Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Shaoxing, China

In Shaoxing, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:27 and rises at 05:31. Daylight lasts 12h 56m; evening golden hour runs from 17:55 to 18:42.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:06
Sunrise
05:31
Solar noon
11:59
Sunset
18:27
Last light
18:52
Day length
12h 56m

16h 6m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:55 – 18:42
Blue hour
18:42 – 18:52
Max sun altitude
70.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:20 / 03:20

The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:31 Sunset 18:26 Golden hour 17:54 – 18:41 Day length 12h 54m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Shaoxing is

Coordinates
30.0024° N, 120.5786° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
21 m
Population
2,300,000

Sunrise and sunset in Shaoxing, 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 04:50 05:16 12:04 18:51 19:17 13h 34m −1:19 18:17–19:07 🌖 94%
Sun 2 04:51 05:17 12:04 18:50 19:16 13h 33m −1:20 18:17–19:06 🌖 88%
Mon 3 04:51 05:17 12:03 18:49 19:15 13h 32m −1:21 18:16–19:05 🌖 80%
Tue 4 04:52 05:18 12:03 18:49 19:14 13h 30m −1:23 18:15–19:04 🌖 71%
Wed 5 04:53 05:18 12:03 18:48 19:13 13h 29m −1:24 18:15–19:03 🌖 60%
Thu 6 04:53 05:19 12:03 18:47 19:13 13h 27m −1:25 18:14–19:03 🌗 48%
Fri 7 04:54 05:20 12:03 18:46 19:12 13h 26m −1:26 18:13–19:02 🌘 37%
Sat 8 04:55 05:20 12:03 18:45 19:11 13h 25m −1:27 18:12–19:01 🌘 26%
Sun 9 04:55 05:21 12:03 18:44 19:10 13h 23m −1:28 18:11–19:00 🌘 16%
Mon 10 04:56 05:21 12:03 18:43 19:09 13h 22m −1:29 18:11–18:59 🌘 9%
Tue 11 04:57 05:22 12:02 18:43 19:08 13h 20m −1:30 18:10–18:58 🌘 3%
Wed 12 04:57 05:23 12:02 18:42 19:07 13h 19m −1:31 18:09–18:57 🌑 0%
Thu 13 04:58 05:23 12:02 18:41 19:06 13h 17m −1:32 18:08–18:56 🌒 0%
Fri 14 04:58 05:24 12:02 18:40 19:05 13h 16m −1:33 18:07–18:55 🌒 3%
Sat 15 04:59 05:24 12:02 18:39 19:04 13h 14m −1:33 18:06–18:54 🌒 8%
Sun 16 05:00 05:25 12:02 18:38 19:03 13h 12m −1:34 18:05–18:53 🌒 14%
Mon 17 05:00 05:25 12:01 18:37 19:02 13h 11m −1:35 18:04–18:52 🌒 22%
Tue 18 05:01 05:26 12:01 18:36 19:01 13h 9m −1:36 18:03–18:51 🌒 31%
Wed 19 05:02 05:27 12:01 18:35 19:00 13h 8m −1:36 18:02–18:50 🌒 41%
Thu 20 05:02 05:27 12:01 18:34 18:59 13h 6m −1:37 18:01–18:49 🌓 50%
Fri 21 05:03 05:28 12:00 18:33 18:57 13h 4m −1:38 18:00–18:48 🌔 60%
Sat 22 05:03 05:28 12:00 18:32 18:56 13h 3m −1:38 17:59–18:47 🌔 69%
Sun 23 05:04 05:29 12:00 18:31 18:55 13h 1m −1:39 17:58–18:46 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:05 05:29 12:00 18:29 18:54 12h 59m −1:40 17:57–18:45 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:05 05:30 11:59 18:28 18:53 12h 58m −1:40 17:56–18:43 🌔 91%
Wed 26 05:06 05:31 11:59 18:27 18:52 12h 56m −1:41 17:55–18:42 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:07 05:31 11:59 18:26 18:51 12h 54m −1:41 17:54–18:41 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:07 05:32 11:59 18:25 18:49 12h 53m −1:42 17:53–18:40 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:08 05:32 11:58 18:24 18:48 12h 51m −1:42 17:52–18:39 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:08 05:33 11:58 18:23 18:47 12h 49m −1:42 17:51–18:38 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:09 05:33 11:58 18:21 18:46 12h 48m −1:43 17:50–18:36 🌖 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 03:46 04:19 05:16 18:51 19:48 20:20 10h 25m 78.0° 291° WNW
