Sunset and sunrise times in Yancheng, China

In Yancheng, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:32 and rises at 05:59. Daylight lasts 11h 32m; evening golden hour runs from 16:59 to 17:47.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 05:34
Sunrise: 05:59
Solar noon: 11:46
Sunset: 17:32
Last light: 17:57
Day length: 11h 32m

17h 30m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 16:59 – 17:47
Blue hour: 17:47 – 17:57
Max sun altitude: 50.0°
Moon: 🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset: 05:29 / 17:12

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:00 Sunset 17:31 Golden hour 16:58 – 17:46 Day length 11h 30m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Yancheng is

Coordinates: 33.3575° N, 120.1573° E
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Current offset: UTC+08:00
Elevation: 3 m
Population: 1,615,717

Sunrise and sunset in Yancheng, 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	05:28	05:53	11:49	17:44	18:09	11h 51m	−2:03	17:11–17:59	🌖 77%
Fri 2	05:29	05:53	11:48	17:43	18:07	11h 49m	−2:03	17:10–17:58	🌖 67%
Sat 3	05:29	05:54	11:48	17:41	18:06	11h 47m	−2:03	17:08–17:57	🌗 55%
Sun 4	05:30	05:55	11:48	17:40	18:05	11h 45m	−2:02	17:07–17:55	🌘 44%
Mon 5	05:31	05:56	11:47	17:39	18:03	11h 43m	−2:02	17:06–17:54	🌘 32%
Tue 6	05:31	05:56	11:47	17:37	18:02	11h 41m	−2:02	17:04–17:53	🌘 22%
Wed 7	05:32	05:57	11:47	17:36	18:01	11h 39m	−2:02	17:03–17:51	🌘 13%
Thu 8	05:33	05:58	11:47	17:35	18:00	11h 37m	−2:02	17:02–17:50	🌘 7%
Fri 9	05:34	05:58	11:46	17:33	17:58	11h 34m	−2:01	17:00–17:49	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:34	05:59	11:46	17:32	17:57	11h 32m	−2:01	16:59–17:47	🌘 0%
Sun 11	05:35	06:00	11:46	17:31	17:56	11h 30m	−2:01	16:58–17:46	🌑 1%
Mon 12	05:36	06:01	11:45	17:30	17:55	11h 28m	−2:01	16:56–17:45	🌒 3%
Tue 13	05:37	06:01	11:45	17:28	17:53	11h 26m	−2:00	16:55–17:44	🌒 7%
Wed 14	05:37	06:02	11:45	17:27	17:52	11h 24m	−2:00	16:54–17:42	🌒 13%
Thu 15	05:38	06:03	11:45	17:26	17:51	11h 22m	−2:00	16:52–17:41	🌒 20%
Fri 16	05:39	06:04	11:44	17:25	17:50	11h 20m	−1:59	16:51–17:40	🌒 28%
Sat 17	05:40	06:05	11:44	17:24	17:49	11h 18m	−1:59	16:50–17:39	🌒 36%
Sun 18	05:40	06:05	11:44	17:22	17:47	11h 17m	−1:58	16:49–17:38	🌓 45%
Mon 19	05:41	06:06	11:44	17:21	17:46	11h 15m	−1:58	16:47–17:37	🌔 55%
Tue 20	05:42	06:07	11:44	17:20	17:45	11h 13m	−1:57	16:46–17:35	🌔 64%
Wed 21	05:43	06:08	11:44	17:19	17:44	11h 11m	−1:57	16:45–17:34	🌔 73%
Thu 22	05:43	06:09	11:43	17:18	17:43	11h 9m	−1:56	16:44–17:33	🌔 82%
Fri 23	05:44	06:09	11:43	17:17	17:42	11h 7m	−1:56	16:43–17:32	🌔 89%
Sat 24	05:45	06:10	11:43	17:16	17:41	11h 5m	−1:55	16:42–17:31	🌔 95%
Sun 25	05:46	06:11	11:43	17:14	17:40	11h 3m	−1:54	16:40–17:30	🌔 98%
Mon 26	05:46	06:12	11:43	17:13	17:39	11h 1m	−1:54	16:39–17:29	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:47	06:13	11:43	17:12	17:38	10h 59m	−1:53	16:38–17:28	🌖 99%
Wed 28	05:48	06:14	11:43	17:11	17:37	10h 57m	−1:52	16:37–17:27	🌖 95%
