Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Lanzhou, China

In Lanzhou, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:41 and rises at 06:31. Daylight lasts 13h 9m; evening golden hour runs from 19:06 to 19:57.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
06:04
Sunrise
06:31
Solar noon
13:06
Sunset
19:41
Last light
20:07
Day length
13h 9m

17h 20m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
19:06 – 19:57
Blue hour
19:57 – 20:07
Max sun altitude
64.3°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:41 / 04:16

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 19:39 Golden hour 19:05 – 19:56 Day length 13h 7m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Lanzhou is

Coordinates
36.0570° N, 103.8399° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
1,521 m
Population
3,000,000

Sunrise and sunset in Lanzhou, 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 05:43 06:11 13:11 20:10 20:38 13h 58m −1:41 19:33–20:27 🌖 94%
Sun 2 05:44 06:12 13:10 20:09 20:37 13h 56m −1:42 19:33–20:26 🌖 88%
Mon 3 05:44 06:13 13:10 20:08 20:36 13h 55m −1:44 19:32–20:25 🌖 80%
Tue 4 05:45 06:13 13:10 20:07 20:35 13h 53m −1:45 19:31–20:24 🌖 71%
Wed 5 05:46 06:14 13:10 20:06 20:34 13h 51m −1:47 19:30–20:23 🌖 60%
Thu 6 05:47 06:15 13:10 20:05 20:33 13h 49m −1:48 19:29–20:22 🌗 48%
Fri 7 05:48 06:16 13:10 20:04 20:31 13h 47m −1:49 19:28–20:21 🌘 37%
Sat 8 05:49 06:17 13:10 20:03 20:30 13h 46m −1:51 19:27–20:19 🌘 26%
Sun 9 05:50 06:17 13:10 20:02 20:29 13h 44m −1:52 19:26–20:18 🌘 16%
Mon 10 05:51 06:18 13:10 20:00 20:28 13h 42m −1:53 19:25–20:17 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:51 06:19 13:09 19:59 20:27 13h 40m −1:54 19:24–20:16 🌘 3%
Wed 12 05:52 06:20 13:09 19:58 20:26 13h 38m −1:55 19:23–20:15 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:53 06:21 13:09 19:57 20:24 13h 36m −1:56 19:22–20:14 🌒 0%
Fri 14 05:54 06:21 13:09 19:56 20:23 13h 34m −1:57 19:21–20:13 🌒 3%
Sat 15 05:55 06:22 13:09 19:55 20:22 13h 32m −1:59 19:20–20:11 🌒 8%
Sun 16 05:56 06:23 13:09 19:54 20:21 13h 30m −1:59 19:19–20:10 🌒 14%
Mon 17 05:57 06:24 13:08 19:52 20:19 13h 28m −2:00 19:17–20:09 🌒 22%
Tue 18 05:57 06:25 13:08 19:51 20:18 13h 26m −2:01 19:16–20:08 🌒 31%
Wed 19 05:58 06:25 13:08 19:50 20:17 13h 24m −2:02 19:15–20:06 🌒 41%
Thu 20 05:59 06:26 13:08 19:49 20:15 13h 22m −2:03 19:14–20:05 🌓 50%
Fri 21 06:00 06:27 13:07 19:47 20:14 13h 20m −2:04 19:13–20:04 🌔 60%
Sat 22 06:01 06:28 13:07 19:46 20:13 13h 18m −2:05 19:11–20:02 🌔 69%
Sun 23 06:02 06:28 13:07 19:45 20:11 13h 16m −2:05 19:10–20:01 🌔 77%
Mon 24 06:03 06:29 13:07 19:43 20:10 13h 14m −2:06 19:09–20:00 🌔 84%
Tue 25 06:03 06:30 13:06 19:42 20:09 13h 12m −2:07 19:08–19:58 🌔 91%
Wed 26 06:04 06:31 13:06 19:41 20:07 13h 9m −2:07 19:06–19:57 🌔 96%
Thu 27 06:05 06:32 13:06 19:39 20:06 13h 7m −2:08 19:05–19:56 🌔 99%
Fri 28 06:06 06:32 13:05 19:38 20:04 13h 5m −2:08 19:04–19:54 🌕 100%
Sat 29 06:07 06:33 13:05 19:37 20:03 13h 3m −2:09 19:02–19:53 🌖 99%
Sun 30 06:08 06:34 13:05 19:35 20:02 13h 1m −2:10 19:01–19:51 🌖 96%
