Sunset and sunrise times in Kunming, China

In Kunming, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:34 and rises at 06:47. Daylight lasts 12h 46m; evening golden hour runs from 19:03 to 19:48.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light: 06:23
Sunrise: 06:47
Solar noon: 13:11
Sunset: 19:34
Last light: 19:57
Day length: 12h 46m

17h 13m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 19:03 – 19:48
Blue hour: 19:48 – 19:57
Max sun altitude: 75.4°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:25 / 04:45

The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 19:33 Golden hour 19:02 – 19:47 Day length 12h 45m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Kunming is

Coordinates: 25.0389° N, 102.7183° E
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Current offset: UTC+08:00
Elevation: 1,895 m
Population: 3,855,346

Sunrise and sunset in Kunming, 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	06:11	06:36	13:15	19:54	20:18	13h 17m	−1:03	19:22–20:09	🌖 94%
Sun 2	06:12	06:36	13:15	19:53	20:18	13h 16m	−1:05	19:21–20:08	🌖 88%
Mon 3	06:12	06:37	13:15	19:52	20:17	13h 15m	−1:06	19:21–20:07	🌖 80%
Tue 4	06:13	06:37	13:15	19:52	20:16	13h 14m	−1:06	19:20–20:07	🌖 71%
Wed 5	06:13	06:38	13:15	19:51	20:16	13h 13m	−1:07	19:20–20:06	🌖 60%
Thu 6	06:14	06:38	13:15	19:51	20:15	13h 12m	−1:08	19:19–20:05	🌗 48%
Fri 7	06:15	06:39	13:14	19:50	20:14	13h 11m	−1:09	19:18–20:05	🌘 37%
Sat 8	06:15	06:39	13:14	19:49	20:13	13h 9m	−1:10	19:18–20:04	🌘 26%
Sun 9	06:16	06:40	13:14	19:48	20:13	13h 8m	−1:11	19:17–20:03	🌘 16%
Mon 10	06:16	06:40	13:14	19:48	20:12	13h 7m	−1:12	19:16–20:02	🌘 9%
Tue 11	06:17	06:41	13:14	19:47	20:11	13h 6m	−1:12	19:16–20:02	🌘 3%
Wed 12	06:17	06:41	13:14	19:46	20:10	13h 5m	−1:13	19:15–20:01	🌑 0%
Thu 13	06:17	06:41	13:14	19:45	20:09	13h 3m	−1:14	19:14–20:00	🌒 0%
Fri 14	06:18	06:42	13:13	19:44	20:08	13h 2m	−1:15	19:13–19:59	🌒 3%
Sat 15	06:18	06:42	13:13	19:44	20:08	13h 1m	−1:15	19:13–19:58	🌒 8%
Sun 16	06:19	06:43	13:13	19:43	20:07	13h 0m	−1:16	19:12–19:57	🌒 14%
Mon 17	06:19	06:43	13:13	19:42	20:06	12h 58m	−1:17	19:11–19:57	🌒 22%
Tue 18	06:20	06:44	13:13	19:41	20:05	12h 57m	−1:17	19:10–19:56	🌒 31%
Wed 19	06:20	06:44	13:12	19:40	20:04	12h 56m	−1:18	19:09–19:55	🌒 41%
Thu 20	06:21	06:44	13:12	19:39	20:03	12h 54m	−1:18	19:08–19:54	🌓 50%
Fri 21	06:21	06:45	13:12	19:38	20:02	12h 53m	−1:19	19:08–19:53	🌔 60%
Sat 22	06:22	06:45	13:12	19:38	20:01	12h 52m	−1:19	19:07–19:52	🌔 69%
Sun 23	06:22	06:46	13:11	19:37	20:00	12h 50m	−1:20	19:06–19:51	🌔 77%
Mon 24	06:23	06:46	13:11	19:36	19:59	12h 49m	−1:20	19:05–19:50	🌔 84%
Tue 25	06:23	06:47	13:11	19:35	19:58	12h 48m	−1:21	19:04–19:49	🌔 91%
Wed 26	06:23	06:47	13:11	19:34	19:57	12h 46m	−1:21	19:03–19:48	🌔 96%
Thu 27	06:24	06:47	13:10	19:33	19:56	12h 45m	−1:22	19:02–19:47	🌔 99%
Fri 28	06:24	06:48	13:10	19:32	19:55	12h 44m	−1:22	19:01–19:46	🌕 100%
Sat 29	06:25	06:48	13:10	19:31	19:54	12h 42m	−1:22	19:00–19:45	🌖 99%
Sun 30	06:25	06:48	13:09	19:30	19:53	12h 41m	−1:23	18:59–19:44	🌖 96%
Mon 31	06:26	06:49	13:09	19:29	19:52	12h 39m	−1:23	18:58–19:43	🌖 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	05:12	05:42	06:36	19:54	20:47	21:18	10h 42m	83.0°	290° WNW