Thu 29	05:49	06:14	11:43	17:10	17:36	10h 55m	−1:52	16:36–17:26	🌖 89%
Fri 30	05:50	06:15	11:43	17:09	17:35	10h 54m	−1:51	16:35–17:25	🌖 81%
Sat 31	05:51	06:16	11:42	17:08	17:34	10h 52m	−1:50	16:34–17:24	🌖 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	04:30	04:59	05:53	17:44	18:38	19:06	12h 9m	53.5°	267° W
Fri 2	04:31	05:00	05:53	17:43	18:36	19:05	12h 11m	53.1°	266° W
Sat 3	04:32	05:01	05:54	17:41	18:35	19:04	12h 13m	52.7°	266° W
Sun 4	04:32	05:01	05:55	17:40	18:34	19:02	12h 15m	52.3°	265° W
Mon 5	04:33	05:02	05:56	17:39	18:32	19:01	12h 17m	51.9°	265° W
Tue 6	04:34	05:03	05:56	17:37	18:31	19:00	12h 19m	51.5°	264° W
Wed 7	04:35	05:03	05:57	17:36	18:30	18:58	12h 21m	51.2°	264° W
Thu 8	04:35	05:04	05:58	17:35	18:28	18:57	12h 23m	50.8°	263° W
Fri 9	04:36	05:05	05:58	17:33	18:27	18:56	12h 25m	50.4°	263° W
Sat 10	04:37	05:06	05:59	17:32	18:26	18:55	12h 27m	50.0°	263° W
Sun 11	04:38	05:06	06:00	17:31	18:25	18:53	12h 29m	49.6°	262° W
Mon 12	04:38	05:07	06:01	17:30	18:23	18:52	12h 31m	49.3°	262° W
Tue 13	04:39	05:08	06:01	17:28	18:22	18:51	12h 33m	48.9°	261° W
Wed 14	04:40	05:08	06:02	17:27	18:21	18:50	12h 35m	48.5°	261° W
Thu 15	04:40	05:09	06:03	17:26	18:20	18:48	12h 37m	48.1°	260° W
Fri 16	04:41	05:10	06:04	17:25	18:19	18:47	12h 39m	47.8°	260° W
Sat 17	04:42	05:11	06:05	17:24	18:17	18:46	12h 41m	47.4°	259° W
Sun 18	04:43	05:11	06:05	17:22	18:16	18:45	12h 43m	47.0°	259° W
Mon 19	04:43	05:12	06:06	17:21	18:15	18:44	12h 45m	46.7°	259° WSW
Tue 20	04:44	05:13	06:07	17:20	18:14	18:43	12h 47m	46.3°	258° WSW
Wed 21	04:45	05:14	06:08	17:19	18:13	18:42	12h 49m	46.0°	258° WSW
Thu 22	04:46	05:14	06:09	17:18	18:12	18:41	12h 51m	45.6°	257° WSW
Fri 23	04:46	05:15	06:09	17:17	18:11	18:40	12h 53m	45.3°	257° WSW
Sat 24	04:47	05:16	06:10	17:16	18:10	18:39	12h 55m	44.9°	256° WSW
Sun 25	04:48	05:17	06:11	17:14	18:09	18:38	12h 57m	44.6°	256° WSW
Mon 26	04:49	05:17	06:12	17:13	18:08	18:37	12h 59m	44.2°	256° WSW
Tue 27	04:49	05:18	06:13	17:12	18:07	18:36	13h 1m	43.9°	255° WSW
Wed 28	04:50	05:19	06:14	17:11	18:06	18:35	13h 3m	43.5°	255° WSW
Thu 29	04:51	05:20	06:14	17:10	18:05	18:34	13h 4m	43.2°	254° WSW
Fri 30	04:52	05:20	06:15	17:09	18:04	18:33	13h 6m	42.9°	254° WSW
Sat 31	04:52	05:21	06:16	17:08	18:03	18:32	13h 8m	42.6°	254° 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	05:51	06:17	11:42	17:07	17:33	10h 50m	−1:49	16:33–17:23	🌖 59%
Mon 2	05:52	06:18	11:42	17:07	17:32	10h 48m	−1:48	16:32–17:22	🌗 48%
Tue 3	05:53	06:19	11:42	17:06	17:31	10h 46m	−1:47	16:31–17:21	🌘 36%
Wed 4	05:54	06:20	11:42	17:05	17:31	10h 45m	−1:46	16:30–17:21	🌘 26%
Thu 5	05:55	06:21	11:42	17:04	17:30	10h 43m	−1:45	16:29–17:20	🌘 17%
Fri 6	05:56	06:21	11:42	17:03	17:29	10h 41m	−1:44	16:28–17:19	🌘 10%
Sat 7	05:56	06:22	11:42	17:02	17:28	10h 39m	−1:43	16:27–17:18	🌘 4%
Sun 8	05:57	06:23	11:43	17:01	17:27	10h 38m	−1:41	16:26–17:17	🌘 1%
Mon 9	05:58	06:24	11:43	17:01	17:27	10h 36m	−1:40	16:25–17:17	🌑 0%
