon 31	04:21	04:52	11:33	18:14	18:45	13h 21m	−3:05	17:34–18:33	🌖 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	02:06	02:57	04:16	19:02	20:20	21:11	9h 14m	62.3°	297° WNW
Sun 2	02:08	02:59	04:17	19:01	20:18	21:09	9h 16m	62.0°	297° WNW
Mon 3	02:10	03:00	04:18	19:00	20:17	21:06	9h 19m	61.8°	296° WNW
Tue 4	02:12	03:02	04:19	18:58	20:15	21:04	9h 21m	61.5°	296° WNW
Wed 5	02:14	03:04	04:20	18:57	20:13	21:02	9h 24m	61.2°	296° WNW
Thu 6	02:16	03:05	04:21	18:56	20:11	21:00	9h 27m	61.0°	295° WNW
Fri 7	02:18	03:07	04:23	18:54	20:09	20:57	9h 29m	60.7°	295° WNW
Sat 8	02:21	03:08	04:24	18:53	20:08	20:55	9h 32m	60.4°	294° WNW
Sun 9	02:23	03:10	04:25	18:51	20:06	20:53	9h 35m	60.1°	294° WNW
Mon 10	02:25	03:12	04:26	18:50	20:04	20:50	9h 37m	59.8°	293° WNW
Tue 11	02:27	03:13	04:27	18:48	20:02	20:48	9h 40m	59.5°	293° WNW
Wed 12	02:29	03:15	04:29	18:47	20:00	20:46	9h 43m	59.2°	293° WNW
Thu 13	02:31	03:16	04:30	18:45	19:58	20:43	9h 46m	58.9°	292° WNW
Fri 14	02:33	03:18	04:31	18:43	19:56	20:41	9h 48m	58.6°	292° WNW
Sat 15	02:35	03:19	04:32	18:42	19:54	20:39	9h 51m	58.3°	291° WNW
Sun 16	02:36	03:21	04:34	18:40	19:52	20:36	9h 54m	58.0°	291° WNW
Mon 17	02:38	03:23	04:35	18:38	19:50	20:34	9h 57m	57.7°	290° WNW
Tue 18	02:40	03:24	04:36	18:37	19:48	20:32	10h 0m	57.4°	290° WNW
Wed 19	02:42	03:26	04:37	18:35	19:46	20:29	10h 3m	57.0°	289° WNW
Thu 20	02:44	03:27	04:39	18:33	19:44	20:27	10h 6m	56.7°	289° WNW
Fri 21	02:46	03:29	04:40	18:32	19:42	20:25	10h 9m	56.4°	288° WNW
Sat 22	02:48	03:30	04:41	18:30	19:40	20:22	10h 12m	56.0°	288° WNW
Sun 23	02:50	03:32	04:42	18:28	19:38	20:20	10h 15m	55.7°	287° WNW
Mon 24	02:52	03:33	04:43	18:26	19:36	20:18	10h 18m	55.4°	287° WNW
Tue 25	02:53	03:35	04:45	18:25	19:34	20:15	10h 21m	55.0°	286° WNW
Wed 26	02:55	03:36	04:46	18:23	19:32	20:13	10h 24m	54.7°	286° WNW
Thu 27	02:57	03:38	04:47	18:21	19:30	20:11	10h 27m	54.3°	285° WNW
Fri 28	02:59	03:39	04:48	18:19	19:28	20:08	10h 30m	54.0°	285° WNW
Sat 29	03:00	03:41	04:50	18:17	19:26	20:06	10h 33m	53.6°	284° WNW
Sun 30	03:02	03:42	04:51	18:16	19:24	20:04	10h 36m	53.3°	284° WNW
Mon 31	03:04	03:44	04:52	18:14	19:22	20:01	10h 39m	52.9°	283° 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	04:22	04:53	11:33	18:12	18:43	13h 18m	−3:05	17:32–18:31	🌖 83%
Wed 2	04:24	04:55	11:33	18:10	18:41	13h 15m	−3:06	17:30–18:29	🌖 74%
Thu 3	04:25	04:56	11:32	18:08	18:39	13h 12m	−3:06	17:29–18:27	🌖 63%
Fri 4	04:26	04:57	11:32	18:06	18:37	13h 9m	−3:07	17:27–18:25	🌗 52%
Sat 5	04:28	04:58	11:32	18:04	18:35	13h 6m	−3:07	17:25–18:23	🌘 40%
Sun 6	04:29	04:59	11:31	18:03	18:33	13h 3m	−3:08	17:23–18:21	🌘 29%
Mon 7	04:30	05:01	11:31	18:01	18:31	12h 59m	−3:08	17:21–18:19	🌘 19%
Tue 8	04:32	05:02	11:31	17:59	18:29	12h 56m	−3:09	17:19–18:17	🌘 11%
Wed 9	04:33	05:03	11:30	17:57	18:27	12h 53m	−3:09	17:17–18:15	🌘 5%
Thu 10	04:34	05:04	11:30	17:55	18:25	12h 50m	−3:09	17:16–18:13	🌘 1%
Fri 11	04:35	05:06	11:30	17:53	18:23	12h 47m	−3:10	17:14–18:11	🌑 0%
Sat 12	04:37	05:07	11:29	17:51	18:21	12h 44m	−3:10	17:12–18:09	🌒 2%
Sun 13	04:38	05:08	11:29	17:49	18:19	12h 40m	−3:10	17:10–18:07	🌒 5%
Mon 14	04:39	05:09	11:29	17:47	18:17	12h 37m	−3:10	17:08–18:05	🌒 11%
