Sunset and sunrise times in Ürümqi, China
In Ürümqi, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:56 and rises at 05:25. Daylight lasts 13h 30m; evening golden hour runs from 18:17 to 19:14.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Last light
- 19:26
- Day length
- 13h 30m
18h 35m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:17 – 19:14
- Blue hour
- 19:14 – 19:26
- Max sun altitude
- 56.6°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 18:05 / 03:03
The sun sets at 285° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 05:26 Sunset 18:54 Golden hour 18:16 – 19:12 Day length 13h 27m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:25 | 04:57 | 12:15 | 19:33 | 20:06 | 14h 35m | −2:16 | 18:52–19:53 | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 04:26 | 04:58 | 12:15 | 19:32 | 20:04 | 14h 33m | −2:18 | 18:51–19:51 | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 04:27 | 05:00 | 12:15 | 19:30 | 20:03 | 14h 30m | −2:20 | 18:50–19:50 | 🌖 79% |
| Tue 4 | 04:28 | 05:01 | 12:15 | 19:29 | 20:01 | 14h 28m | −2:22 | 18:48–19:49 | 🌖 70% |
| Wed 5 | 04:29 | 05:02 | 12:15 | 19:28 | 20:00 | 14h 26m | −2:23 | 18:47–19:47 | 🌖 59% |
| Thu 6 | 04:31 | 05:03 | 12:15 | 19:27 | 19:59 | 14h 23m | −2:25 | 18:46–19:46 | 🌗 47% |
| Fri 7 | 04:32 | 05:04 | 12:15 | 19:25 | 19:57 | 14h 21m | −2:27 | 18:45–19:45 | 🌘 36% |
| Sat 8 | 04:33 | 05:05 | 12:15 | 19:24 | 19:56 | 14h 18m | −2:29 | 18:44–19:43 | 🌘 25% |
| Sun 9 | 04:34 | 05:06 | 12:15 | 19:22 | 19:54 | 14h 16m | −2:30 | 18:42–19:42 | 🌘 16% |
| Mon 10 | 04:36 | 05:07 | 12:15 | 19:21 | 19:53 | 14h 13m | −2:32 | 18:41–19:40 | 🌘 8% |
| Tue 11 | 04:37 | 05:08 | 12:14 | 19:20 | 19:51 | 14h 11m | −2:33 | 18:40–19:39 | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 04:38 | 05:10 | 12:14 | 19:18 | 19:50 | 14h 8m | −2:34 | 18:38–19:37 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 04:39 | 05:11 | 12:14 | 19:17 | 19:48 | 14h 5m | −2:36 | 18:37–19:36 | 🌒 0% |
| Fri 14 | 04:40 | 05:12 | 12:14 | 19:15 | 19:46 | 14h 3m | −2:37 | 18:35–19:34 | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 04:42 | 05:13 | 12:14 | 19:14 | 19:45 | 14h 0m | −2:38 | 18:34–19:33 | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 04:43 | 05:14 | 12:13 | 19:12 | 19:43 | 13h 58m | −2:40 | 18:33–19:31 | 🌒 15% |
| Mon 17 | 04:44 | 05:15 | 12:13 | 19:11 | 19:41 | 13h 55m | −2:41 | 18:31–19:29 | 🌒 23% |
| Tue 18 | 04:45 | 05:16 | 12:13 | 19:09 | 19:40 | 13h 52m | −2:42 | 18:30–19:28 | 🌒 32% |
| Wed 19 | 04:47 | 05:17 | 12:13 | 19:07 | 19:38 | 13h 49m | −2:43 | 18:28–19:26 | 🌒 42% |
| Thu 20 | 04:48 | 05:19 | 12:13 | 19:06 | 19:36 | 13h 47m | −2:44 | 18:27–19:24 | 🌓 51% |
| Fri 21 | 04:49 | 05:20 | 12:12 | 19:04 | 19:35 | 13h 44m | −2:45 | 18:25–19:23 | 🌔 61% |
| Sat 22 | 04:50 | 05:21 | 12:12 | 19:03 | 19:33 | 13h 41m | −2:46 | 18:24–19:21 | 🌔 69% |
| Sun 23 | 04:52 | 05:22 | 12:12 | 19:01 | 19:31 | 13h 38m | −2:47 | 18:22–19:19 | 🌔 78% |
| Mon 24 | 04:53 | 05:23 | 12:12 | 18:59 | 19:29 | 13h 36m | −2:47 | 18:20–19:18 | 🌔 85% |
| Tue 25 | 04:54 | 05:24 | 12:11 | 18:58 | 19:28 | 13h 33m | −2:48 | 18:19–19:16 | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 04:55 | 05:25 | 12:11 | 18:56 | 19:26 | 13h 30m | −2:49 | 18:17–19:14 | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 04:56 | 05:26 | 12:11 | 18:54 | 19:24 | 13h 27m | −2:50 | 18:16–19:12 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 04:58 | 05:28 | 12:10 | 18:52 | 19:22 | 13h 24m | −2:50 | 18:14–19:11 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 04:59 | 05:29 | 12:10 | 18:51 | 19:21 | 13h 22m | −2:51 | 18:12–19:09 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:00 | 05:30 | 12:10 | 18:49 | 19:19 | 13h 19m | −2:52 | 18:11–19:07 | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 05:01 | 05:31 | 12:10 | 18:47 | 19:17 | 13h 16m | −2:52 | 18:09–19:05 | 🌖 90% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 02:56 | 03:43 | 04:57 | 19:33 | 20:47 | 21:33 | 9h 25m | 64.2° | 296° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 02:58 | 03:45 | 04:58 | 19:32 | 20:45 | 21:31 | 9h 27m | 63.9° | 296° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 03:00 | 03:46 | 05:00 | 19:30 | 20:43 | 21:29 | 9h 30m | 63.7° | 295° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 03:02 | 03:48 | 05:01 | 19:29 | 20:42 | 21:27 | 9h 32m | 63.4° | 295° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 03:04 | 03:49 | 05:02 | 19:28 | 20:40 | 21:25 | 9h 35m | 63.1° | 295° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 03:05 | 03:50 | 05:03 | 19:27 | 20:39 | 21:23 | 9h 37m | 62.9° | 294° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 03:07 | 03:52 | 05:04 | 19:25 | 20:37 | 21:21 | 9h 39m | 62.6° | 294° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 03:09 | 03:53 | 05:05 | 19:24 | 20:35 | 21:19 | 9h 42m | 62.3° | 293° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 03:11 | 03:55 | 05:06 | 19:22 | 20:33 | 21:17 | 9h 44m | 62.0° | 293° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 03:13 | 03:56 | 05:07 | 19:21 | 20:32 | 21:15 | 9h 47m | 61.7° | 293° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 03:14 | 03:58 | 05:08 | 19:20 | 20:30 | 21:13 | 9h 49m | 61.4° | 292° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 03:16 | 03:59 | 05:10 | 19:18 | 20:28 | 21:11 | 9h 52m | 61.1° | 292° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 03:18 | 04:00 | 05:11 | 19:17 | 20:26 | 21:09 | 9h 55m | 60.8° | 291° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 03:20 | 04:02 | 05:12 | 19:15 | 20:25 | 21:07 | 9h 57m | 60.5° | 291° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 03:21 | 04:03 | 05:13 | 19:14 | 20:23 | 21:05 | 10h 0m | 60.2° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 03:23 | 04:05 | 05:14 | 19:12 | 20:21 | 21:02 | 10h 3m | 59.9° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 03:25 | 04:06 | 05:15 | 19:11 | 20:19 | 21:00 | 10h 5m | 59.6° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 03:26 | 04:08 | 05:16 | 19:09 | 20:17 | 20:58 | 10h 8m | 59.3° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 03:28 | 04:09 | 05:17 | 19:07 | 20:16 | 20:56 | 10h 11m | 58.9° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 03:30 | 04:10 | 05:19 | 19:06 | 20:14 | 20:54 | 10h 13m | 58.6° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 03:31 | 04:12 | 05:20 | 19:04 | 20:12 | 20:52 | 10h 16m | 58.3° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 03:33 | 04:13 | 05:21 | 19:03 | 20:10 | 20:50 | 10h 19m | 58.0° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 03:35 | 04:15 | 05:22 | 19:01 | 20:08 | 20:47 | 10h 22m | 57.6° | 287° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 03:36 | 04:16 | 05:23 | 18:59 | 20:06 | 20:45 | 10h 24m | 57.3° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 03:38 | 04:17 | 05:24 | 18:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 | 10h 27m | 56.9° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 03:40 | 04:19 | 05:25 | 18:56 | 20:02 | 20:41 | 10h 30m | 56.6° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 03:41 | 04:20 | 05:26 | 18:54 | 20:00 | 20:39 | 10h 33m | 56.2° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 03:43 | 04:21 | 05:28 | 18:52 | 19:58 | 20:37 | 10h 36m | 55.9° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 03:44 | 04:23 | 05:29 | 18:51 | 19:56 | 20:35 | 10h 39m | 55.5° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 03:46 | 04:24 | 05:30 | 18:49 | 19:55 | 20:32 | 10h 41m | 55.2° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 03:48 | 04:25 | 05:31 | 18:47 | 19:53 | 20:30 | 10h 44m | 54.8° | 283° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:02 | 05:32 | 12:09 | 18:46 | 19:15 | 13h 13m | −2:53 | 18:07–19:04 | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 05:04 | 05:33 | 12:09 | 18:44 | 19:13 | 13h 10m | −2:53 | 18:05–19:02 | 🌖 73% |
| Thu 3 | 05:05 | 05:34 | 12:09 | 18:42 | 19:11 | 13h 7m | −2:54 | 18:04–19:00 | 🌖 63% |
| Fri 4 | 05:06 | 05:35 | 12:08 | 18:40 | 19:10 | 13h 4m | −2:54 | 18:02–18:58 | 🌗 51% |
| Sat 5 | 05:07 | 05:37 | 12:08 | 18:38 | 19:08 | 13h 1m | −2:55 | 18:00–18:56 | 🌘 39% |