Tue 10	05:59	06:25	11:43	17:00	17:26	10h 34m	−1:39	16:25–17:16	🌒 1%
Wed 11	06:00	06:26	11:43	16:59	17:25	10h 33m	−1:38	16:24–17:15	🌒 4%
Thu 12	06:01	06:27	11:43	16:59	17:25	10h 31m	−1:36	16:23–17:15	🌒 8%
Fri 13	06:02	06:28	11:43	16:58	17:24	10h 30m	−1:35	16:22–17:14	🌒 14%
Sat 14	06:03	06:29	11:43	16:57	17:24	10h 28m	−1:33	16:22–17:13	🌒 21%
Sun 15	06:03	06:30	11:43	16:57	17:23	10h 27m	−1:32	16:21–17:13	🌒 29%
Mon 16	06:04	06:31	11:44	16:56	17:23	10h 25m	−1:30	16:20–17:12	🌒 38%
Tue 17	06:05	06:32	11:44	16:56	17:22	10h 24m	−1:28	16:20–17:12	🌓 48%
Wed 18	06:06	06:32	11:44	16:55	17:22	10h 22m	−1:27	16:19–17:11	🌔 57%
Thu 19	06:07	06:33	11:44	16:55	17:21	10h 21m	−1:25	16:18–17:11	🌔 67%
Fri 20	06:08	06:34	11:44	16:54	17:21	10h 19m	−1:23	16:18–17:11	🌔 77%
Sat 21	06:09	06:35	11:45	16:54	17:20	10h 18m	−1:21	16:17–17:10	🌔 85%
Sun 22	06:10	06:36	11:45	16:53	17:20	10h 17m	−1:19	16:17–17:10	🌔 92%
Mon 23	06:10	06:37	11:45	16:53	17:20	10h 15m	−1:17	16:16–17:09	🌔 97%
Tue 24	06:11	06:38	11:45	16:53	17:19	10h 14m	−1:15	16:16–17:09	🌔 99%
Wed 25	06:12	06:39	11:46	16:52	17:19	10h 13m	−1:13	16:16–17:09	🌕 100%
Thu 26	06:13	06:40	11:46	16:52	17:19	10h 12m	−1:11	16:15–17:09	🌖 97%
Fri 27	06:14	06:41	11:46	16:52	17:19	10h 11m	−1:09	16:15–17:08	🌖 92%
Sat 28	06:15	06:42	11:47	16:52	17:19	10h 9m	−1:07	16:15–17:08	🌖 84%
Sun 29	06:16	06:43	11:47	16:51	17:18	10h 8m	−1:04	16:14–17:08	🌖 75%
Mon 30	06:16	06:43	11:47	16:51	17:18	10h 7m	−1:02	16:14–17:08	🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Yancheng

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

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 56m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 25m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:51 on 4 December; the latest is 19:12 on 30 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 04:49 on 12 June to 07:04 on 8 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Yancheng different

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 33.4° stretches this evening's golden hour to 48 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 57° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across October the sunset moves 36 minutes earlier, averaging about 71 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Yancheng

Arrive by 16:44. Golden hour opens at 16:59 and the sun is down by 17:32, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 17:47 and runs to 17:57, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Yancheng — 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 Yancheng today?

The sun sets in Yancheng at 17:32 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Yancheng?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 17:57 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Yancheng?

Evening golden hour runs 16:59 to 17:47 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Yancheng covers the morning window and the coming week.