Tue 15	04:41	05:11	11:28	17:45	18:15	12h 34m	−3:11	17:06–18:03	🌒 18%
Wed 16	04:42	05:12	11:28	17:43	18:13	12h 31m	−3:11	17:04–18:01	🌒 26%
Thu 17	04:43	05:13	11:28	17:41	18:11	12h 28m	−3:11	17:02–17:59	🌒 34%
Fri 18	04:44	05:14	11:27	17:39	18:09	12h 25m	−3:11	17:00–17:58	🌒 44%
Sat 19	04:46	05:15	11:27	17:37	18:07	12h 21m	−3:11	16:58–17:56	🌓 53%
Sun 20	04:47	05:17	11:26	17:35	18:05	12h 18m	−3:11	16:56–17:54	🌔 62%
Mon 21	04:48	05:18	11:26	17:33	18:03	12h 15m	−3:12	16:54–17:52	🌔 71%
Tue 22	04:49	05:19	11:26	17:32	18:01	12h 12m	−3:12	16:52–17:50	🌔 79%
Wed 23	04:51	05:20	11:25	17:30	17:59	12h 9m	−3:12	16:50–17:48	🌔 87%
Thu 24	04:52	05:22	11:25	17:28	17:57	12h 5m	−3:12	16:48–17:46	🌔 93%
Fri 25	04:53	05:23	11:25	17:26	17:55	12h 2m	−3:12	16:46–17:44	🌔 97%
Sat 26	04:55	05:24	11:24	17:24	17:53	11h 59m	−3:12	16:44–17:42	🌔 100%
Sun 27	04:56	05:25	11:24	17:22	17:51	11h 56m	−3:12	16:42–17:40	🌕 100%
Mon 28	04:57	05:27	11:24	17:20	17:49	11h 53m	−3:12	16:41–17:38	🌖 98%
Tue 29	04:58	05:28	11:23	17:18	17:48	11h 49m	−3:12	16:39–17:36	🌖 93%
Wed 30	05:00	05:29	11:23	17:16	17:46	11h 46m	−3:12	16:37–17:34	🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Harbin

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 43m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 8h 40m.

Between them the day length swings by 7h 2m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:48 on 10 December; the latest is 19:27 on 26 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 03:43 on 16 June to 07:14 on 2 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 13m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Harbin different

On standard time the sun peaks at 11:35, 25 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

Light lingers for 31 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 7 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 45.8°N buys you.

Photographers get 59 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.4× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 7h 2m, one of the widest swings of any China city on the site.

Between solstices the sunset walks 70° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, NW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 49 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 97 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Harbin

Arrive by 17:28. Golden hour opens at 17:43 and the sun is down by 18:23, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 286° 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 18:42 and runs to 18:54, the end of civil twilight and 31m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Harbin — 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 Harbin today?

The sun sets in Harbin at 18:23 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Harbin?

It takes 31m. Civil twilight ends at 18:54 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Harbin?

Evening golden hour runs 17:43 to 18:42 today, lasting 59m. Full golden hour times for Harbin covers the morning window and the coming week.