Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Xi’an, China

In Xi’an, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:17 and rises at 06:45. Daylight lasts 11h 31m; evening golden hour runs from 17:43 to 18:32.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
06:20
Sunrise
06:45
Solar noon
12:31
Sunset
18:17
Last light
18:42
Day length
11h 31m

18h 14m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:43 – 18:32
Blue hour
18:32 – 18:42
Max sun altitude
49.1°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
06:16 / 17:58

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 18:15 Golden hour 17:42 – 18:31 Day length 11h 29m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Xi’an is

Coordinates
34.2583° N, 108.9286° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
416 m
Population
9,600,000

Sunrise and sunset in Xi’an, 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 06:13 06:38 12:34 18:29 18:54 11h 50m −2:07 17:55–18:44 🌖 77%
Fri 2 06:14 06:39 12:33 18:27 18:52 11h 48m −2:07 17:54–18:43 🌖 67%
Sat 3 06:14 06:39 12:33 18:26 18:51 11h 46m −2:07 17:53–18:41 🌗 55%
Sun 4 06:15 06:40 12:33 18:25 18:50 11h 44m −2:07 17:51–18:40 🌘 44%
Mon 5 06:16 06:41 12:32 18:23 18:48 11h 42m −2:07 17:50–18:39 🌘 32%
Tue 6 06:17 06:42 12:32 18:22 18:47 11h 40m −2:06 17:48–18:37 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:17 06:42 12:32 18:20 18:46 11h 38m −2:06 17:47–18:36 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:18 06:43 12:31 18:19 18:44 11h 35m −2:06 17:46–18:35 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:19 06:44 12:31 18:18 18:43 11h 33m −2:06 17:44–18:33 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:20 06:45 12:31 18:17 18:42 11h 31m −2:05 17:43–18:32 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:20 06:46 12:31 18:15 18:40 11h 29m −2:05 17:42–18:31 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:21 06:46 12:30 18:14 18:39 11h 27m −2:05 17:40–18:29 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:22 06:47 12:30 18:13 18:38 11h 25m −2:05 17:39–18:28 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:23 06:48 12:30 18:11 18:37 11h 23m −2:04 17:38–18:27 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:23 06:49 12:30 18:10 18:35 11h 21m −2:04 17:36–18:26 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:24 06:49 12:29 18:09 18:34 11h 19m −2:03 17:35–18:24 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:25 06:50 12:29 18:08 18:33 11h 17m −2:03 17:34–18:23 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:26 06:51 12:29 18:06 18:32 11h 15m −2:03 17:32–18:22 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:27 06:52 12:29 18:05 18:31 11h 13m −2:02 17:31–18:21 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:27 06:53 12:29 18:04 18:29 11h 11m −2:02 17:30–18:20 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:28 06:54 12:28 18:03 18:28 11h 9m −2:01 17:29–18:18 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:29 06:54 12:28 18:02 18:27 11h 7m −2:00 17:27–18:17 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:30 06:55 12:28 18:00 18:26 11h 5m −2:00 17:26–18:16 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:31 06:56 12:28 17:59 18:25 11h 3m −1:59 17:25–18:15 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:31 06:57 12:28 17:58 18:24 11h 