Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Nantong, China

In Nantong, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:28 and rises at 05:27. Daylight lasts 13h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 17:55 to 18:44.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:02
Sunrise
05:27
Solar noon
11:58
Sunset
18:28
Last light
18:53
Day length
13h 0m

16h 7m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:55 – 18:44
Blue hour
18:44 – 18:53
Max sun altitude
68.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:23 / 03:15

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 18:27 Golden hour 17:54 – 18:42 Day length 12h 59m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Nantong is

Coordinates
32.0303° N, 120.8747° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
6 m
Population
2,273,326

Sunrise and sunset in Nantong, 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 04:44 05:11 12:02 18:53 19:20 13h 42m −1:26 18:19–19:10 🌖 94%
Sun 2 04:45 05:12 12:02 18:53 19:19 13h 40m −1:27 18:18–19:09 🌖 88%
Mon 3 04:46 05:12 12:02 18:52 19:18 13h 39m −1:28 18:18–19:08 🌖 80%
Tue 4 04:46 05:13 12:02 18:51 19:17 13h 37m −1:30 18:17–19:07 🌖 71%
Wed 5 04:47 05:14 12:02 18:50 19:16 13h 36m −1:31 18:16–19:06 🌖 60%
Thu 6 04:48 05:14 12:02 18:49 19:16 13h 34m −1:32 18:15–19:05 🌗 48%
Fri 7 04:49 05:15 12:02 18:48 19:15 13h 33m −1:33 18:14–19:04 🌘 37%
Sat 8 04:49 05:16 12:02 18:47 19:14 13h 31m −1:34 18:14–19:03 🌘 26%
Sun 9 04:50 05:16 12:02 18:46 19:13 13h 30m −1:35 18:13–19:02 🌘 16%
Mon 10 04:51 05:17 12:01 18:46 19:12 13h 28m −1:37 18:12–19:01 🌘 9%
Tue 11 04:52 05:18 12:01 18:45 19:11 13h 26m −1:38 18:11–19:00 🌘 3%
Wed 12 04:52 05:18 12:01 18:44 19:09 13h 25m −1:39 18:10–18:59 🌑 0%
Thu 13 04:53 05:19 12:01 18:43 19:08 13h 23m −1:40 18:09–18:58 🌒 0%
Fri 14 04:54 05:20 12:01 18:42 19:07 13h 21m −1:40 18:08–18:57 🌒 3%
Sat 15 04:54 05:20 12:01 18:40 19:06 13h 20m −1:41 18:07–18:56 🌒 8%
Sun 16 04:55 05:21 12:00 18:39 19:05 13h 18m −1:42 18:06–18:55 🌒 14%
Mon 17 04:56 05:21 12:00 18:38 19:04 13h 16m −1:43 18:05–18:54 🌒 22%
Tue 18 04:56 05:22 12:00 18:37 19:03 13h 15m −1:44 18:04–18:53 🌒 31%
Wed 19 04:57 05:23 12:00 18:36 19:02 13h 13m −1:45 18:03–18:52 🌒 41%
Thu 20 04:58 05:23 11:59 18:35 19:01 13h 11m −1:45 18:02–18:51 🌓 50%
Fri 21 04:59 05:24 11:59 18:34 18:59 13h 9m −1:46 18:01–18:49 🌔 60%
Sat 22 04:59 05:25 11:59 18:33 18:58 13h 8m −1:47 18:00–18:48 🌔 69%
Sun 23 05:00 05:25 11:59 18:32 18:57 13h 6m −1:47 17:59–18:47 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:01 05:26 11:58 18:30 18:56 13h 4m −1:48 17:58–18:46 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:01 05:27 11:58 18:29 18:55 13h 2m −1:49 17:56–18:45 🌔 91%
Wed 26 05:02 05:27 11:58 18:28 18:53 13h 0m −1:49 17:55–18:44 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:03 05:28 11:58 18:27 18:52 12h 59m −1:50 17:54–18:42 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:03 05:28 11:57 18:26 18:51 12h 57m −1:50 17:53–18:41 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:04 05:29 11:57 18:25 18:50 12h 55m −1:51 17:52–18:40 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:05 05:30 11:57 18:23 18:48 12h 53m −1:51 17:51–18:39 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:05 05:30 11:56 18:22 18:47 12h 51m −1:52 17:49–18:37 🌖 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 03:38 04:12 05:11 18:53 19:52 20:26 10h 18m 76.0° 292° WNW
Sun 2 03:39 04:13 05:12 18:53 19:51 20:25 10h 19m 75.7° 292° WNW
Mon 3 03:40 04:14 05:12 18:52 19:50 20:24 10h 21m 75.5° 291° WNW
Tue 4 03:41 04:15 05:13 18:51 19:49 20:22 10h 22m 75.2° 291° WNW
Wed 5 03:42 04:15 05:14 18:50 19:48 20:21 10h 24m 74.9° 291° WNW
Thu 6 03:43 04:16 05:14 18:49 19:47 20:20 10h 25m 74.7° 290° WNW
Fri 7 03:44 04:17 05:15 18:48 19:46 20:19 10h 27m 74.4° 290° WNW
Sat 8 03:45 04:18 05:16 18:47 19:45 20:18 10h 28m 74.1° 290° WNW
Sun 9 03:46 04:19 05:16 18:46 19:44 20:17 10h 30m 73.8° 289° WNW
Mon 10 03:47 04:20 05:17 18:46 19:43 20:15 10h 32m 73.5° 289° WNW
Tue 11 03:48 04:20 05:18 18:45 19:42 20:14 10h 33m 73.2° 289° WNW
Wed 12 03:49 04:21 05:18 18:44 19:40 20:13 10h 35m 72.9° 288° WNW
Thu 13 03:50 04:22 05:19 18:43 19:39 20:11 10h 36m 72.6° 288° WNW
Fri 14 03:51 04:23 05:20 18:42 19:38 20:10 10h 38m 72.3° 287° WNW
Sat 15 03:52 04:24 05:20 18:40 19:37 20:09 10h 40m 72.0° 287° WNW
Sun 16 03:52 04:24 05:21 18:39 19:36 20:08 10h 42m 71.7° 287° WNW
Mon 17 03:53 04:25 05:21 18:38 19:35 20:06 10h 43m 71.4° 286° WNW
Tue 18 03:54 04:26 05:22 18:37 19:33 20:05 10h 45m 71.1° 286° WNW
Wed 19 03:55 04:27 05:23 18:36 19:32 20:04 10h 47m 70.7° 286° WNW
Thu 20 03:56 04:28 05:23 18:35 19:31 20:02 10h 48m 70.4° 285° WNW
Fri 21 03:57 04:28 05:24 18:34 19:30 20:01 10h 50m 70.1° 285° WNW
Sat 22 03:58 04:29 05:25 18:33 19:28 19:59 10h 52m 69.8° 284° WNW
Sun 23 03:59 04:30 05:25 18:32 19:27 19:58 10h 54m 69.4° 284° WNW
Mon 24 04:00 04:31 05:26 18:30 19:26 19:57 10h 56m 69.1° 284° WNW
Tue 25 04:00 04:31 05:27 18:29 19:24 19:55 10h 57m 68.7° 283° WNW
Wed 26 04:01 04:32 05:27 18:28 19:23 19:54 10h 59m 68.4° 283° WNW