Sun 2	05:13	05:43	06:36	19:53	20:47	21:17	10h 43m	82.7°	290° WNW
Mon 3	05:13	05:43	06:37	19:52	20:46	21:16	10h 44m	82.5°	290° WNW
Tue 4	05:14	05:44	06:37	19:52	20:45	21:15	10h 46m	82.2°	289° WNW
Wed 5	05:15	05:45	06:38	19:51	20:44	21:14	10h 47m	81.9°	289° WNW
Thu 6	05:15	05:45	06:38	19:51	20:44	21:13	10h 48m	81.6°	289° WNW
Fri 7	05:16	05:46	06:39	19:50	20:43	21:12	10h 49m	81.4°	288° WNW
Sat 8	05:17	05:46	06:39	19:49	20:42	21:11	10h 50m	81.1°	288° WNW
Sun 9	05:17	05:47	06:40	19:48	20:41	21:11	10h 51m	80.8°	288° WNW
Mon 10	05:18	05:47	06:40	19:48	20:40	21:10	10h 52m	80.5°	288° WNW
Tue 11	05:19	05:48	06:41	19:47	20:39	21:09	10h 54m	80.2°	287° WNW
Wed 12	05:19	05:49	06:41	19:46	20:38	21:08	10h 55m	79.9°	287° WNW
Thu 13	05:20	05:49	06:41	19:45	20:38	21:07	10h 56m	79.6°	287° WNW
Fri 14	05:21	05:50	06:42	19:44	20:37	21:06	10h 57m	79.3°	286° WNW
Sat 15	05:21	05:50	06:42	19:44	20:36	21:05	10h 59m	79.0°	286° WNW
Sun 16	05:22	05:51	06:43	19:43	20:35	21:04	11h 0m	78.7°	285° WNW
Mon 17	05:22	05:51	06:43	19:42	20:34	21:03	11h 1m	78.4°	285° WNW
Tue 18	05:23	05:52	06:44	19:41	20:33	21:02	11h 2m	78.0°	285° WNW
Wed 19	05:24	05:52	06:44	19:40	20:32	21:00	11h 4m	77.7°	284° WNW
Thu 20	05:24	05:53	06:44	19:39	20:31	20:59	11h 5m	77.4°	284° WNW
Fri 21	05:25	05:53	06:45	19:38	20:30	20:58	11h 6m	77.1°	284° WNW
Sat 22	05:25	05:54	06:45	19:38	20:29	20:57	11h 8m	76.7°	283° WNW
Sun 23	05:26	05:54	06:46	19:37	20:28	20:56	11h 9m	76.4°	283° WNW
Mon 24	05:27	05:55	06:46	19:36	20:27	20:55	11h 10m	76.1°	283° WNW
Tue 25	05:27	05:55	06:47	19:35	20:26	20:54	11h 12m	75.7°	282° WNW
Wed 26	05:28	05:56	06:47	19:34	20:25	20:53	11h 13m	75.4°	282° WNW
Thu 27	05:28	05:56	06:47	19:33	20:24	20:52	11h 14m	75.0°	281° WNW
Fri 28	05:29	05:57	06:48	19:32	20:23	20:51	11h 16m	74.7°	281° W
Sat 29	05:29	05:57	06:48	19:31	20:22	20:49	11h 17m	74.3°	281° W
Sun 30	05:30	05:58	06:48	19:30	20:20	20:48	11h 19m	74.0°	280° W
Mon 31	05:30	05:58	06:49	19:29	20:19	20:47	11h 20m	73.6°	280° 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	06:26	06:49	13:09	19:28	19:51	12h 38m	−1:24	18:57–19:42	🌖 83%
Wed 2	06:26	06:50	13:08	19:27	19:50	12h 37m	−1:24	18:56–19:41	🌖 74%
Thu 3	06:27	06:50	13:08	19:26	19:49	12h 35m	−1:24	18:55–19:40	🌖 63%
Fri 4	06:27	06:50	13:08	19:25	19:48	12h 34m	−1:24	18:54–19:39	🌗 52%
Sat 5	06:28	06:51	13:07	19:24	19:47	12h 32m	−1:25	18:53–19:38	🌘 40%
Sun 6	06:28	06:51	13:07	19:23	19:46	12h 31m	−1:25	18:52–19:37	🌘 29%
Mon 7	06:28	06:52	13:07	19:22	19:45	12h 30m	−1:25	18:51–19:36	🌘 19%
Tue 8	06:29	06:52	13:06	19:21	19:44	12h 28m	−1:25	18:50–19:35	🌘 11%
Wed 9	06:29	06:52	13:06	19:20	19:43	12h 27m	−1:26	18:49–19:34	🌘 5%
Thu 10	06:30	06:53	13:06	19:18	19:41	12h 25m	−1:26	18:48–19:33	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:30	06:53	13:05	19:17	19:40	12h 24m	−1:26	18:47–19:31	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:30	06:53	13:05	19:16	19:39	12h 22m	−1:26	18:46–19:30	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:31	06:54	13:05	19:15	19:38	12h 21m	−1:26	18:45–19:29	🌒 5%
Mon 14	06:31	06:54	13:04	19:14	19:37	12h 20m	−1:27	18:44–19:28	🌒 11%
