Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Ürümqi, China

In Ürümqi, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:35 and rises at 06:17. Daylight lasts 11h 17m; evening golden hour runs from 16:56 to 17:52.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:48
Sunrise
06:17
Solar noon
11:56
Sunset
17:35
Last light
18:04
Day length
11h 17m

17h 33m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:56 – 17:52
Blue hour
17:52 – 18:04
Max sun altitude
39.5°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:53 / 17:13

The sun sets at 261° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 17:33 Golden hour 16:54 – 17:51 Day length 11h 14m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Ürümqi is

Coordinates
43.8010° N, 87.6005° E
Time zone
Asia/Urumqi
Current offset
UTC+06:00
Elevation
862 m
Population
3,029,372

Sunrise and sunset in Ürümqi, 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 05:38 06:06 11:59 17:51 18:19 11h 44m −2:59 17:13–18:08 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:39 06:07 11:59 17:49 18:18 11h 41m −2:59 17:11–18:07 🌖 66%
Sat 3 05:40 06:09 11:58 17:47 18:16 11h 38m −2:59 17:09–18:05 🌗 54%
Sun 4 05:41 06:10 11:58 17:45 18:14 11h 35m −2:59 17:07–18:03 🌘 43%
Mon 5 05:42 06:11 11:58 17:44 18:12 11h 32m −2:58 17:05–18:01 🌘 31%
Tue 6 05:43 06:12 11:57 17:42 18:10 11h 29m −2:58 17:03–17:59 🌘 21%
Wed 7 05:45 06:13 11:57 17:40 18:09 11h 26m −2:58 17:02–17:58 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:46 06:14 11:57 17:38 18:07 11h 23m −2:58 17:00–17:56 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:47 06:16 11:56 17:37 18:05 11h 20m −2:57 16:58–17:54 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:48 06:17 11:56 17:35 18:04 11h 17m −2:57 16:56–17:52 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:49 06:18 11:56 17:33 18:02 11h 14m −2:57 16:54–17:51 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:50 06:19 11:56 17:31 18:00 11h 12m −2:56 16:52–17:49 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:52 06:21 11:55 17:30 17:58 11h 9m −2:56 16:51–17:47 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:53 06:22 11:55 17:28 17:57 11h 6m −2:56 16:49–17:46 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:54 06:23 11:55 17:26 17:55 11h 3m −2:55 16:47–17:44 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:55 06:24 11:55 17:25 17:54 11h 0m −2:55 16:45–17:42 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:56 06:25 11:54 17:23 17:52 10h 57m −2:54 16:44–17:41 🌒 37%
Sun 18 05:58 06:27 11:54 17:21 17:50 10h 54m −2:53 16:42–17:39 🌓 46%
Mon 19 05:59 06:28 11:54 17:20 17:49 10h 51m −2:53 16:40–17:38 🌔 56%
Tue 20 06:00 06:29 11:54 17:18 17:47 10h 48m −2:52 16:38–17:36 🌔 65%
Wed 21 06:01 06:30 11:54 17:16 17:46 10h 45m −2:52 16:37–17:34 🌔 74%
Thu 22 06:02 06:32 11:54 17:15 17:44 10h 43m −2:51 16:35–17:33 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:04 06:33 11:53 17:13 17:43 10h 40m −2:50 16:33–17:31 🌔 90%
Sat 24 06:05 06:34 11:53 17:12 17:41 10h 37m −2:49 16:32–17:30 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:06 06:36 11:53 17:10 17:40 10h 34m −2:48 16:30–17:28 🌔 99%
Mon 26 06:07 06:37 11:53 17:09 17:38 10h 31m −2:48 16:28–17:27 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:09 06:38 11:53 17:07 17:37 10h 29m −2:47 16:27–17:25 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:10 06:39 11:53 17:06 17:35 10h 26m −2:46 16:25–17:24 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:11 06:41 11:53 17:04 17:34 10h 23m −2:45 16:24–17:23 🌖 88%
