Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Hefei, China

In Hefei, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:45 and rises at 06:10. Daylight lasts 11h 34m; evening golden hour runs from 17:12 to 18:00.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:45
Sunrise
06:10
Solar noon
11:57
Sunset
17:45
Last light
18:09
Day length
11h 34m

17h 43m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:12 – 18:00
Blue hour
18:00 – 18:09
Max sun altitude
51.5°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:40 / 17:25

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 17:43 Golden hour 17:11 – 17:58 Day length 11h 32m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Hefei is

Coordinates
31.8639° N, 117.2808° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
24 m
Population
5,050,000

Sunrise and sunset in Hefei, 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 05:40 06:04 12:00 17:56 18:20 11h 52m −1:56 17:24–18:11 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:40 06:05 12:00 17:55 18:19 11h 50m −1:56 17:22–18:10 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:41 06:05 12:00 17:53 18:18 11h 48m −1:56 17:21–18:08 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:41 06:06 11:59 17:52 18:16 11h 46m −1:56 17:20–18:07 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:42 06:06 11:59 17:51 18:15 11h 44m −1:55 17:18–18:06 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:43 06:07 11:59 17:50 18:14 11h 42m −1:55 17:17–18:05 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:43 06:08 11:58 17:48 18:13 11h 40m −1:55 17:16–18:03 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:44 06:08 11:58 17:47 18:11 11h 38m −1:55 17:15–18:02 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:45 06:09 11:58 17:46 18:10 11h 36m −1:55 17:13–18:01 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:45 06:10 11:57 17:45 18:09 11h 34m −1:54 17:12–18:00 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:46 06:11 11:57 17:43 18:08 11h 32m −1:54 17:11–17:58 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:47 06:11 11:57 17:42 18:07 11h 30m −1:54 17:09–17:57 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:47 06:12 11:57 17:41 18:06 11h 29m −1:54 17:08–17:56 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:48 06:13 11:56 17:40 18:04 11h 27m −1:53 17:07–17:55 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:49 06:13 11:56 17:39 18:03 11h 25m −1:53 17:06–17:54 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:49 06:14 11:56 17:37 18:02 11h 23m −1:53 17:05–17:53 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:50 06:15 11:56 17:36 18:01 11h 21m −1:52 17:03–17:51 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:51 06:16 11:56 17:35 18:00 11h 19m −1:52 17:02–17:50 🌓 45%
Mon 19 05:52 06:16 11:55 17:34 17:59 11h 17m −1:51 17:01–17:49 🌔 55%
Tue 20 05:52 06:17 11:55 17:33 17:58 11h 16m −1:51 17:00–17:48 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:53 06:18 11:55 17:32 17:57 11h 14m −1:50 16:59–17:47 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:54 06:18 11:55 17:31 17:56 11h 12m −1:50 16:58–17:46 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:54 06:19 11:55 17:30 17:55 11h 10m −1:49 16:56–17:45 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:55 06:20 11:55 17:29 17:54 11h 8m −1:49 16:55–17:44 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:56 06:21 11:54 17:28 17:53 11h 6m −1:48 16:54–17:43 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:57 06:22 11:54 17:27 17:52 11h 5m −1:47 16:53–17:42 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:57 06:22 11:54 17:26 17:51 11h 3m −1:47 16:52–17:41 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:58 06:23 11:54 17:25 17:50 11h 1m −1:46 16:51–17:40 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:59 06:24 11:54 17:24 17:49 10h 59m −1:45 16:50–17:39 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:00 06:25 11:54 17:23 17:48 10h 58m −1:44 16:49–17:38 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:00 06:26 11:54 17:22 17:47 10h 56m −1:44 16:48–17:37 🌖 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 04:43 05:11 06:04 17:56 18:49 19:17 12h 8m 55.0° 267° W
Fri 2 04:43 05:12 06:05 17:55 18:47 19:16 12h 10m 54.6° 266° W
Sat 3 04:44 05:13 06:05 17:53 18:46 19:14 12h 12m 54.2° 266° W
Sun 4 04:45 05:13 06:06 17:52 18:45 19:13 12h 14m 53.8° 265° W
Mon 5 04:45 05:14 06:06 17:51 18:43 19:12 12h 16m 53.4° 265° W
Tue 6 04:46 05:14 06:07 17:50 18:42 19:10 12h 18m 53.0° 264° W
Wed 7 04:47 05:15 06:08 17:48 18:41 19:09 12h 20m 52.6° 264° W
Thu 8 04:47 05:16 06:08 17:47 18:40 19:08 12h 22m 52.3° 264° W
Fri 9 04:48 05:16 06:09 17:46 18:39 19:07 12h 24m 51.9° 263° W
Sat 10 04:49 05:17 06:10 17:45 18:37 19:06 12h 25m 51.5° 263° W
Sun 11 04:49 05:18 06:11 17:43 18:36 19:04 12h 27m 51.1° 262° W
Mon 12 04:50 05:18 06:11 17:42 18:35 19:03 12h 29m 50.8° 262° W
Tue 13 04:51 05:19 06:12 17:41 18:34 19:02 12h 31m 50.4° 261° W
Wed 14 04:51 05:20 06:13 17:40 18:33 19:01 12h 33m 50.0° 261° W
Thu 15 04:52 05:20 06:13 17:39 18:32 19:00 12h 35m 49.6° 260° W
Fri 16 04:53 05:21 06:14 17:37 18:30 18:59 12h 37m 49.3° 260° W
