Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Nanchang, China

In Nanchang, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:45 and rises at 05:51. Daylight lasts 12h 53m; evening golden hour runs from 18:13 to 19:00.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:27
Sunrise
05:51
Solar noon
12:18
Sunset
18:45
Last light
19:09
Day length
12h 53m

16h 24m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:13 – 19:00
Blue hour
19:00 – 19:09
Max sun altitude
71.7°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:38 / 03:43

The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 18:44 Golden hour 18:12 – 18:58 Day length 12h 52m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Nanchang is

Coordinates
28.6840° N, 115.8531° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
20 m
Population
2,357,839

Sunrise and sunset in Nanchang, 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 05:12 05:37 12:22 19:07 19:33 13h 30m −1:15 18:34–19:23 🌖 94%
Sun 2 05:12 05:38 12:22 19:07 19:32 13h 28m −1:16 18:34–19:22 🌖 88%
Mon 3 05:13 05:38 12:22 19:06 19:31 13h 27m −1:17 18:33–19:21 🌖 80%
Tue 4 05:14 05:39 12:22 19:05 19:31 13h 26m −1:18 18:32–19:21 🌖 71%
Wed 5 05:14 05:39 12:22 19:04 19:30 13h 24m −1:19 18:32–19:20 🌖 60%
Thu 6 05:15 05:40 12:22 19:04 19:29 13h 23m −1:20 18:31–19:19 🌗 48%
Fri 7 05:15 05:41 12:22 19:03 19:28 13h 22m −1:21 18:30–19:18 🌘 37%
Sat 8 05:16 05:41 12:22 19:02 19:27 13h 20m −1:22 18:30–19:17 🌘 26%
Sun 9 05:17 05:42 12:22 19:01 19:26 13h 19m −1:23 18:29–19:17 🌘 16%
Mon 10 05:17 05:42 12:22 19:00 19:25 13h 18m −1:24 18:28–19:16 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:18 05:43 12:21 19:00 19:24 13h 16m −1:25 18:27–19:15 🌘 3%
Wed 12 05:18 05:43 12:21 18:59 19:24 13h 15m −1:26 18:26–19:14 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:19 05:44 12:21 18:58 19:23 13h 13m −1:27 18:25–19:13 🌒 0%
Fri 14 05:20 05:44 12:21 18:57 19:22 13h 12m −1:28 18:25–19:12 🌒 3%
Sat 15 05:20 05:45 12:21 18:56 19:21 13h 10m −1:28 18:24–19:11 🌒 8%
Sun 16 05:21 05:46 12:20 18:55 19:20 13h 9m −1:29 18:23–19:10 🌒 14%
Mon 17 05:21 05:46 12:20 18:54 19:19 13h 7m −1:30 18:22–19:09 🌒 22%
Tue 18 05:22 05:47 12:20 18:53 19:18 13h 6m −1:31 18:21–19:08 🌒 31%
Wed 19 05:23 05:47 12:20 18:52 19:17 13h 4m −1:31 18:20–19:07 🌒 41%
Thu 20 05:23 05:48 12:20 18:51 19:16 13h 3m −1:32 18:19–19:06 🌓 50%
Fri 21 05:24 05:48 12:19 18:50 19:14 13h 1m −1:33 18:18–19:05 🌔 60%
Sat 22 05:24 05:49 12:19 18:49 19:13 13h 0m −1:33 18:17–19:04 🌔 69%
Sun 23 05:25 05:49 12:19 18:48 19:12 12h 58m −1:34 18:16–19:03 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:25 05:50 12:19 18:47 19:11 12h 57m −1:34 18:15–19:02 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:26 05:50 12:18 18:46 19:10 12h 55m −1:35 18:14–19:01 🌔 91%
Wed 26 05:27 05:51 12:18 18:45 19:09 12h 53m −1:35 18:13–19:00 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:27 05:51 12:18 18:44 19:08 12h 52m −1:36 18:12–18:58 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:28 05:52 12:17 18:43 19:07 12h 50m −1:36 18:11–18:57 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:28 05:52 12:17 18:41 19:06 12h 49m −1:37 18:10–18:56 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:29 05:53 12:17 18:40 19:04 12h 47m −1:37 18:09–18:55 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:29 05:53 12:17 18:39 19:03 12h 45m −1:37 18:08–18:54 🌖 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 04:09 04:41 05:37 19:07 20:03 20:35 10h 30m 79.3° 291° WNW
Sun 2 04:10 04:42 05:38 19:07 20:03 20:34 10h 31m 79.1° 291° WNW
Mon 3 04:11 04:42 05:38 19:06 20:02 20:33 10h 32m 78.8° 290° WNW
Tue 4 04:12 04:43 05:39 19:05 20:01 20:32 10h 34m 78.6° 290° WNW
Wed 5 04:12 04:44 05:39 19:04 20:00 20:31 10h 35m 78.3° 290° WNW
Thu 6 04:13 04:45 05:40 19:04 19:59 20:30 10h 36m 78.0° 290° WNW
Fri 7 04:14 04:45 05:41 19:03 19:58 20:29 10h 38m 77.7° 289° WNW
Sat 8 04:15 04:46 05:41 19:02 19:57 20:28 10h 39m 77.5° 289° WNW
Sun 9 04:16 04:47 05:42 19:01 19:56 20:27 10h 41m 77.2° 289° WNW
Mon 10 04:16 04:47 05:42 19:00 19:55 20:26 10h 42m 76.9° 288° WNW
Tue 11 04:17 04:48 05:43 19:00 19:54 20:25 10h 43m 76.6° 288° WNW
Wed 12 04:18 04:49 05:43 18:59 19:53 20:24 10h 45m 76.3° 288° WNW
Thu 13 04:19 04:49 05:44 18:58 19:52 20:23 10h 46m 76.0° 287° WNW
Fri 14 04:20 04:50 05:44 18:57 19:51 20:22 10h 48m 75.7° 287° WNW
Sat 15 04:20 04:51 05:45 18:56 19:50 20:20 10h 49m 75.4° 286° WNW
Sun 16 04:21 04:51 05:46 18:55 19:49 20:19 10h 51m 75.1° 286° WNW
Mon 17 04:22 04:52 05:46 18:54 19:48 20:18 10h 52m 74.7° 286° WNW
Tue 18 04:23 04:53 05:47 18:53 19:47 20:17 10h 54m 74.4° 285° WNW
Wed 19 04:23 04:53 05:47 18:52 19:46 20:16 10h 55m 74.1° 285° WNW
Thu 20 04:24 04:54 05:48 18:51 19:45 20:14 10h 57m 73.8° 285° WNW
Fri 21 04:25 04:55 05:48 18:50 19:43 20:13 10h 58m 73.4° 284° WNW
Sat 22 04:26 04:55 05:49 18:49 19:42 20:12 11h 0m 73.1° 284° WNW
Sun 23 04:26 04:56 05:49 18:48 19:41 20:11 11h 1m 72.8° 283° WNW
Mon 24 04:27 04:57 05:50 18:47 19:40 20:09 11h 3m 72.4° 283° WNW
Tue 25 04:28 04:57 05:50 18:46 19:39 20:08 11h 4m 72.1° 283° WNW
Wed 26 04:28 04:58 05:51 18:45 19:38 20:07 11h 6m 71.7° 282° WNW
