Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Xining, China

In Xining, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:44 and rises at 07:15. Daylight lasts 11h 28m; evening golden hour runs from 18:09 to 18:59.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
06:49
Sunrise
07:15
Solar noon
13:00
Sunset
18:44
Last light
19:09
Day length
11h 28m

18h 42m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:09 – 18:59
Blue hour
18:59 – 19:09
Max sun altitude
46.7°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
06:48 / 18:24

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 18:42 Golden hour 18:08 – 18:58 Day length 11h 26m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Xining is

Coordinates
36.6255° N, 101.7574° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
2,275 m
Population
1,677,177

Sunrise and sunset in Xining, 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 06:42 07:07 13:02 18:57 19:22 11h 49m −2:19 18:22–19:12 🌖 77%
Fri 2 06:42 07:08 13:02 18:55 19:21 11h 47m −2:19 18:21–19:11 🌖 67%
Sat 3 06:43 07:09 13:02 18:54 19:19 11h 44m −2:18 18:19–19:09 🌗 55%
Sun 4 06:44 07:10 13:01 18:52 19:18 11h 42m −2:18 18:18–19:08 🌘 44%
Mon 5 06:45 07:11 13:01 18:51 19:17 11h 40m −2:18 18:16–19:07 🌘 32%
Tue 6 06:46 07:12 13:01 18:49 19:15 11h 37m −2:18 18:15–19:05 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:47 07:12 13:00 18:48 19:14 11h 35m −2:18 18:13–19:04 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:47 07:13 13:00 18:46 19:12 11h 33m −2:17 18:12–19:02 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:48 07:14 13:00 18:45 19:11 11h 30m −2:17 18:10–19:01 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:49 07:15 13:00 18:44 19:09 11h 28m −2:17 18:09–18:59 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:50 07:16 12:59 18:42 19:08 11h 26m −2:17 18:08–18:58 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:51 07:17 12:59 18:41 19:07 11h 24m −2:16 18:06–18:57 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:52 07:18 12:59 18:39 19:05 11h 21m −2:16 18:05–18:55 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:52 07:18 12:59 18:38 19:04 11h 19m −2:16 18:03–18:54 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:53 07:19 12:58 18:37 19:03 11h 17m −2:15 18:02–18:53 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:54 07:20 12:58 18:35 19:01 11h 15m −2:15 18:00–18:51 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:55 07:21 12:58 18:34 19:00 11h 12m −2:14 17:59–18:50 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:56 07:22 12:58 18:33 18:59 11h 10m −2:14 17:58–18:49 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:57 07:23 12:57 18:31 18:58 11h 8m −2:13 17:56–18:47 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:58 07:24 12:57 18:30 18:56 11h 6m −2:13 17:55–18:46 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:59 07:25 12:57 18:29 18:55 11h 3m −2:12 17:54–18:45 🌔 73%
Thu 22 07:00 07:26 12:57 18:28 18:54 11h 1m −2:12 17:52–18:44 🌔 82%
Fri 23 07:00 07:27 12:57 18:26 18:53 10h 59m −2:11 17:51–18:43 🌔 89%
Sat 24 07:01 07:28 12:57 18:25 18:51 10h 57m −2:10 17:50–18:41 🌔 95%
