Sunset and sunrise times in Kaifeng, China

In Kaifeng, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:57 and rises at 05:50. Daylight lasts 13h 7m; evening golden hour runs from 18:24 to 19:13.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light: 05:24
Sunrise: 05:50
Solar noon: 12:24
Sunset: 18:57
Last light: 19:23
Day length: 13h 7m

16h 37m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:24 – 19:13
Blue hour: 19:13 – 19:23
Max sun altitude: 65.6°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:55 / 03:36

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 18:56 Golden hour 18:22 – 19:12 Day length 13h 5m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Kaifeng is

Coordinates: 34.7986° N, 114.3074° E
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Current offset: UTC+08:00
Elevation: 76 m
Population: 1,451,741

Sunrise and sunset in Kaifeng, 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	05:04	05:32	12:29	19:25	19:53	13h 53m	−1:36	18:50–19:42	🌖 94%
Sun 2	05:05	05:33	12:29	19:24	19:52	13h 51m	−1:37	18:49–19:41	🌖 88%
Mon 3	05:06	05:33	12:29	19:23	19:51	13h 50m	−1:39	18:48–19:40	🌖 80%
Tue 4	05:06	05:34	12:28	19:22	19:50	13h 48m	−1:40	18:47–19:39	🌖 71%
Wed 5	05:07	05:35	12:28	19:21	19:49	13h 46m	−1:41	18:46–19:38	🌖 60%
Thu 6	05:08	05:36	12:28	19:20	19:48	13h 44m	−1:43	18:45–19:37	🌗 48%
Fri 7	05:09	05:36	12:28	19:19	19:47	13h 43m	−1:44	18:44–19:36	🌘 37%
Sat 8	05:10	05:37	12:28	19:18	19:46	13h 41m	−1:45	18:44–19:35	🌘 26%
Sun 9	05:11	05:38	12:28	19:17	19:45	13h 39m	−1:47	18:43–19:34	🌘 16%
Mon 10	05:11	05:39	12:28	19:16	19:43	13h 37m	−1:48	18:42–19:33	🌘 9%
Tue 11	05:12	05:39	12:28	19:15	19:42	13h 36m	−1:49	18:41–19:32	🌘 3%
Wed 12	05:13	05:40	12:27	19:14	19:41	13h 34m	−1:50	18:40–19:31	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:14	05:41	12:27	19:13	19:40	13h 32m	−1:51	18:39–19:30	🌒 0%
Fri 14	05:15	05:42	12:27	19:12	19:39	13h 30m	−1:52	18:37–19:28	🌒 3%
Sat 15	05:15	05:42	12:27	19:11	19:38	13h 28m	−1:53	18:36–19:27	🌒 8%
Sun 16	05:16	05:43	12:27	19:10	19:36	13h 26m	−1:54	18:35–19:26	🌒 14%
Mon 17	05:17	05:44	12:26	19:09	19:35	13h 24m	−1:55	18:34–19:25	🌒 22%
Tue 18	05:18	05:44	12:26	19:07	19:34	13h 22m	−1:56	18:33–19:24	🌒 31%
Wed 19	05:19	05:45	12:26	19:06	19:33	13h 20m	−1:56	18:32–19:22	🌒 41%
Thu 20	05:20	05:46	12:26	19:05	19:31	13h 19m	−1:57	18:31–19:21	🌓 50%
Fri 21	05:20	05:47	12:26	19:04	19:30	13h 17m	−1:58	18:30–19:20	🌔 60%
Sat 22	05:21	05:47	12:25	19:03	19:29	13h 15m	−1:59	18:28–19:19	🌔 69%
Sun 23	05:22	05:48	12:25	19:01	19:27	13h 13m	−1:59	18:27–19:17	🌔 77%
Mon 24	05:23	05:49	12:25	19:00	19:26	13h 11m	−2:00	18:26–19:16	🌔 84%
Tue 25	05:23	05:50	12:24	18:59	19:25	13h 9m	−2:01	18:25–19:15	🌔 91%
Wed 26	05:24	05:50	12:24	18:57	19:23	13h 7m	−2:01	18:24–19:13	🌔 96%
Thu 27	05:25	05:51	12:24	18:56	19:22	13h 5m	−2:02	18:22–19:12	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:26	05:52	12:24	18:55	19:21	13h 2m	−2:03	18:21–19:11	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:27	05:53	12:23	18:53	19:19	13h 0m	−2:03	18:20–19:09	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:27	05:53	12:23	18:52	19:18	12h 58m	−2:04	18:18–19:08	🌖 96%
Mon 31	05:28	05:54	12:23	18:51	19:17	12h 56m	−2:04	18:17–19:07	🌖 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	03:54	04:30	05:32	19:25	20:26	21:02	10h 7m	73.2°	293° WNW
Sun 2	03:56	04:31	05:33	19:24	20:25	21:01	10h 9m	73.0°	292° WNW
Mon 3	03:57	04:32	05:33	19:23	20:24	21:00	10h 10m	72.7°	292° WNW