Mon 31 06:08 06:35 13:05 19:34 20:00 12h 59m −2:10 19:00–19:50 🌖 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 04:31 05:08 06:11 20:10 21:12 21:49 10h 2m 71.9° 293° WNW
Sun 2 04:33 05:09 06:12 20:09 21:11 21:48 10h 4m 71.7° 293° WNW
Mon 3 04:34 05:10 06:13 20:08 21:10 21:46 10h 5m 71.4° 292° WNW
Tue 4 04:35 05:11 06:13 20:07 21:09 21:45 10h 7m 71.2° 292° WNW
Wed 5 04:36 05:12 06:14 20:06 21:07 21:44 10h 9m 70.9° 292° WNW
Thu 6 04:37 05:13 06:15 20:05 21:06 21:42 10h 11m 70.6° 291° WNW
Fri 7 04:38 05:14 06:16 20:04 21:05 21:41 10h 12m 70.4° 291° WNW
Sat 8 04:39 05:15 06:17 20:03 21:04 21:39 10h 14m 70.1° 291° WNW
Sun 9 04:41 05:16 06:17 20:02 21:03 21:38 10h 16m 69.8° 290° WNW
Mon 10 04:42 05:17 06:18 20:00 21:01 21:36 10h 18m 69.5° 290° WNW
Tue 11 04:43 05:18 06:19 19:59 21:00 21:35 10h 20m 69.2° 290° WNW
Wed 12 04:44 05:19 06:20 19:58 20:59 21:33 10h 22m 68.9° 289° WNW
Thu 13 04:45 05:20 06:21 19:57 20:57 21:32 10h 24m 68.6° 289° WNW
Fri 14 04:46 05:21 06:21 19:56 20:56 21:30 10h 26m 68.3° 288° WNW
Sat 15 04:48 05:22 06:22 19:55 20:55 21:29 10h 28m 68.0° 288° WNW
Sun 16 04:49 05:23 06:23 19:54 20:53 21:27 10h 30m 67.7° 288° WNW
Mon 17 04:50 05:24 06:24 19:52 20:52 21:26 10h 32m 67.4° 287° WNW
Tue 18 04:51 05:25 06:25 19:51 20:50 21:24 10h 34m 67.0° 287° WNW
Wed 19 04:52 05:26 06:25 19:50 20:49 21:23 10h 36m 66.7° 286° WNW
Thu 20 04:53 05:27 06:26 19:49 20:48 21:21 10h 38m 66.4° 286° WNW
Fri 21 04:54 05:28 06:27 19:47 20:46 21:20 10h 40m 66.0° 286° WNW
Sat 22 04:55 05:29 06:28 19:46 20:45 21:18 10h 42m 65.7° 285° WNW
Sun 23 04:56 05:30 06:28 19:45 20:43 21:16 10h 44m 65.4° 285° WNW
Mon 24 04:58 05:31 06:29 19:43 20:42 21:15 10h 46m 65.0° 284° WNW
Tue 25 04:59 05:32 06:30 19:42 20:40 21:13 10h 48m 64.7° 284° WNW
Wed 26 05:00 05:33 06:31 19:41 20:39 21:12 10h 50m 64.3° 283° WNW
Thu 27 05:01 05:34 06:32 19:39 20:37 21:10 10h 53m 64.0° 283° WNW
Fri 28 05:02 05:34 06:32 19:38 20:36 21:08 10h 55m 63.6° 283° WNW
Sat 29 05:03 05:35 06:33 19:37 20:34 21:07 10h 57m 63.3° 282° WNW
Sun 30 05:04 05:36 06:34 19:35 20:33 21:05 10h 59m 62.9° 282° WNW
Mon 31 05:05 05:37 06:35 19:34 20:31 21:03 11h 1m 62.6° 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 06:09 06:35 13:04 19:32 19:59 12h 56m −2:11 18:58–19:48 🌖 83%
Wed 2 06:10 06:36 13:04 19:31 19:57 12h 54m −2:11 18:57–19:47 🌖 74%
Thu 3 06:11 06:37 13:04 19:30 19:56 12h 52m −2:11 18:56–19:46 🌖 63%
Fri 4 06:12 06:38 13:03 19:28 19:54 12h 50m −2:12 18:54–19:44 🌗 52%
Sat 5 06:12 06:39 13:03 19:27 19:53 12h 48m −2:12 18:53–19:43 🌘 40%
Sun 6 06:13 06:39 13:03 19:25 19:51 12h 46m −2:13 18:51–19:41 🌘 29%
Mon 7 06:14 06:40 13:02 19:24 19:50 12h 43m −2:13 18:50–19:40 🌘 19%
Tue 8 06:15 06:41 13:02 19:22 19:48 12h 41m −2:13 18:49–19:38 🌘 11%
Wed 9 06:16 06:42 13:02 19:21 19:47 12h 39m −2:14 18:47–19:37 🌘 5%
Thu 10 06:17 06:42 13:01 19:20 19:45 12h 37m −2:14 18:46–19:35 🌘 1%
Fri 11 06:17 06:43 13:01 19:18 19:44 12h 34m −2:14 18:44–19:34 🌑 0%
Sat 12 06:18 06:44 13:01 19:17 19:42 12h 32m −2:14 18:43–19:32 🌒 2%
Sun 13 06:19 06:45 13:00 19:15 19:41 12h 30m −2:15 18:41–19:31 🌒 5%