Sun 2 03:47 04:20 05:17 18:50 19:47 20:19 10h 27m 77.8° 291° WNW
Mon 3 03:48 04:20 05:17 18:49 19:46 20:18 10h 28m 77.5° 291° WNW
Tue 4 03:49 04:21 05:18 18:49 19:45 20:17 10h 29m 77.2° 290° WNW
Wed 5 03:50 04:22 05:18 18:48 19:44 20:16 10h 31m 77.0° 290° WNW
Thu 6 03:51 04:23 05:19 18:47 19:43 20:15 10h 32m 76.7° 290° WNW
Fri 7 03:51 04:23 05:20 18:46 19:42 20:14 10h 34m 76.4° 289° WNW
Sat 8 03:52 04:24 05:20 18:45 19:41 20:13 10h 35m 76.1° 289° WNW
Sun 9 03:53 04:25 05:21 18:44 19:40 20:12 10h 36m 75.9° 289° WNW
Mon 10 03:54 04:26 05:21 18:43 19:39 20:11 10h 38m 75.6° 288° WNW
Tue 11 03:55 04:26 05:22 18:43 19:38 20:09 10h 39m 75.3° 288° WNW
Wed 12 03:56 04:27 05:23 18:42 19:37 20:08 10h 41m 75.0° 288° WNW
Thu 13 03:56 04:28 05:23 18:41 19:36 20:07 10h 42m 74.7° 287° WNW
Fri 14 03:57 04:28 05:24 18:40 19:35 20:06 10h 44m 74.4° 287° WNW
Sat 15 03:58 04:29 05:24 18:39 19:34 20:05 10h 46m 74.1° 287° WNW
Sun 16 03:59 04:30 05:25 18:38 19:33 20:03 10h 47m 73.7° 286° WNW
Mon 17 04:00 04:31 05:25 18:37 19:32 20:02 10h 49m 73.4° 286° WNW
Tue 18 04:01 04:31 05:26 18:36 19:30 20:01 10h 50m 73.1° 286° WNW
Wed 19 04:01 04:32 05:27 18:35 19:29 20:00 10h 52m 72.8° 285° WNW
Thu 20 04:02 04:33 05:27 18:34 19:28 19:58 10h 54m 72.4° 285° WNW
Fri 21 04:03 04:33 05:28 18:33 19:27 19:57 10h 55m 72.1° 284° WNW
Sat 22 04:04 04:34 05:28 18:32 19:26 19:56 10h 57m 71.8° 284° WNW
Sun 23 04:05 04:35 05:29 18:31 19:24 19:55 10h 58m 71.4° 284° WNW
Mon 24 04:05 04:35 05:29 18:29 19:23 19:53 11h 0m 71.1° 283° WNW
Tue 25 04:06 04:36 05:30 18:28 19:22 19:52 11h 2m 70.8° 283° WNW
Wed 26 04:07 04:37 05:31 18:27 19:21 19:51 11h 3m 70.4° 282° WNW
Thu 27 04:08 04:37 05:31 18:26 19:20 19:49 11h 5m 70.1° 282° WNW
Fri 28 04:08 04:38 05:32 18:25 19:18 19:48 11h 7m 69.7° 282° WNW
Sat 29 04:09 04:39 05:32 18:24 19:17 19:47 11h 9m 69.4° 281° W
Sun 30 04:10 04:39 05:33 18:23 19:16 19:45 11h 10m 69.0° 281° W
Mon 31 04:11 04:40 05:33 18:21 19:15 19:44 11h 12m 68.6° 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 05:09 05:34 11:57 18:20 18:45 12h 46m −1:43 17:48–18:35 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:10 05:34 11:57 18:19 18:43 12h 44m −1:44 17:47–18:34 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:11 05:35 11:57 18:18 18:42 12h 42m −1:44 17:46–18:33 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:11 05:36 11:56 18:17 18:41 12h 41m −1:44 17:45–18:32 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:12 05:36 11:56 18:16 18:40 12h 39m −1:45 17:44–18:30 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:12 05:37 11:56 18:14 18:38 12h 37m −1:45 17:43–18:29 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:13 05:37 11:55 18:13 18:37 12h 35m −1:45 17:41–18:28 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:14 05:38 11:55 18:12 18:36 12h 34m −1:46 17:40–18:27 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:14 05:38 11:55 18:11 18:35 12h 32m −1:46 17:39–18:25 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:15 05:39 11:54 18:09 18:33 12h 30m −1:46 17:38–18:24 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:15 05:39 11:54 18:08 18:32 12h 28m −1:46 17:37–18:23 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:16 05:40 11:54 18:07 18:31 12h 27m −1:47 17:35–18:22 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:16 05:40 11:53 18:06 18:30 12h 25m −1:47 17:34–18:20 