Sat 17 04:53 05:22 06:15 17:36 18:29 18:58 12h 39m 48.9° 260° W
Sun 18 04:54 05:22 06:16 17:35 18:28 18:57 12h 41m 48.5° 259° W
Mon 19 04:55 05:23 06:16 17:34 18:27 18:55 12h 42m 48.2° 259° WSW
Tue 20 04:55 05:24 06:17 17:33 18:26 18:54 12h 44m 47.8° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:56 05:24 06:18 17:32 18:25 18:53 12h 46m 47.5° 258° WSW
Thu 22 04:57 05:25 06:18 17:31 18:24 18:52 12h 48m 47.1° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:58 05:26 06:19 17:30 18:23 18:51 12h 50m 46.7° 257° WSW
Sat 24 04:58 05:27 06:20 17:29 18:22 18:50 12h 52m 46.4° 257° WSW
Sun 25 04:59 05:27 06:21 17:28 18:21 18:50 12h 53m 46.1° 256° WSW
Mon 26 05:00 05:28 06:22 17:27 18:20 18:49 12h 55m 45.7° 256° WSW
Tue 27 05:00 05:29 06:22 17:26 18:19 18:48 12h 57m 45.4° 255° WSW
Wed 28 05:01 05:29 06:23 17:25 18:18 18:47 12h 59m 45.0° 255° WSW
Thu 29 05:02 05:30 06:24 17:24 18:18 18:46 13h 0m 44.7° 255° WSW
Fri 30 05:02 05:31 06:25 17:23 18:17 18:45 13h 2m 44.4° 254° WSW
Sat 31 05:03 05:32 06:26 17:22 18:16 18:44 13h 4m 44.0° 254° 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 06:01 06:26 11:54 17:21 17:46 10h 54m −1:43 16:47–17:37 🌖 59%
Mon 2 06:02 06:27 11:54 17:20 17:45 10h 52m −1:42 16:46–17:36 🌗 48%
Tue 3 06:03 06:28 11:54 17:19 17:45 10h 51m −1:41 16:45–17:35 🌘 36%
Wed 4 06:04 06:29 11:54 17:19 17:44 10h 49m −1:40 16:44–17:34 🌘 26%
Thu 5 06:04 06:30 11:54 17:18 17:43 10h 47m −1:39 16:43–17:33 🌘 17%
Fri 6 06:05 06:31 11:54 17:17 17:42 10h 46m −1:38 16:43–17:33 🌘 10%
Sat 7 06:06 06:31 11:54 17:16 17:42 10h 44m −1:37 16:42–17:32 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:07 06:32 11:54 17:15 17:41 10h 43m −1:36 16:41–17:31 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:08 06:33 11:54 17:15 17:40 10h 41m −1:34 16:40–17:30 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:08 06:34 11:54 17:14 17:40 10h 40m −1:33 16:39–17:30 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:09 06:35 11:54 17:13 17:39 10h 38m −1:32 16:39–17:29 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:10 06:36 11:54 17:13 17:38 10h 36m −1:31 16:38–17:29 🌒 8%
Fri 13 06:11 06:37 11:55 17:12 17:38 10h 35m −1:29 16:37–17:28 🌒 14%
Sat 14 06:12 06:38 11:55 17:12 17:37 10h 34m −1:28 16:36–17:27 🌒 21%
Sun 15 06:13 06:38 11:55 17:11 17:37 10h 32m −1:26 16:36–17:27 🌒 29%
Mon 16 06:13 06:39 11:55 17:10 17:36 10h 31m −1:25 16:35–17:26 🌒 38%
Tue 17 06:14 06:40 11:55 17:10 17:36 10h 29m −1:23 16:35–17:26 🌓 48%
Wed 18 06:15 06:41 11:55 17:10 17:36 10h 28m −1:22 16:34–17:26 🌔 57%
Thu 19 06:16 06:42 11:56 17:09 17:35 10h 27m −1:20 16:34–17:25 🌔 67%
Fri 20 06:17 06:43 11:56 17:09 17:35 10h 25m −1:18 16:33–17:25 🌔 77%
Sat 21 06:18 06:44 11:56 17:08 17:34 10h 24m −1:16 16:33–17:24 🌔 85%
Sun 22 06:18 06:45 11:56 17:08 17:34 10h 23m −1:15 16:32–17:24 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:19 06:46 11:57 17:08 17:34 10h 22m −1:13 16:32–17:24 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:20 06:46 11:57 17:07 17:34 10h 20m −1:11 16:31–17:23 🌔 99%
Wed 25 06:21 06:47 11:57 17:07 17:33 10h 19m −1:09 16:31–17:23 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:22 06:48 11:58 17:07 17:33 10h 18m −1:07 16:31–17:23 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:23 06:49 11:58 17:07 17:33 10h 17m −1:05 16:30–17:23 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:23 06:50 11:58 17:06 17:33 10h 16m −1:03 16:30–17:23 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:24 06:51 11:59 17:06 17:33 10h 15m −1:00 16:30–17:23 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:25 06:52 11:59 17:06 17:33 10h 14m −0:58 16:30–17:22 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Hefei

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 13m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 10h 3m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 10m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:06 on 4 December; the latest is 19:20 on 30 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 05:04 on 12 June to 07:12 on 9 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Hefei different

Sunset here is followed by about 24 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Photographers get 48 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Over a year the sunset point slides 56° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Across October the sunset moves 34 minutes earlier, averaging about 68 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Hefei

Arrive by 16:57. Golden hour opens at 17:12 and the sun is down by 17:45, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 18:00 and runs to 18:09, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Hefei — 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 Hefei today?

The sun sets in Hefei at 17:45 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Hefei?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:09 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Hefei?

Evening golden hour runs 17:12 to 18:00 today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Hefei covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Hefei

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