1m −1:58 17:24–18:14 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:32 06:58 12:28 17:57 18:23 10h 59m −1:58 17:23–18:13 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:33 06:59 12:28 17:56 18:22 10h 57m −1:57 17:21–18:12 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:34 07:00 12:28 17:55 18:21 10h 55m −1:56 17:20–18:11 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:35 07:01 12:27 17:54 18:20 10h 53m −1:55 17:19–18:10 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:36 07:01 12:27 17:53 18:19 10h 51m −1:55 17:18–18:09 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:36 07:02 12:27 17:52 18:18 10h 49m −1:54 17:17–18:08 🌖 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 05:15 05:44 06:38 18:29 19:23 19:52 12h 10m 52.6° 267° W
Fri 2 05:15 05:45 06:39 18:27 19:21 19:51 12h 12m 52.2° 266° W
Sat 3 05:16 05:45 06:39 18:26 19:20 19:49 12h 14m 51.8° 266° W
Sun 4 05:17 05:46 06:40 18:25 19:19 19:48 12h 16m 51.4° 265° W
Mon 5 05:18 05:47 06:41 18:23 19:17 19:46 12h 18m 51.0° 265° W
Tue 6 05:18 05:48 06:42 18:22 19:16 19:45 12h 20m 50.6° 264° W
Wed 7 05:19 05:48 06:42 18:20 19:15 19:44 12h 22m 50.2° 264° W
Thu 8 05:20 05:49 06:43 18:19 19:13 19:42 12h 24m 49.9° 263° W
Fri 9 05:21 05:50 06:44 18:18 19:12 19:41 12h 26m 49.5° 263° W
Sat 10 05:21 05:51 06:45 18:17 19:11 19:40 12h 29m 49.1° 262° W
Sun 11 05:22 05:51 06:46 18:15 19:09 19:38 12h 31m 48.7° 262° W
Mon 12 05:23 05:52 06:46 18:14 19:08 19:37 12h 33m 48.4° 262° W
Tue 13 05:24 05:53 06:47 18:13 19:07 19:36 12h 35m 48.0° 261° W
Wed 14 05:24 05:54 06:48 18:11 19:06 19:35 12h 37m 47.6° 261° W
Thu 15 05:25 05:54 06:49 18:10 19:04 19:33 12h 39m 47.2° 260° W
Fri 16 05:26 05:55 06:49 18:09 19:03 19:32 12h 41m 46.9° 260° W
Sat 17 05:27 05:56 06:50 18:08 19:02 19:31 12h 43m 46.5° 259° W
Sun 18 05:27 05:57 06:51 18:06 19:01 19:30 12h 45m 46.1° 259° W
Mon 19 05:28 05:57 06:52 18:05 19:00 19:29 12h 47m 45.8° 258° WSW
Tue 20 05:29 05:58 06:53 18:04 18:59 19:28 12h 49m 45.4° 258° WSW
Wed 21 05:30 05:59 06:54 18:03 18:57 19:27 12h 51m 45.1° 258° WSW
Thu 22 05:31 06:00 06:54 18:02 18:56 19:25 12h 53m 44.7° 257° WSW
Fri 23 05:31 06:00 06:55 18:00 18:55 19:24 12h 55m 44.3° 257° WSW
Sat 24 05:32 06:01 06:56 17:59 18:54 19:23 12h 57m 44.0° 256° WSW
Sun 25 05:33 06:02 06:57 17:58 18:53 19:22 12h 59m 43.7° 256° WSW
Mon 26 05:34 06:03 06:58 17:57 18:52 19:21 13h 1m 43.3° 255° WSW
Tue 27 05:34 06:04 06:59 17:56 18:51 19:20 13h 3m 43.0° 255° WSW
Wed 28 05:35 06:04 07:00 17:55 18:50 19:19 13h 5m 42.6° 255° WSW
Thu 29 05:36 06:05 07:01 17:54 18:49 19:18 13h 7m 42.3° 254° WSW
Fri 30 05:37 06:06 07:01 17:53 18:48 19:18 13h 9m 42.0° 254° WSW
Sat 31 05:38 06:07 07:02 17:52 18:47 19:17 13h 11m 41.6° 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 06:37 07:03 12:27 17:51 18:17 10h 47m −1:53 17:16–18:07 🌖 59%
Mon 2 06:38 07:04 12:27 17:50 18:16 10h 45m −1:52 17:15–18:06 🌗 48%
Tue 3 06:39 07:05 12:27 17:49 18:15 10h 44m −1:51 17:14–18:05 🌘 36%
Wed 4 06:40 07:06 12:27 17:48 18:14 10h 42m −1:50 17:13–18:04 🌘 26%
Thu 5 06:41 07:07 12:27 17:47 18:13 10h 40m −1:49 17:12–18:03 🌘 17%
Fri 6 06:42 07:08 12:27 17:46 18:13 10h 38m −1:47 17:11–18:03 🌘 10%