Fri 30 06:12 06:42 11:53 17:03 17:33 10h 20m −2:43 16:22–17:21 🌖 80%
Sat 31 06:13 06:43 11:53 17:01 17:31 10h 18m −2:42 16:20–17:20 🌖 70%
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 04:30 05:04 06:06 17:51 18:53 19:26 12h 16m 43.0° 266° W
Fri 2 04:31 05:05 06:07 17:49 18:51 19:25 12h 19m 42.6° 266° W
Sat 3 04:33 05:06 06:09 17:47 18:49 19:23 12h 22m 42.2° 265° W
Sun 4 04:34 05:08 06:10 17:45 18:47 19:21 12h 25m 41.8° 265° W
Mon 5 04:35 05:09 06:11 17:44 18:46 19:19 12h 28m 41.4° 264° W
Tue 6 04:36 05:10 06:12 17:42 18:44 19:17 12h 31m 41.1° 264° W
Wed 7 04:38 05:11 06:13 17:40 18:42 19:15 12h 34m 40.7° 263° W
Thu 8 04:39 05:12 06:14 17:38 18:40 19:14 12h 37m 40.3° 263° W
Fri 9 04:40 05:14 06:16 17:37 18:39 19:12 12h 40m 39.9° 262° W
Sat 10 04:41 05:15 06:17 17:35 18:37 19:10 12h 43m 39.5° 261° W
Sun 11 04:42 05:16 06:18 17:33 18:35 19:08 12h 46m 39.2° 261° W
Mon 12 04:44 05:17 06:19 17:31 18:33 19:07 12h 49m 38.8° 260° W
Tue 13 04:45 05:18 06:21 17:30 18:32 19:05 12h 52m 38.4° 260° W
Wed 14 04:46 05:19 06:22 17:28 18:30 19:03 12h 55m 38.0° 259° W
Thu 15 04:47 05:21 06:23 17:26 18:28 19:02 12h 57m 37.7° 259° W
Fri 16 04:48 05:22 06:24 17:25 18:27 19:00 13h 0m 37.3° 258° WSW
Sat 17 04:50 05:23 06:25 17:23 18:25 18:58 13h 3m 36.9° 258° WSW
Sun 18 04:51 05:24 06:27 17:21 18:24 18:57 13h 6m 36.6° 257° WSW
Mon 19 04:52 05:25 06:28 17:20 18:22 18:55 13h 9m 36.2° 257° WSW
Tue 20 04:53 05:27 06:29 17:18 18:21 18:54 13h 12m 35.8° 256° WSW
Wed 21 04:54 05:28 06:30 17:16 18:19 18:52 13h 15m 35.5° 256° WSW
Thu 22 04:56 05:29 06:32 17:15 18:18 18:51 13h 18m 35.1° 255° WSW
Fri 23 04:57 05:30 06:33 17:13 18:16 18:49 13h 21m 34.8° 255° WSW
Sat 24 04:58 05:31 06:34 17:12 18:15 18:48 13h 23m 34.4° 254° WSW
Sun 25 04:59 05:32 06:36 17:10 18:13 18:46 13h 26m 34.1° 254° WSW
Mon 26 05:00 05:34 06:37 17:09 18:12 18:45 13h 29m 33.7° 253° WSW
Tue 27 05:01 05:35 06:38 17:07 18:10 18:44 13h 32m 33.4° 253° WSW
Wed 28 05:03 05:36 06:39 17:06 18:09 18:42 13h 35m 33.1° 252° WSW
Thu 29 05:04 05:37 06:41 17:04 18:08 18:41 13h 37m 32.7° 252° WSW
Fri 30 05:05 05:38 06:42 17:03 18:06 18:40 13h 40m 32.4° 251° WSW
Sat 31 05:06 05:40 06:43 17:01 18:05 18:39 13h 43m 32.1° 251° 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 06:15 06:45 11:53 17:00 17:30 10h 15m −2:41 16:19–17:19 🌖 59%
Mon 2 06:16 06:46 11:53 16:59 17:29 10h 12m −2:40 16:17–17:17 🌗 47%
Tue 3 06:17 06:47 11:53 16:57 17:27 10h 10m −2:38 16:16–17:16 🌘 35%
Wed 4 06:18 06:49 11:53 16:56 17:26 10h 7m −2:37 16:15–17:15 🌘 25%
Thu 5 06:20 06:50 11:53 16:55 17:25 10h 4m −2:36 16:13–17:13 🌘 16%
Fri 6 06:21 06:51 11:53 16:54 17:24 10h 2m −2:34 16:12–17:12 🌘 9%
Sat 7 06:22 06:53 11:53 16:52 17:23 9h 59m −2:32 16:10–17:11 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:23 06:54 11:53 16:51 17:22 9h 57m −2:31 16:09–17:10 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:25 06:55 11:53 16:50 17:21 9h 54m −2:29 16:08–17:09 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:26 06:57 11:53 16:49 17:19 9h 52m −2:27 16:06–17:08 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:27 06:58 11:53 16:48 17:18 9h 49m −2:25 16:05–17:07 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:28 06:59 11:53 16:47 17:17 9h 47m −2:23 16:04–17:06 🌒 9%
