Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Yantai, China

In Yantai, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:32 and rises at 05:19. Daylight lasts 13h 13m; evening golden hour runs from 17:57 to 18:49.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light
04:51
Sunrise
05:19
Solar noon
11:56
Sunset
18:32
Last light
18:59
Day length
13h 13m

16h 11m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:57 – 18:49
Blue hour
18:49 – 18:59
Max sun altitude
62.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:32 / 03:00

The sun sets at 284° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 05:19 Sunset 18:31 Golden hour 17:56 – 18:47 Day length 13h 11m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Yantai is

Coordinates
37.4765° N, 121.4408° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
22 m
Population
2,227,733

Sunrise and sunset in Yantai, August 2026

August 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
Sat 1 04:29 04:58 12:00 19:02 19:31 14h 4m −1:46 18:25–19:20 🌖 94%
Sun 2 04:29 04:58 12:00 19:01 19:30 14h 2m −1:48 18:24–19:19 🌖 88%
Mon 3 04:30 04:59 12:00 19:00 19:29 14h 1m −1:49 18:24–19:18 🌖 80%
Tue 4 04:31 05:00 12:00 18:59 19:28 13h 59m −1:51 18:23–19:17 🌖 71%
Wed 5 04:32 05:01 12:00 18:58 19:27 13h 57m −1:53 18:22–19:16 🌖 60%
Thu 6 04:33 05:02 12:00 18:57 19:26 13h 55m −1:54 18:21–19:14 🌗 48%
Fri 7 04:34 05:03 12:00 18:56 19:24 13h 53m −1:55 18:20–19:13 🌘 37%
Sat 8 04:35 05:03 11:59 18:55 19:23 13h 51m −1:57 18:19–19:12 🌘 26%
Sun 9 04:36 05:04 11:59 18:54 19:22 13h 49m −1:58 18:18–19:11 🌘 16%
Mon 10 04:37 05:05 11:59 18:53 19:21 13h 47m −1:59 18:17–19:10 🌘 9%
Tue 11 04:38 05:06 11:59 18:52 19:20 13h 45m −2:01 18:15–19:09 🌘 3%
Wed 12 04:39 05:07 11:59 18:50 19:18 13h 43m −2:02 18:14–19:07 🌑 0%
Thu 13 04:40 05:08 11:59 18:49 19:17 13h 41m −2:03 18:13–19:06 🌒 0%
Fri 14 04:41 05:08 11:59 18:48 19:16 13h 39m −2:04 18:12–19:05 🌒 3%
Sat 15 04:41 05:09 11:58 18:47 19:14 13h 37m −2:05 18:11–19:04 🌒 8%
Sun 16 04:42 05:10 11:58 18:45 19:13 13h 35m −2:06 18:10–19:02 🌒 14%
Mon 17 04:43 05:11 11:58 18:44 19:12 13h 33m −2:07 18:09–19:01 🌒 22%
Tue 18 04:44 05:12 11:58 18:43 19:10 13h 31m −2:08 18:07–19:00 🌒 31%
Wed 19 04:45 05:13 11:57 18:42 19:09 13h 28m −2:09 18:06–18:58 🌒 41%
Thu 20 04:46 05:14 11:57 18:40 19:08 13h 26m −2:10 18:05–18:57 🌓 50%
Fri 21 04:47 05:14 11:57 18:39 19:06 13h 24m −2:11 18:04–18:56 🌔 60%
Sat 22 04:48 05:15 11:57 18:38 19:05 13h 22m −2:11 18:02–18:54 🌔 69%