Mon 14 06:20 06:45 13:00 19:14 19:39 12h 28m −2:15 18:40–19:29 🌒 11%
Tue 15 06:21 06:46 12:59 19:12 19:38 12h 25m −2:15 18:38–19:28 🌒 18%
Wed 16 06:21 06:47 12:59 19:11 19:36 12h 23m −2:15 18:37–19:26 🌒 26%
Thu 17 06:22 06:48 12:59 19:09 19:35 12h 21m −2:15 18:35–19:25 🌒 34%
Fri 18 06:23 06:49 12:58 19:08 19:33 12h 19m −2:16 18:34–19:23 🌒 44%
Sat 19 06:24 06:49 12:58 19:06 19:32 12h 16m −2:16 18:32–19:22 🌓 53%
Sun 20 06:24 06:50 12:58 19:05 19:30 12h 14m −2:16 18:31–19:20 🌔 62%
Mon 21 06:25 06:51 12:57 19:03 19:29 12h 12m −2:16 18:29–19:19 🌔 71%
Tue 22 06:26 06:52 12:57 19:02 19:27 12h 10m −2:16 18:28–19:17 🌔 79%
Wed 23 06:27 06:52 12:57 19:00 19:26 12h 7m −2:16 18:26–19:16 🌔 87%
Thu 24 06:28 06:53 12:56 18:59 19:24 12h 5m −2:16 18:25–19:14 🌔 93%
Fri 25 06:28 06:54 12:56 18:57 19:23 12h 3m −2:16 18:23–19:13 🌔 97%
Sat 26 06:29 06:55 12:56 18:56 19:21 12h 0m −2:16 18:22–19:11 🌔 100%
Sun 27 06:30 06:56 12:55 18:54 19:20 11h 58m −2:16 18:20–19:10 🌕 100%
Mon 28 06:31 06:56 12:55 18:53 19:18 11h 56m −2:16 18:19–19:09 🌖 98%
Tue 29 06:32 06:57 12:55 18:51 19:17 11h 54m −2:16 18:17–19:07 🌖 93%
Wed 30 06:32 06:58 12:54 18:50 19:15 11h 51m −2:16 18:16–19:06 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Lanzhou

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 36m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 42m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 54m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:49 on 6 December; the latest is 20:25 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 05:47 on 13 June to 08:15 on 7 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Lanzhou different

Clock noon and solar noon are 67 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 13:06 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 27 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 36.1°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Evening golden hour runs 51 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 36.1° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 59° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 36 minutes earlier, averaging about 71 seconds a day.

Elevation matters at 1,521 m. The visible horizon drops 1.35°, pushing sunset 6.9 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

Planning a sunset photo in Lanzhou

Arrive by 18:51. Golden hour opens at 19:06 and the sun is down by 19:41, 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 19:57 and runs to 20:07, 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 Lanzhou — 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 Lanzhou today?

The sun sets in Lanzhou at 19:41 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Lanzhou?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 20:07 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Lanzhou?

Evening golden hour runs 19:06 to 19:57 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Lanzhou covers the morning window and the coming week.

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