Fri 13 06:30 07:00 11:53 16:46 17:17 9h 45m −2:21 16:03–17:05 🌒 14%
Sat 14 06:31 07:02 11:53 16:45 17:16 9h 42m −2:19 16:02–17:04 🌒 22%
Sun 15 06:32 07:03 11:54 16:44 17:15 9h 40m −2:17 16:00–17:03 🌒 30%
Mon 16 06:33 07:04 11:54 16:43 17:14 9h 38m −2:15 15:59–17:02 🌒 39%
Tue 17 06:35 07:06 11:54 16:42 17:13 9h 36m −2:12 15:58–17:01 🌓 48%
Wed 18 06:36 07:07 11:54 16:41 17:12 9h 33m −2:10 15:57–17:00 🌔 58%
Thu 19 06:37 07:08 11:54 16:40 17:11 9h 31m −2:07 15:56–16:59 🌔 68%
Fri 20 06:38 07:10 11:55 16:39 17:11 9h 29m −2:05 15:55–16:59 🌔 77%
Sat 21 06:39 07:11 11:55 16:39 17:10 9h 27m −2:02 15:54–16:58 🌔 86%
Sun 22 06:40 07:12 11:55 16:38 17:09 9h 25m −1:59 15:53–16:57 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:42 07:13 11:55 16:37 17:09 9h 23m −1:56 15:53–16:57 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:43 07:15 11:56 16:36 17:08 9h 21m −1:53 15:52–16:56 🌔 100%
Wed 25 06:44 07:16 11:56 16:36 17:08 9h 20m −1:50 15:51–16:56 🌕 99%
Thu 26 06:45 07:17 11:56 16:35 17:07 9h 18m −1:47 15:50–16:55 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:46 07:18 11:57 16:35 17:07 9h 16m −1:44 15:50–16:55 🌖 91%
Sat 28 06:47 07:19 11:57 16:34 17:06 9h 14m −1:41 15:49–16:54 🌖 83%
Sun 29 06:48 07:21 11:57 16:34 17:06 9h 13m −1:37 15:48–16:54 🌖 74%
Mon 30 06:49 07:22 11:58 16:33 17:06 9h 11m −1:34 15:48–16:53 🌖 63%

Longest and shortest day in Ürümqi

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 27m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 8h 54m.

Between them the day length swings by 6h 33m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:32 on 9 December; the latest is 19:55 on 27 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 04:26 on 15 June to 07:43 on 3 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Ürümqi different

At 43.8°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 29 minutes to arrive: 5 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.

Evening golden hour runs 56 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 43.8° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Summer and winter days differ by 6h 33m here, more seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in China we track.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 67° round to NW. Tonight, W.

Sunset drifts 99 seconds earlier each day this month — 49 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Standing 862 m up buys you 5.7 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 1.02° here.

Planning a sunset photo in Ürümqi

Arrive by 16:41. Golden hour opens at 16:56 and the sun is down by 17:35, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 261° 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 17:52 and runs to 18:04, the end of civil twilight and 28m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Ürümqi — 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 Ürümqi today?

The sun sets in Ürümqi at 17:35 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Ürümqi?

It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 18:04 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Ürümqi?

Evening golden hour runs 16:56 to 17:52 today, lasting 56m. Full golden hour times for Ürümqi covers the morning window and the coming week.

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