Sun 25 07:02 07:29 12:57 18:24 18:50 10h 55m −2:10 17:48–18:40 🌔 98%
Mon 26 07:03 07:30 12:56 18:23 18:49 10h 53m −2:09 17:47–18:39 🌕 100%
Tue 27 07:04 07:31 12:56 18:22 18:48 10h 50m −2:08 17:46–18:38 🌖 99%
Wed 28 07:05 07:32 12:56 18:20 18:47 10h 48m −2:07 17:45–18:37 🌖 95%
Thu 29 07:06 07:33 12:56 18:19 18:46 10h 46m −2:06 17:43–18:36 🌖 89%
Fri 30 07:07 07:34 12:56 18:18 18:45 10h 44m −2:05 17:42–18:35 🌖 81%
Sat 31 07:08 07:35 12:56 18:17 18:44 10h 42m −2:04 17:41–18:34 🌖 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 05:41 06:12 07:07 18:57 19:52 20:22 12h 11m 50.2° 267° W
Fri 2 05:42 06:12 07:08 18:55 19:51 20:21 12h 13m 49.8° 266° W
Sat 3 05:43 06:13 07:09 18:54 19:49 20:19 12h 16m 49.4° 266° W
Sun 4 05:44 06:14 07:10 18:52 19:48 20:18 12h 18m 49.0° 265° W
Mon 5 05:45 06:15 07:11 18:51 19:46 20:16 12h 20m 48.6° 265° W
Tue 6 05:46 06:16 07:12 18:49 19:45 20:15 12h 23m 48.3° 264° W
Wed 7 05:47 06:17 07:12 18:48 19:44 20:14 12h 25m 47.9° 264° W
Thu 8 05:47 06:17 07:13 18:46 19:42 20:12 12h 27m 47.5° 263° W
Fri 9 05:48 06:18 07:14 18:45 19:41 20:11 12h 29m 47.1° 263° W
Sat 10 05:49 06:19 07:15 18:44 19:39 20:09 12h 32m 46.7° 262° W
Sun 11 05:50 06:20 07:16 18:42 19:38 20:08 12h 34m 46.4° 262° W
Mon 12 05:51 06:21 07:17 18:41 19:37 20:07 12h 36m 46.0° 261° W
Tue 13 05:52 06:22 07:18 18:39 19:35 20:05 12h 39m 45.6° 261° W
Wed 14 05:53 06:22 07:18 18:38 19:34 20:04 12h 41m 45.2° 260° W
Thu 15 05:53 06:23 07:19 18:37 19:33 20:03 12h 43m 44.9° 260° W
Fri 16 05:54 06:24 07:20 18:35 19:31 20:01 12h 45m 44.5° 259° W
Sat 17 05:55 06:25 07:21 18:34 19:30 20:00 12h 48m 44.1° 259° W
Sun 18 05:56 06:26 07:22 18:33 19:29 19:59 12h 50m 43.8° 259° WSW
Mon 19 05:57 06:27 07:23 18:31 19:28 19:57 12h 52m 43.4° 258° WSW
Tue 20 05:58 06:28 07:24 18:30 19:26 19:56 12h 54m 43.0° 258° WSW
Wed 21 05:59 06:29 07:25 18:29 19:25 19:55 12h 56m 42.7° 257° WSW
Thu 22 05:59 06:29 07:26 18:28 19:24 19:54 12h 59m 42.3° 257° WSW
Fri 23 06:00 06:30 07:27 18:26 19:23 19:53 13h 1m 42.0° 256° WSW
Sat 24 06:01 06:31 07:28 18:25 19:22 19:52 13h 3m 41.6° 256° WSW
Sun 25 06:02 06:32 07:29 18:24 19:21 19:51 13h 5m 41.3° 255° WSW
Mon 26 06:03 06:33 07:30 18:23 19:19 19:49 13h 7m 40.9° 255° WSW
Tue 27 06:04 06:34 07:31 18:22 19:18 19:48 13h 10m 40.6° 255° WSW
Wed 28 06:05 06:35 07:32 18:20 19:17 19:47 13h 12m 40.3° 254° WSW
Thu 29 06:06 06:36 07:33 18:19 19:16 19:46 13h 14m 39.9° 254° WSW
Fri 30 06:06 06:36 07:34 18:18 19:15 19:45 13h 16m 39.6° 253° WSW
Sat 31 06:07 06:37 07:35 18:17 19:14 19:44 13h 18m 39.3° 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 07:09 07:36 12:56 18:16 18:43 10h 40m −2:03 17:40–18:32 🌖 59%
Mon 2 07:10 07:37 12:56 18:15 18:42 10h 38m −2:02 17:39–18:31 🌗 48%
Tue 3 07:11 07:38 12:56 18:14 18:41 10h 36m −2:01 17:38–18:30 🌘 36%
Wed 4 07:12 07:39 12:56 18:13 18:40 10h 34m −2:00 17:36–18:30 🌘 26%
Thu 5 07:13 07:40 12:56 18:12 18:39 10h 32m −1:59 17:35–18:29 🌘 17%
Fri 6 07:14 07:41 12:56 18:11 18:38 10h 30m −1:58 17:34–18:28 🌘 10%
Sat 7 07:15 07:42 12:56 18:10 18:37 10h 28m −1:56 17:33–18:27 🌘 4%
Sun 8 07:16 07:43 12:56 18:09 18:36 10h 26m −1:55 17:32–18:26 🌘 1%
Mon 9 07:16 07:44 12:56 18:08 18:36 10h 24m −1:54 17:31–18:25 🌑 0%
