Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Taiyuan, China

In Taiyuan, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:08 and rises at 05:54. Daylight lasts 13h 14m; evening golden hour runs from 18:33 to 19:25.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
05:26
Sunrise
05:54
Solar noon
12:31
Sunset
19:08
Last light
19:35
Day length
13h 14m

16h 47m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:33 – 19:25
Blue hour
19:25 – 19:35
Max sun altitude
62.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:09 / 03:35

The sun sets at 284° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 19:07 Golden hour 18:31 – 19:23 Day length 13h 12m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Taiyuan is

Coordinates
37.8694° N, 112.5603° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
795 m
Population
4,303,673

Sunrise and sunset in Taiyuan, 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 05:03 05:32 12:36 19:39 20:08 14h 6m −1:48 19:02–19:56 🌖 94%
Sun 2 05:04 05:33 12:36 19:38 20:07 14h 4m −1:50 19:01–19:55 🌖 88%
Mon 3 05:05 05:34 12:36 19:37 20:06 14h 2m −1:51 19:00–19:54 🌖 80%
Tue 4 05:06 05:35 12:35 19:36 20:04 14h 0m −1:53 18:59–19:53 🌖 71%
Wed 5 05:07 05:36 12:35 19:35 20:03 13h 58m −1:54 18:58–19:52 🌖 60%
Thu 6 05:08 05:36 12:35 19:33 20:02 13h 56m −1:56 18:57–19:51 🌗 48%
Fri 7 05:09 05:37 12:35 19:32 20:01 13h 55m −1:57 18:56–19:50 🌘 37%
Sat 8 05:10 05:38 12:35 19:31 20:00 13h 53m −1:59 18:55–19:49 🌘 26%
Sun 9 05:10 05:39 12:35 19:30 19:59 13h 51m −2:00 18:54–19:47 🌘 16%
Mon 10 05:11 05:40 12:35 19:29 19:57 13h 49m −2:01 18:53–19:46 🌘 9%
Tue 11 05:12 05:41 12:35 19:28 19:56 13h 47m −2:02 18:51–19:45 🌘 3%
Wed 12 05:13 05:42 12:34 19:27 19:55 13h 44m −2:04 18:50–19:44 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:14 05:42 12:34 19:25 19:53 13h 42m −2:05 18:49–19:42 🌒 0%
Fri 14 05:15 05:43 12:34 19:24 19:52 13h 40m −2:06 18:48–19:41 🌒 3%
Sat 15 05:16 05:44 12:34 19:23 19:51 13h 38m −2:07 18:47–19:40 🌒 8%
Sun 16 05:17 05:45 12:34 19:22 19:49 13h 36m −2:08 18:46–19:39 🌒 14%
Mon 17 05:18 05:46 12:33 19:20 19:48 13h 34m −2:09 18:44–19:37 🌒 22%
Tue 18 05:19 05:47 12:33 19:19 19:47 13h 32m −2:10 18:43–19:36 🌒 31%
Wed 19 05:20 05:48 12:33 19:18 19:45 13h 30m −2:11 18:42–19:35 🌒 41%
Thu 20 05:21 05:49 12:33 19:16 19:44 13h 27m −2:12 18:41–19:33 🌓 50%
Fri 21 05:22 05:49 12:33 19:15 19:43 13h 25m −2:12 18:39–19:32 🌔 60%
Sat 22 05:23 05:50 12:32 19:14 19:41 13h 23m −2:13 18:38–19:30 🌔 69%
Sun 23 05:24 05:51 12:32 19:12 19:40 13h 21m −2:14 18:37–19:29 🌔 77%
Mon 24 05:25 05:52 12:32 19:11 19:38 13h 18m −2:15 18:36–19:28 🌔 84%
Tue 25 05:25 05:53 12:31 19:09 19:37 13h 16m −2:15 18:34–19:26 🌔 91%