Thu 27 04:29 04:58 05:51 18:44 19:36 20:06 11h 8m 71.4° 282° WNW
Fri 28 04:30 04:59 05:52 18:43 19:35 20:04 11h 9m 71.0° 281° WNW
Sat 29 04:31 05:00 05:52 18:41 19:34 20:03 11h 11m 70.7° 281° W
Sun 30 04:31 05:00 05:53 18:40 19:33 20:02 11h 13m 70.3° 281° W
Mon 31 04:32 05:01 05:53 18:39 19:32 20:00 11h 14m 70.0° 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 05:30 05:54 12:16 18:38 19:02 12h 44m −1:38 18:07–18:53 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:30 05:54 12:16 18:37 19:01 12h 42m −1:38 18:06–18:52 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:31 05:55 12:16 18:36 19:00 12h 40m −1:39 18:04–18:50 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:31 05:55 12:15 18:35 18:59 12h 39m −1:39 18:03–18:49 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:32 05:56 12:15 18:34 18:57 12h 37m −1:39 18:02–18:48 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:32 05:56 12:15 18:32 18:56 12h 36m −1:40 18:01–18:47 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:33 05:57 12:14 18:31 18:55 12h 34m −1:40 18:00–18:46 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:34 05:57 12:14 18:30 18:54 12h 32m −1:40 17:59–18:45 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:34 05:58 12:14 18:29 18:53 12h 31m −1:40 17:58–18:43 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:35 05:58 12:13 18:28 18:51 12h 29m −1:41 17:56–18:42 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:35 05:59 12:13 18:26 18:50 12h 27m −1:41 17:55–18:41 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:36 05:59 12:13 18:25 18:49 12h 25m −1:41 17:54–18:40 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:36 06:00 12:12 18:24 18:48 12h 24m −1:41 17:53–18:39 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:37 06:00 12:12 18:23 18:47 12h 22m −1:41 17:52–18:37 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:37 06:01 12:11 18:22 18:45 12h 20m −1:41 17:51–18:36 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:38 06:01 12:11 18:20 18:44 12h 19m −1:42 17:49–18:35 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:38 06:02 12:11 18:19 18:43 12h 17m −1:42 17:48–18:34 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:39 06:02 12:10 18:18 18:42 12h 15m −1:42 17:47–18:33 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:39 06:03 12:10 18:17 18:40 12h 14m −1:42 17:46–18:31 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:40 06:03 12:10 18:16 18:39 12h 12m −1:42 17:45–18:30 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:40 06:04 12:09 18:14 18:38 12h 10m −1:42 17:43–18:29 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:41 06:04 12:09 18:13 18:37 12h 9m −1:42 17:42–18:28 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:41 06:05 12:09 18:12 18:36 12h 7m −1:42 17:41–18:26 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:42 06:05 12:08 18:11 18:34 12h 5m −1:42 17:40–18:25 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:42 06:06 12:08 18:10 18:33 12h 3m −1:42 17:38–18:24 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:43 06:06 12:08 18:08 18:32 12h 2m −1:42 17:37–18:23 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:43 06:07 12:07 18:07 18:31 12h 0m −1:42 17:36–18:22 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:44 06:07 12:07 18:06 18:30 11h 58m −1:42 17:35–18:20 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:44 06:08 12:07 18:05 18:28 11h 57m −1:42 17:34–18:19 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:45 06:08 12:06 18:04 18:27 11h 55m −1:42 17:32–18:18 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Nanchang

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 58m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 18m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 39m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:19 on 2 December; the latest is 19:18 on 1 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 05:18 on 11 June to 07:10 on 11 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Nanchang different

It takes roughly 24 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Evening golden hour runs 46 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 28.7° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 54° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Sunset drifts 56 seconds earlier each day this month — 28 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Nanchang

Arrive by 17:58. Golden hour opens at 18:13 and the sun is down by 18:45, 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 19:00 and runs to 19:09, 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 Nanchang — 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 Nanchang today?

The sun sets in Nanchang at 18:45 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Nanchang?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 19:09 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Nanchang?

Evening golden hour runs 18:13 to 19:00 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Nanchang covers the morning window and the coming week.

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