Tue 15	06:32	06:54	13:04	19:13	19:36	12h 18m	−1:27	18:43–19:27	🌒 18%
Wed 16	06:32	06:55	13:04	19:12	19:35	12h 17m	−1:27	18:42–19:26	🌒 26%
Thu 17	06:32	06:55	13:03	19:11	19:34	12h 15m	−1:27	18:41–19:25	🌒 34%
Fri 18	06:33	06:56	13:03	19:10	19:33	12h 14m	−1:27	18:40–19:24	🌒 44%
Sat 19	06:33	06:56	13:03	19:09	19:32	12h 12m	−1:27	18:39–19:23	🌓 53%
Sun 20	06:33	06:56	13:02	19:08	19:31	12h 11m	−1:27	18:38–19:22	🌔 62%
Mon 21	06:34	06:57	13:02	19:07	19:29	12h 9m	−1:27	18:36–19:21	🌔 71%
Tue 22	06:34	06:57	13:01	19:06	19:28	12h 8m	−1:27	18:35–19:20	🌔 79%
Wed 23	06:35	06:57	13:01	19:04	19:27	12h 7m	−1:27	18:34–19:18	🌔 87%
Thu 24	06:35	06:58	13:01	19:03	19:26	12h 5m	−1:27	18:33–19:17	🌔 93%
Fri 25	06:35	06:58	13:00	19:02	19:25	12h 4m	−1:27	18:32–19:16	🌔 97%
Sat 26	06:36	06:59	13:00	19:01	19:24	12h 2m	−1:27	18:31–19:15	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:36	06:59	13:00	19:00	19:23	12h 1m	−1:27	18:30–19:14	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:36	06:59	12:59	18:59	19:22	11h 59m	−1:27	18:29–19:13	🌖 98%
Tue 29	06:37	07:00	12:59	18:58	19:21	11h 58m	−1:27	18:28–19:12	🌖 93%
Wed 30	06:37	07:00	12:59	18:57	19:20	11h 56m	−1:27	18:27–19:11	🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Kunming

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 41m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 34m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 6m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:18 on 29 November; the latest is 20:03 on 3 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:18 on 9 June to 07:56 on 13 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Kunming different

Clock noon and solar noon are 71 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 13:11 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Sunset here is followed by about 23 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

The shallow approach angle at 25° stretches this evening's golden hour to 45 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 3h 6m here — among the narrowest of the 677 cities tracked in China.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 52° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 25 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 50 seconds a day.

Standing 1,895 m up buys you 6.8 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 1.51° here.

Planning a sunset photo in Kunming

Arrive by 18:48. Golden hour opens at 19:03 and the sun is down by 19:34, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 282° 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 19:48 and runs to 19:57, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Kunming — 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 Kunming today?

The sun sets in Kunming at 19:34 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kunming?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 19:57 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kunming?

Evening golden hour runs 19:03 to 19:48 today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Kunming covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Kunming

Qujing 118 km 19:30