Tue 4	03:58	04:33	05:34	19:22	20:23	20:58	10h 12m	72.4°	292° WNW
Wed 5	03:59	04:34	05:35	19:21	20:22	20:57	10h 14m	72.2°	291° WNW
Thu 6	04:00	04:35	05:36	19:20	20:21	20:56	10h 15m	71.9°	291° WNW
Fri 7	04:01	04:36	05:36	19:19	20:20	20:54	10h 17m	71.6°	291° WNW
Sat 8	04:02	04:37	05:37	19:18	20:18	20:53	10h 19m	71.3°	290° WNW
Sun 9	04:03	04:38	05:38	19:17	20:17	20:52	10h 21m	71.1°	290° WNW
Mon 10	04:04	04:39	05:39	19:16	20:16	20:50	10h 22m	70.8°	290° WNW
Tue 11	04:05	04:40	05:39	19:15	20:15	20:49	10h 24m	70.5°	289° WNW
Wed 12	04:06	04:41	05:40	19:14	20:13	20:47	10h 26m	70.2°	289° WNW
Thu 13	04:08	04:42	05:41	19:13	20:12	20:46	10h 28m	69.9°	288° WNW
Fri 14	04:09	04:42	05:42	19:12	20:11	20:45	10h 30m	69.6°	288° WNW
Sat 15	04:10	04:43	05:42	19:11	20:10	20:43	10h 32m	69.3°	288° WNW
Sun 16	04:11	04:44	05:43	19:10	20:08	20:42	10h 34m	68.9°	287° WNW
Mon 17	04:12	04:45	05:44	19:09	20:07	20:40	10h 35m	68.6°	287° WNW
Tue 18	04:13	04:46	05:44	19:07	20:06	20:39	10h 37m	68.3°	287° WNW
Wed 19	04:14	04:47	05:45	19:06	20:04	20:37	10h 39m	68.0°	286° WNW
Thu 20	04:15	04:48	05:46	19:05	20:03	20:36	10h 41m	67.6°	286° WNW
Fri 21	04:16	04:49	05:47	19:04	20:02	20:34	10h 43m	67.3°	285° WNW
Sat 22	04:17	04:50	05:47	19:03	20:00	20:33	10h 45m	67.0°	285° WNW
Sun 23	04:18	04:51	05:48	19:01	19:59	20:31	10h 47m	66.6°	284° WNW
Mon 24	04:19	04:51	05:49	19:00	19:57	20:30	10h 49m	66.3°	284° WNW
Tue 25	04:20	04:52	05:50	18:59	19:56	20:28	10h 51m	66.0°	284° WNW
Wed 26	04:21	04:53	05:50	18:57	19:54	20:27	10h 53m	65.6°	283° WNW
Thu 27	04:22	04:54	05:51	18:56	19:53	20:25	10h 55m	65.3°	283° WNW
Fri 28	04:23	04:55	05:52	18:55	19:52	20:23	10h 57m	64.9°	282° WNW
Sat 29	04:24	04:56	05:53	18:53	19:50	20:22	10h 59m	64.6°	282° WNW
Sun 30	04:25	04:57	05:53	18:52	19:49	20:20	11h 1m	64.2°	281° WNW
Mon 31	04:26	04:58	05:54	18:51	19:47	20:19	11h 3m	63.8°	281° W

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

Longest and shortest day in Kaifeng

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 29m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 48m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 40m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:11 on 5 December; the latest is 19:40 on 29 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 05:08 on 13 June to 07:30 on 7 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Kaifeng different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:24, a full 25 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Photographers get 50 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Over a year the sunset point slides 58° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Sunset drifts 68 seconds earlier each day this month — 34 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Kaifeng

Arrive by 18:09. Golden hour opens at 18:24 and the sun is down by 18:57, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 283° 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 19:13 and runs to 19:23, 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 Kaifeng — 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 Kaifeng today?

The sun sets in Kaifeng at 18:57 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kaifeng?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 19:23 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kaifeng?

Evening golden hour runs 18:24 to 19:13 today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Kaifeng covers the morning window and the coming week.