Thu 27 04:02 04:33 05:28 18:27 19:22 19:52 11h 1m 68.0° 282° WNW
Fri 28 04:03 04:34 05:28 18:26 19:20 19:51 11h 3m 67.7° 282° WNW
Sat 29 04:04 04:34 05:29 18:25 19:19 19:49 11h 5m 67.3° 281° WNW
Sun 30 04:05 04:35 05:30 18:23 19:18 19:48 11h 7m 67.0° 281° W
Mon 31 04:06 04:36 05:30 18:22 19:16 19:47 11h 8m 66.6° 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 05:06 05:31 11:56 18:21 18:46 12h 49m −1:52 17:48–18:36 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:07 05:32 11:56 18:20 18:44 12h 47m −1:52 17:47–18:35 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:07 05:32 11:55 18:18 18:43 12h 46m −1:53 17:46–18:33 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:08 05:33 11:55 18:17 18:42 12h 44m −1:53 17:45–18:32 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:09 05:33 11:55 18:16 18:40 12h 42m −1:54 17:43–18:31 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:09 05:34 11:55 18:14 18:39 12h 40m −1:54 17:42–18:30 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:10 05:35 11:54 18:13 18:38 12h 38m −1:54 17:41–18:28 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:11 05:35 11:54 18:12 18:37 12h 36m −1:54 17:40–18:27 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:11 05:36 11:53 18:11 18:35 12h 34m −1:55 17:38–18:26 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:12 05:37 11:53 18:09 18:34 12h 32m −1:55 17:37–18:24 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:12 05:37 11:53 18:08 18:33 12h 30m −1:55 17:36–18:23 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:13 05:38 11:52 18:07 18:31 12h 28m −1:55 17:34–18:22 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:14 05:38 11:52 18:05 18:30 12h 26m −1:56 17:33–18:20 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:14 05:39 11:52 18:04 18:28 12h 25m −1:56 17:32–18:19 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:15 05:40 11:51 18:03 18:27 12h 23m −1:56 17:30–18:18 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:16 05:40 11:51 18:01 18:26 12h 21m −1:56 17:29–18:16 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:16 05:41 11:51 18:00 18:24 12h 19m −1:56 17:28–18:15 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:17 05:41 11:50 17:59 18:23 12h 17m −1:56 17:26–18:14 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:18 05:42 11:50 17:57 18:22 12h 15m −1:57 17:25–18:12 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:18 05:43 11:50 17:56 18:20 12h 13m −1:57 17:24–18:11 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:19 05:43 11:49 17:55 18:19 12h 11m −1:57 17:22–18:10 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:19 05:44 11:49 17:53 18:18 12h 9m −1:57 17:21–18:08 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:20 05:44 11:49 17:52 18:16 12h 7m −1:57 17:20–18:07 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:21 05:45 11:48 17:51 18:15 12h 5m −1:57 17:18–18:06 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:21 05:46 11:48 17:49 18:14 12h 3m −1:57 17:17–18:04 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:22 05:46 11:47 17:48 18:12 12h 1m −1:57 17:16–18:03 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:23 05:47 11:47 17:47 18:11 11h 59m −1:57 17:14–18:02 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:23 05:48 11:47 17:45 18:10 11h 57m −1:57 17:13–18:00 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:24 05:48 11:46 17:44 18:09 11h 55m −1:57 17:12–17:59 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:25 05:49 11:46 17:43 18:07 11h 53m −1:57 17:10–17:58 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Nantong

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

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 2m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 11m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:51 on 4 December; the latest is 19:06 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 04:49 on 12 June to 06:58 on 9 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Nantong different

It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 48 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 56° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.

Sunset drifts 63 seconds earlier each day this month — 31 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Nantong

Arrive by 17:40. Golden hour opens at 17:55 and the sun is down by 18:28, 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 18:44 and runs to 18:53, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Nantong — 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 Nantong today?

The sun sets in Nantong at 18:28 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Nantong?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:53 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Nantong?

Evening golden hour runs 17:55 to 18:44 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Nantong covers the morning window and the coming week.

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