Wed 26 05:26 05:54 12:31 19:08 19:35 13h 14m −2:16 18:33–19:25 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:27 05:55 12:31 19:07 19:34 13h 12m −2:17 18:31–19:23 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:28 05:55 12:31 19:05 19:32 13h 9m −2:17 18:30–19:22 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:29 05:56 12:30 19:04 19:31 13h 7m −2:18 18:29–19:20 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:30 05:57 12:30 19:02 19:29 13h 5m −2:19 18:27–19:19 🌖 96%
Mon 31 05:31 05:58 12:30 19:01 19:28 13h 2m −2:19 18:26–19:17 🌖 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 03:49 04:27 05:32 19:39 20:43 21:22 9h 54m 70.1° 294° WNW
Sun 2 03:50 04:28 05:33 19:38 20:42 21:20 9h 56m 69.9° 293° WNW
Mon 3 03:51 04:29 05:34 19:37 20:41 21:19 9h 58m 69.6° 293° WNW
Tue 4 03:52 04:31 05:35 19:36 20:40 21:17 10h 0m 69.4° 293° WNW
Wed 5 03:54 04:32 05:36 19:35 20:38 21:16 10h 1m 69.1° 292° WNW
Thu 6 03:55 04:33 05:36 19:33 20:37 21:14 10h 3m 68.8° 292° WNW
Fri 7 03:56 04:34 05:37 19:32 20:36 21:13 10h 5m 68.5° 292° WNW
Sat 8 03:58 04:35 05:38 19:31 20:34 21:11 10h 7m 68.3° 291° WNW
Sun 9 03:59 04:36 05:39 19:30 20:33 21:10 10h 9m 68.0° 291° WNW
Mon 10 04:00 04:37 05:40 19:29 20:32 21:08 10h 11m 67.7° 290° WNW
Tue 11 04:01 04:38 05:41 19:28 20:30 21:07 10h 13m 67.4° 290° WNW
Wed 12 04:03 04:39 05:42 19:27 20:29 21:05 10h 15m 67.1° 290° WNW
Thu 13 04:04 04:40 05:42 19:25 20:27 21:04 10h 18m 66.8° 289° WNW
Fri 14 04:05 04:41 05:43 19:24 20:26 21:02 10h 20m 66.5° 289° WNW
Sat 15 04:06 04:42 05:44 19:23 20:25 21:00 10h 22m 66.2° 288° WNW
Sun 16 04:08 04:43 05:45 19:22 20:23 20:59 10h 24m 65.9° 288° WNW
Mon 17 04:09 04:44 05:46 19:20 20:22 20:57 10h 26m 65.5° 288° WNW
Tue 18 04:10 04:45 05:47 19:19 20:20 20:55 10h 28m 65.2° 287° WNW
Wed 19 04:11 04:47 05:48 19:18 20:19 20:54 10h 30m 64.9° 287° WNW
Thu 20 04:13 04:48 05:49 19:16 20:17 20:52 10h 33m 64.6° 286° WNW
Fri 21 04:14 04:49 05:49 19:15 20:16 20:50 10h 35m 64.2° 286° WNW
Sat 22 04:15 04:50 05:50 19:14 20:14 20:49 10h 37m 63.9° 286° WNW
Sun 23 04:16 04:51 05:51 19:12 20:12 20:47 10h 39m 63.6° 285° WNW
Mon 24 04:17 04:52 05:52 19:11 20:11 20:45 10h 41m 63.2° 285° WNW
Tue 25 04:19 04:53 05:53 19:09 20:09 20:43 10h 44m 62.9° 284° WNW
Wed 26 04:20 04:54 05:54 19:08 20:08 20:42 10h 46m 62.5° 284° WNW
Thu 27 04:21 04:55 05:55 19:07 20:06 20:40 10h 48m 62.2° 283° WNW
Fri 28 04:22 04:56 05:55 19:05 20:05 20:38 10h 51m 61.8° 283° WNW
Sat 29 04:23 04:57 05:56 19:04 20:03 20:36 10h 53m 61.5° 282° WNW
Sun 30 04:24 04:58 05:57 19:02 20:01 20:35 10h 55m 61.1° 282° WNW
Mon 31 04:25 04:59 05:58 19:01 20:00 20:33 10h 57m 60.8° 282° WNW

