Sunset and sunrise times in Suzhou, Anhui

In Suzhou, Anhui the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:45 and rises at 06:12. Daylight lasts 11h 32m; evening golden hour runs from 17:11 to 18:00.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:47
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
17:45
Last light
18:10
Day length
11h 32m

17h 43m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:11 – 18:00
Blue hour
18:00 – 18:10
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:43 / 17:24

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 17:43 Golden hour 17:10 – 17:59 Day length 11h 30m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Suzhou is

Coordinates
33.6361° N, 116.9789° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
34 m
Population
1,647,642

Sunrise and sunset in Suzhou, October 2026

October 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
Thu 1 05:41 06:06 12:01 17:57 18:21 11h 51m −2:04 17:24–18:12 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:41 06:06 12:01 17:55 18:20 11h 49m −2:04 17:22–18:11 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:42 06:07 12:01 17:54 18:19 11h 46m −2:04 17:21–18:09 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:43 06:08 12:00 17:53 18:17 11h 44m −2:04 17:20–18:08 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:44 06:08 12:00 17:51 18:16 11h 42m −2:04 17:18–18:07 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:44 06:09 12:00 17:50 18:15 11h 40m −2:03 17:17–18:05 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:45 06:10 12:00 17:49 18:14 11h 38m −2:03 17:15–18:04 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:46 06:11 11:59 17:47 18:12 11h 36m −2:03 17:14–18:03 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:46 06:11 11:59 17:46 18:11 11h 34m −2:03 17:13–18:01 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:47 06:12 11:59 17:45 18:10 11h 32m −2:03 17:11–18:00 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:48 06:13 11:58 17:43 18:08 11h 30m −2:02 17:10–17:59 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:49 06:14 11:58 17:42 18:07 11h 28m −2:02 17:09–17:58 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:49 06:14 11:58 17:41 18:06 11h 26m −2:02 17:07–17:56 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:50 06:15 11:58 17:40 18:05 11h 24m −2:01 17:06–17:55 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:51 06:16 11:57 17:38 18:03 11h 22m −2:01 17:05–17:54 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:52 06:17 11:57 17:37 18:02 11h 20m −2:01 17:04–17:53 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:52 06:18 11:57 17:36 18:01 11h 18m −2:00 17:02–17:51 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:53 06:18 11:57 17:35 18:00 11h 16m −2:00 17:01–17:50 🌓 45%
Mon 19 05:54 06:19 11:57 17:34 17:59 11h 14m −1:59 17:00–17:49 🌔 55%
Tue 20 05:55 06:20 11:56 17:32 17:58 11h 12m −1:59 16:59–17:48 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:55 06:21 11:56 17:31 17:57 11h 10m −1:58 16:57–17:47 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:56 06:22 11:56 17:30 17:55 11h 8m −1:58 16:56–17:46 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:57 06:22 11:56 17:29 17:54 11h 6m −1:57 16:55–17:45 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:58 06:23 11:56 17:28 17:53 11h 4m −1:56 16:54–17:43 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:59 06:24 11:56 17:27 17:52 11h 2m −1:56 16:53–17:42 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:59 06:25 11:56 17:26 17:51 11h 0m −1:55 16:51–17:41 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:00 06:26 11:55 17:25 17:50 10h 58m −1:54 16:50–17:40 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:01 06:27 11:55 17:24 17:49 10h 57m −1:54 16:49–17:39 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:02 06:27 11:55 17:23 17:48 10h 55m −1:53 16:48–17:38 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:03 06:28 11:55 17:22 17:47 10h 53m −1:52 16:47–17:37 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:04 06:29 11:55 17:21 17:46 10h 51m −1:51 16:46–17:36 🌖 71%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:43 05:12 06:06 17:57 18:50 19:19 12h 9m 53.2° 267° W
Fri 2 04:44 05:13 06:06 17:55 18:49 19:18 12h 11m 52.8° 266° W
Sat 3 04:44 05:13 06:07 17:54 18:48 19:17 12h 13m 52.4° 266° W
Sun 4 04:45 05:14 06:08 17:53 18:46 19:15 12h 15m 52.0° 265° W
Mon 5 04:46 05:15 06:08 17:51 18:45 19:14 12h 17m 51.6° 265° W
Tue 6 04:46 05:15 06:09 17:50 18:44 19:13 12h 19m 51.3° 264° W
Wed 7 04:47 05:16 06:10 17:49 18:42 19:11 12h 22m 50.9° 264° W
Thu 8 04:48 05:17 06:11 17:47 18:41 19:10 12h 24m 50.5° 263° W
Fri 9 04:49 05:18 06:11 17:46 18:40 19:09 12h 26m 50.1° 263° W
Sat 10 04:49 05:18 06:12 17:45 18:38 19:07 12h 28m 49.7° 262° W
Sun 11 04:50 05:19 06:13 17:43 18:37 19:06 12h 30m 49.4° 262° W
Mon 12 04:51 05:20 06:14 17:42 18:36 19:05 12h 32m 49.0° 262° W
Tue 13 04:52 05:20 06:14 17:41 18:35 19:04 12h 34m 48.6° 261° W
Wed 14 04:52 05:21 06:15 17:40 18:34 19:02 12h 36m 48.2° 261° W
Thu 15 04:53 05:22 06:16 17:38 18:32 19:01 12h 38m 47.9° 260° W
Fri 16 04:54 05:23 06:17 17:37 18:31 19:00 12h 40m 47.5° 260° W