| Sun 6 | 05:08 | 05:38 | 12:08 | 18:37 | 19:06 | 12h 58m | −2:55 | 17:59–18:54 | 🌘 28% |
| Mon 7 | 05:10 | 05:39 | 12:07 | 18:35 | 19:04 | 12h 55m | −2:56 | 17:57–18:53 | 🌘 18% |
| Tue 8 | 05:11 | 05:40 | 12:07 | 18:33 | 19:02 | 12h 53m | −2:56 | 17:55–18:51 | 🌘 10% |
| Wed 9 | 05:12 | 05:41 | 12:07 | 18:31 | 19:00 | 12h 50m | −2:56 | 17:53–18:49 | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 05:13 | 05:42 | 12:06 | 18:29 | 18:58 | 12h 47m | −2:57 | 17:51–18:47 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:14 | 05:43 | 12:06 | 18:28 | 18:57 | 12h 44m | −2:57 | 17:50–18:45 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:15 | 05:44 | 12:05 | 18:26 | 18:55 | 12h 41m | −2:57 | 17:48–18:43 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 05:17 | 05:46 | 12:05 | 18:24 | 18:53 | 12h 38m | −2:58 | 17:46–18:42 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 05:18 | 05:47 | 12:05 | 18:22 | 18:51 | 12h 35m | −2:58 | 17:44–18:40 | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 05:19 | 05:48 | 12:04 | 18:20 | 18:49 | 12h 32m | −2:58 | 17:42–18:38 | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 05:20 | 05:49 | 12:04 | 18:18 | 18:47 | 12h 29m | −2:58 | 17:41–18:36 | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 05:21 | 05:50 | 12:04 | 18:17 | 18:45 | 12h 26m | −2:58 | 17:39–18:34 | 🌒 35% |
| Fri 18 | 05:22 | 05:51 | 12:03 | 18:15 | 18:43 | 12h 23m | −2:59 | 17:37–18:32 | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 05:24 | 05:52 | 12:03 | 18:13 | 18:42 | 12h 20m | −2:59 | 17:35–18:30 | 🌓 54% |
| Sun 20 | 05:25 | 05:54 | 12:03 | 18:11 | 18:40 | 12h 17m | −2:59 | 17:33–18:29 | 🌔 63% |
| Mon 21 | 05:26 | 05:55 | 12:02 | 18:09 | 18:38 | 12h 14m | −2:59 | 17:31–18:27 | 🌔 72% |
| Tue 22 | 05:27 | 05:56 | 12:02 | 18:07 | 18:36 | 12h 11m | −2:59 | 17:29–18:25 | 🌔 80% |
| Wed 23 | 05:28 | 05:57 | 12:02 | 18:05 | 18:34 | 12h 8m | −2:59 | 17:28–18:23 | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 05:29 | 05:58 | 12:01 | 18:04 | 18:32 | 12h 5m | −2:59 | 17:26–18:21 | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 05:31 | 05:59 | 12:01 | 18:02 | 18:30 | 12h 2m | −2:59 | 17:24–18:19 | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 05:32 | 06:00 | 12:01 | 18:00 | 18:29 | 11h 59m | −2:59 | 17:22–18:17 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:33 | 06:02 | 12:00 | 17:58 | 18:27 | 11h 56m | −2:59 | 17:20–18:16 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:34 | 06:03 | 12:00 | 17:56 | 18:25 | 11h 53m | −2:59 | 17:18–18:14 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:35 | 06:04 | 12:00 | 17:54 | 18:23 | 11h 50m | −2:59 | 17:16–18:12 | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 05:36 | 06:05 | 11:59 | 17:53 | 18:21 | 11h 47m | −2:59 | 17:15–18:10 | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Ürümqi
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 27m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 8h 54m.
Between them the day length swings by 6h 33m.
Daylight through 2026
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 30 minutes to arrive: 6 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Evening golden hour runs 57 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — 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, WNW.
Sunset drifts 91 seconds earlier each day this month — 46 minutes from the first of August to the last.
Standing 862 m up buys you 5.8 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 18:02. Golden hour opens at 18:17 and the sun is down by 18:56, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 285° 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 19:14 and runs to 19:26, the end of civil twilight and 30m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Ürümqi today?
The sun sets in Ürümqi at 18:56 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Ürümqi?
It takes 30m. Civil twilight ends at 19:26 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Ürümqi?
Evening golden hour runs 18:17 to 19:14 today, lasting 56m. Full golden hour times for Ürümqi covers the morning window and the coming week.