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 05:32 05:59 12:29 18:59 19:26 13h 0m −2:20 18:24–19:16 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:33 06:00 12:29 18:58 19:25 12h 58m −2:20 18:23–19:14 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:34 06:00 12:29 18:56 19:23 12h 55m −2:21 18:21–19:13 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:35 06:01 12:28 18:55 19:22 12h 53m −2:21 18:20–19:11 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:35 06:02 12:28 18:53 19:20 12h 51m −2:21 18:19–19:10 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:36 06:03 12:28 18:52 19:18 12h 48m −2:22 18:17–19:08 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:37 06:04 12:27 18:50 19:17 12h 46m −2:22 18:16–19:07 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:38 06:05 12:27 18:49 19:15 12h 44m −2:22 18:14–19:05 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:39 06:06 12:27 18:47 19:14 12h 41m −2:23 18:13–19:03 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:40 06:06 12:26 18:46 19:12 12h 39m −2:23 18:11–19:02 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:41 06:07 12:26 18:44 19:11 12h 36m −2:23 18:10–19:00 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:42 06:08 12:26 18:43 19:09 12h 34m −2:24 18:08–18:59 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:42 06:09 12:25 18:41 19:07 12h 32m −2:24 18:06–18:57 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:43 06:10 12:25 18:40 19:06 12h 29m −2:24 18:05–18:56 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:44 06:11 12:25 18:38 19:04 12h 27m −2:24 18:03–18:54 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:45 06:11 12:24 18:36 19:03 12h 24m −2:24 18:02–18:53 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:46 06:12 12:24 18:35 19:01 12h 22m −2:25 18:00–18:51 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:47 06:13 12:24 18:33 19:00 12h 20m −2:25 17:59–18:49 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:48 06:14 12:23 18:32 18:58 12h 17m −2:25 17:57–18:48 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:49 06:15 12:23 18:30 18:56 12h 15m −2:25 17:56–18:46 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:49 06:16 12:22 18:29 18:55 12h 12m −2:25 17:54–18:45 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:50 06:17 12:22 18:27 18:53 12h 10m −2:25 17:52–18:43 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:51 06:17 12:22 18:25 18:52 12h 8m −2:25 17:51–18:42 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:52 06:18 12:21 18:24 18:50 12h 5m −2:25 17:49–18:40 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:53 06:19 12:21 18:22 18:49 12h 3m −2:25 17:48–18:38 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:54 06:20 12:21 18:21 18:47 12h 0m −2:25 17:46–18:37 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:55 06:21 12:20 18:19 18:45 11h 58m −2:25 17:45–18:35 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:56 06:22 12:20 18:18 18:44 11h 55m −2:25 17:43–18:34 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:56 06:23 12:20 18:16 18:42 11h 53m −2:25 17:41–18:32 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:57 06:24 12:19 18:15 18:41 11h 51m −2:25 17:40–18:31 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Taiyuan

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 47m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 32m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 15m.

Daylight through 2026

00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:10 on 7 December; the latest is 19:56 on 28 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 05:07 on 14 June to 07:45 on 6 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Taiyuan different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:31, a full 32 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 27 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 37.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Photographers get 52 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Over a year the sunset point slides 61° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 38 minutes earlier, averaging about 75 seconds a day.

At 795 m the horizon sits 0.98° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5.1 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 10.2 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Taiyuan

Arrive by 18:18. Golden hour opens at 18:33 and the sun is down by 19:08, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 284° 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 19:25 and runs to 19:35, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Taiyuan — 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 Taiyuan today?

The sun sets in Taiyuan at 19:08 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Taiyuan?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 19:35 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Taiyuan?

Evening golden hour runs 18:33 to 19:25 today, lasting 51m. Full golden hour times for Taiyuan covers the morning window and the coming week.

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