Tue 10 07:17 07:45 12:56 18:08 18:35 10h 22m −1:52 17:30–18:24 🌒 1%
Wed 11 07:18 07:46 12:56 18:07 18:34 10h 21m −1:51 17:29–18:24 🌒 4%
Thu 12 07:19 07:47 12:57 18:06 18:33 10h 19m −1:49 17:29–18:23 🌒 8%
Fri 13 07:20 07:48 12:57 18:05 18:33 10h 17m −1:48 17:28–18:22 🌒 14%
Sat 14 07:21 07:49 12:57 18:04 18:32 10h 15m −1:46 17:27–18:21 🌒 21%
Sun 15 07:22 07:50 12:57 18:04 18:31 10h 13m −1:44 17:26–18:21 🌒 29%
Mon 16 07:23 07:51 12:57 18:03 18:31 10h 12m −1:42 17:25–18:20 🌒 38%
Tue 17 07:24 07:52 12:57 18:02 18:30 10h 10m −1:40 17:25–18:19 🌓 48%
Wed 18 07:25 07:53 12:58 18:02 18:30 10h 8m −1:38 17:24–18:19 🌔 57%
Thu 19 07:26 07:54 12:58 18:01 18:29 10h 7m −1:36 17:23–18:18 🌔 67%
Fri 20 07:27 07:55 12:58 18:01 18:29 10h 5m −1:34 17:22–18:18 🌔 77%
Sat 21 07:28 07:56 12:58 18:00 18:28 10h 4m −1:32 17:22–18:17 🌔 85%
Sun 22 07:29 07:57 12:59 18:00 18:28 10h 2m −1:30 17:21–18:17 🌔 92%
Mon 23 07:30 07:58 12:59 17:59 18:27 10h 1m −1:28 17:21–18:16 🌔 97%
Tue 24 07:31 07:59 12:59 17:59 18:27 9h 59m −1:26 17:20–18:16 🌔 99%
Wed 25 07:32 08:00 12:59 17:58 18:27 9h 58m −1:23 17:20–18:16 🌕 100%
Thu 26 07:33 08:01 13:00 17:58 18:26 9h 57m −1:21 17:19–18:15 🌖 97%
Fri 27 07:34 08:02 13:00 17:58 18:26 9h 55m −1:18 17:19–18:15 🌖 92%
Sat 28 07:35 08:03 13:00 17:57 18:26 9h 54m −1:16 17:18–18:15 🌖 84%
Sun 29 07:36 08:04 13:01 17:57 18:25 9h 53m −1:13 17:18–18:15 🌖 75%
Mon 30 07:37 08:05 13:01 17:57 18:25 9h 52m −1:11 17:18–18:14 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Xining

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 40m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 39m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 0m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:56 on 6 December; the latest is 20:35 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 05:53 on 13 June to 08:25 on 6 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Xining different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 13:00, a full 60 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Photographers get 50 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between solstices the sunset walks 59° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Sunset drifts 79 seconds earlier each day this month — 40 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Elevation matters at 2,275 m. The visible horizon drops 1.65°, pushing sunset 8.3 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

Planning a sunset photo in Xining

Arrive by 17:54. Golden hour opens at 18:09 and the sun is down by 18:44, 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 18:59 and runs to 19:09, 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 Xining — 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 Xining today?

The sun sets in Xining at 18:44 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Xining?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 19:09 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Xining?

Evening golden hour runs 18:09 to 18:59 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Xining covers the morning window and the coming week.

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