Sat 7 06:43 07:09 12:27 17:46 18:12 10h 36m −1:46 17:10–18:02 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:43 07:10 12:27 17:45 18:11 10h 35m −1:45 17:09–18:01 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:44 07:11 12:28 17:44 18:10 10h 33m −1:44 17:08–18:00 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:45 07:12 12:28 17:43 18:10 10h 31m −1:42 17:07–17:59 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:46 07:13 12:28 17:43 18:09 10h 29m −1:41 17:07–17:59 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:47 07:14 12:28 17:42 18:08 10h 28m −1:40 17:06–17:58 🌒 8%
Fri 13 06:48 07:14 12:28 17:41 18:08 10h 26m −1:38 17:05–17:57 🌒 14%
Sat 14 06:49 07:15 12:28 17:40 18:07 10h 25m −1:37 17:04–17:57 🌒 21%
Sun 15 06:50 07:16 12:28 17:40 18:06 10h 23m −1:35 17:04–17:56 🌒 29%
Mon 16 06:51 07:17 12:28 17:39 18:06 10h 21m −1:33 17:03–17:56 🌒 38%
Tue 17 06:52 07:18 12:29 17:39 18:05 10h 20m −1:32 17:02–17:55 🌓 48%
Wed 18 06:52 07:19 12:29 17:38 18:05 10h 18m −1:30 17:02–17:55 🌔 57%
Thu 19 06:53 07:20 12:29 17:38 18:04 10h 17m −1:28 17:01–17:54 🌔 67%
Fri 20 06:54 07:21 12:29 17:37 18:04 10h 16m −1:26 17:00–17:54 🌔 77%
Sat 21 06:55 07:22 12:30 17:37 18:04 10h 14m −1:24 17:00–17:53 🌔 85%
Sun 22 06:56 07:23 12:30 17:36 18:03 10h 13m −1:22 16:59–17:53 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:57 07:24 12:30 17:36 18:03 10h 11m −1:20 16:59–17:53 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:58 07:25 12:30 17:36 18:03 10h 10m −1:18 16:58–17:52 🌔 99%
Wed 25 06:59 07:26 12:31 17:35 18:02 10h 9m −1:16 16:58–17:52 🌕 100%
Thu 26 07:00 07:27 12:31 17:35 18:02 10h 8m −1:14 16:58–17:52 🌖 97%
Fri 27 07:00 07:28 12:31 17:35 18:02 10h 6m −1:11 16:57–17:51 🌖 92%
Sat 28 07:01 07:29 12:32 17:34 18:02 10h 5m −1:09 16:57–17:51 🌖 84%
Sun 29 07:02 07:30 12:32 17:34 18:02 10h 4m −1:07 16:57–17:51 🌖 75%
Mon 30 07:03 07:30 12:32 17:34 18:01 10h 3m −1:04 16:56–17:51 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Xi’an

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 26m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 51m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 34m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:34 on 5 December; the latest is 20:00 on 29 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 05:31 on 13 June to 07:51 on 8 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Xi’an different

On standard time the sun peaks at 12:31, 31 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

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 34.3° 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 58° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Across October the sunset moves 37 minutes earlier, averaging about 73 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Xi’an

Arrive by 17:28. Golden hour opens at 17:43 and the sun is down by 18:17, 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 18:32 and runs to 18:42, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Xi’an — 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 Xi’an today?

The sun sets in Xi’an at 18:17 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Xi’an?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:42 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Xi’an?

Evening golden hour runs 17:43 to 18:32 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Xi’an covers the morning window and the coming week.

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