Sat 17 04:55 05:23 06:18 17:36 18:30 18:59 12h 42m 47.1° 259° W
Sun 18 04:55 05:24 06:18 17:35 18:29 18:58 12h 44m 46.8° 259° W
Mon 19 04:56 05:25 06:19 17:34 18:28 18:57 12h 46m 46.4° 258° WSW
Tue 20 04:57 05:26 06:20 17:32 18:27 18:55 12h 48m 46.0° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:58 05:26 06:21 17:31 18:26 18:54 12h 50m 45.7° 258° WSW
Thu 22 04:58 05:27 06:22 17:30 18:24 18:53 12h 52m 45.3° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:59 05:28 06:22 17:29 18:23 18:52 12h 54m 45.0° 257° WSW
Sat 24 05:00 05:29 06:23 17:28 18:22 18:51 12h 56m 44.6° 256° WSW
Sun 25 05:01 05:29 06:24 17:27 18:21 18:50 12h 58m 44.3° 256° WSW
Mon 26 05:01 05:30 06:25 17:26 18:20 18:49 13h 0m 43.9° 256° WSW
Tue 27 05:02 05:31 06:26 17:25 18:19 18:48 13h 1m 43.6° 255° WSW
Wed 28 05:03 05:32 06:27 17:24 18:18 18:47 13h 3m 43.3° 255° WSW
Thu 29 05:04 05:33 06:27 17:23 18:18 18:47 13h 5m 42.9° 254° WSW
Fri 30 05:04 05:33 06:28 17:22 18:17 18:46 13h 7m 42.6° 254° WSW
Sat 31 05:05 05:34 06:29 17:21 18:16 18:45 13h 9m 42.3° 253° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 06:04 06:30 11:55 17:20 17:45 10h 49m −1:50 16:45–17:36 🌖 59%
Mon 2 06:05 06:31 11:55 17:19 17:45 10h 47m −1:49 16:44–17:35 🌗 48%
Tue 3 06:06 06:32 11:55 17:18 17:44 10h 45m −1:48 16:43–17:34 🌘 36%
Wed 4 06:07 06:33 11:55 17:17 17:43 10h 44m −1:47 16:42–17:33 🌘 26%
Thu 5 06:08 06:34 11:55 17:16 17:42 10h 42m −1:46 16:41–17:32 🌘 17%
Fri 6 06:09 06:35 11:55 17:15 17:41 10h 40m −1:45 16:40–17:31 🌘 10%
Sat 7 06:10 06:36 11:55 17:14 17:40 10h 38m −1:44 16:39–17:30 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:10 06:36 11:55 17:14 17:40 10h 37m −1:43 16:38–17:30 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:11 06:37 11:55 17:13 17:39 10h 35m −1:41 16:37–17:29 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:12 06:38 11:55 17:12 17:38 10h 33m −1:40 16:37–17:28 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:13 06:39 11:56 17:11 17:38 10h 32m −1:39 16:36–17:28 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:14 06:40 11:56 17:11 17:37 10h 30m −1:37 16:35–17:27 🌒 8%
Fri 13 06:15 06:41 11:56 17:10 17:36 10h 29m −1:36 16:34–17:26 🌒 14%
Sat 14 06:16 06:42 11:56 17:09 17:36 10h 27m −1:34 16:34–17:26 🌒 21%
Sun 15 06:17 06:43 11:56 17:09 17:35 10h 25m −1:33 16:33–17:25 🌒 29%
Mon 16 06:17 06:44 11:56 17:08 17:35 10h 24m −1:31 16:32–17:25 🌒 38%
Tue 17 06:18 06:45 11:56 17:08 17:34 10h 22m −1:29 16:32–17:24 🌓 48%
Wed 18 06:19 06:46 11:57 17:07 17:34 10h 21m −1:28 16:31–17:24 🌔 57%
Thu 19 06:20 06:47 11:57 17:07 17:33 10h 20m −1:26 16:30–17:23 🌔 67%
Fri 20 06:21 06:48 11:57 17:06 17:33 10h 18m −1:24 16:30–17:23 🌔 77%
Sat 21 06:22 06:49 11:57 17:06 17:33 10h 17m −1:22 16:29–17:22 🌔 85%
Sun 22 06:23 06:50 11:58 17:05 17:32 10h 15m −1:20 16:29–17:22 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:24 06:50 11:58 17:05 17:32 10h 14m −1:18 16:28–17:22 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:24 06:51 11:58 17:05 17:32 10h 13m −1:16 16:28–17:21 🌔 99%
Wed 25 06:25 06:52 11:58 17:04 17:31 10h 12m −1:14 16:27–17:21 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:26 06:53 11:59 17:04 17:31 10h 10m −1:12 16:27–17:21 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:27 06:54 11:59 17:04 17:31 10h 9m −1:10 16:27–17:20 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:28 06:55 11:59 17:04 17:31 10h 8m −1:07 16:26–17:20 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:29 06:56 12:00 17:03 17:31 10h 7m −1:05 16:26–17:20 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:30 06:57 12:00 17:03 17:30 10h 6m −1:03 16:26–17:20 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Suzhou

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 23m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 54m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 28m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:03 on 5 December; the latest is 19:26 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 05:01 on 12 June to 07:17 on 8 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Suzhou different

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

The shallow approach angle at 33.6° stretches this evening's golden hour to 49 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Over a year the sunset point slides 57° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 72 seconds earlier each day this month — 36 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Suzhou

Arrive by 16:56. Golden hour opens at 17:11 and the sun is down by 17:45, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° 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 18:00 and runs to 18:10, 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 Suzhou — 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 Suzhou today?

The sun sets in Suzhou at 17:45 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Suzhou?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:10 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Suzhou?

Evening golden hour runs 17:11 to 18:00 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Suzhou covers the morning window and the coming week.

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