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:17 05:41 11:53 18:04 18:28 12h 23m −1:47 17:33–18:19 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:17 05:41 11:53 18:03 18:27 12h 21m −1:47 17:32–18:18 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:18 05:42 11:52 18:02 18:26 12h 19m −1:47 17:30–18:17 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:19 05:43 11:52 18:01 18:25 12h 18m −1:47 17:29–18:15 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:19 05:43 11:51 17:59 18:23 12h 16m −1:47 17:28–18:14 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:20 05:44 11:51 17:58 18:22 12h 14m −1:48 17:27–18:13 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:20 05:44 11:51 17:57 18:21 12h 12m −1:48 17:25–18:12 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:21 05:45 11:50 17:56 18:20 12h 11m −1:48 17:24–18:10 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:21 05:45 11:50 17:54 18:18 12h 9m −1:48 17:23–18:09 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:22 05:46 11:50 17:53 18:17 12h 7m −1:48 17:22–18:08 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:22 05:46 11:49 17:52 18:16 12h 5m −1:48 17:20–18:07 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:23 05:47 11:49 17:51 18:15 12h 3m −1:48 17:19–18:05 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:24 05:47 11:49 17:49 18:13 12h 2m −1:48 17:18–18:04 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:24 05:48 11:48 17:48 18:12 12h 0m −1:48 17:17–18:03 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:25 05:49 11:48 17:47 18:11 11h 58m −1:48 17:15–18:02 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:25 05:49 11:48 17:46 18:10 11h 56m −1:48 17:14–18:00 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:26 05:50 11:47 17:45 18:08 11h 54m −1:48 17:13–17:59 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Shaoxing

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 4m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 12m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 51m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:57 on 3 December; the latest is 19:02 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 04:56 on 11 June to 06:54 on 10 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Shaoxing different

Sunset here is followed by about 25 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Evening golden hour runs 47 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 30° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 55° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 29 minutes earlier, averaging about 59 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Shaoxing

Arrive by 17:40. Golden hour opens at 17:55 and the sun is down by 18:27, 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 18:42 and runs to 18:52, 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 Shaoxing — 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 Shaoxing today?

The sun sets in Shaoxing at 18:27 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Shaoxing?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:52 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Shaoxing?

Evening golden hour runs 17:55 to 18:42 today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Shaoxing covers the morning window and the coming week.

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