Sun 23 04:49 05:16 11:56 18:36 19:03 13h 20m −2:12 18:01–18:53 🌔 77%
Mon 24 04:50 05:17 11:56 18:35 19:02 13h 17m −2:13 18:00–18:51 🌔 84%
Tue 25 04:51 05:18 11:56 18:33 19:01 13h 15m −2:13 17:58–18:50 🌔 91%
Wed 26 04:51 05:19 11:56 18:32 18:59 13h 13m −2:14 17:57–18:49 🌔 96%
Thu 27 04:52 05:19 11:55 18:31 18:58 13h 11m −2:15 17:56–18:47 🌔 99%
Fri 28 04:53 05:20 11:55 18:29 18:56 13h 8m −2:15 17:54–18:46 🌕 100%
Sat 29 04:54 05:21 11:55 18:28 18:55 13h 6m −2:16 17:53–18:44 🌖 99%
Sun 30 04:55 05:22 11:54 18:26 18:53 13h 4m −2:17 17:52–18:43 🌖 96%
Mon 31 04:56 05:23 11:54 18:25 18:52 13h 2m −2:17 17:50–18:41 🌖 91%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 03:15 03:53 04:58 19:02 20:06 20:44 9h 56m 70.5° 294° WNW
Sun 2 03:16 03:54 04:58 19:01 20:05 20:43 9h 57m 70.3° 293° WNW
Mon 3 03:17 03:55 04:59 19:00 20:04 20:42 9h 59m 70.0° 293° WNW
Tue 4 03:19 03:56 05:00 18:59 20:03 20:40 10h 1m 69.8° 293° WNW
Wed 5 03:20 03:57 05:01 18:58 20:02 20:39 10h 3m 69.5° 292° WNW
Thu 6 03:21 03:58 05:02 18:57 20:00 20:37 10h 5m 69.2° 292° WNW
Fri 7 03:22 03:59 05:03 18:56 19:59 20:36 10h 7m 68.9° 291° WNW
Sat 8 03:24 04:00 05:03 18:55 19:58 20:34 10h 9m 68.7° 291° WNW
Sun 9 03:25 04:02 05:04 18:54 19:56 20:33 10h 11m 68.4° 291° WNW
Mon 10 03:26 04:03 05:05 18:53 19:55 20:31 10h 13m 68.1° 290° WNW
Tue 11 03:27 04:04 05:06 18:52 19:54 20:30 10h 15m 67.8° 290° WNW
Wed 12 03:29 04:05 05:07 18:50 19:52 20:28 10h 17m 67.5° 290° WNW
Thu 13 03:30 04:06 05:08 18:49 19:51 20:27 10h 19m 67.2° 289° WNW
Fri 14 03:31 04:07 05:08 18:48 19:49 20:25 10h 21m 66.9° 289° WNW
Sat 15 03:32 04:08 05:09 18:47 19:48 20:23 10h 23m 66.6° 288° WNW
Sun 16 03:33 04:09 05:10 18:45 19:47 20:22 10h 25m 66.3° 288° WNW
Mon 17 03:35 04:10 05:11 18:44 19:45 20:20 10h 27m 65.9° 288° WNW
Tue 18 03:36 04:11 05:12 18:43 19:44 20:19 10h 29m 65.6° 287° WNW
Wed 19 03:37 04:12 05:13 18:42 19:42 20:17 10h 31m 65.3° 287° WNW
Thu 20 03:38 04:13 05:14 18:40 19:41 20:15 10h 34m 65.0° 286° WNW
Fri 21 03:39 04:14 05:14 18:39 19:39 20:14 10h 36m 64.6° 286° WNW
Sat 22 03:41 04:15 05:15 18:38 19:38 20:12 10h 38m 64.3° 285° WNW
Sun 23 03:42 04:16 05:16 18:36 19:36 20:10 10h 40m 64.0° 285° WNW
Mon 24 03:43 04:17 05:17 18:35 19:35 20:08 10h 42m 63.6° 285° WNW
Tue 25 03:44 04:18 05:18 18:33 19:33 20:07 10h 45m 63.3° 284° WNW
Wed 26 03:45 04:19 05:19 18:32 19:31 20:05 10h 47m 62.9° 284° WNW
Thu 27 03:46 04:20 05:19 18:31 19:30 20:03 10h 49m 62.6° 283° WNW
Fri 28 03:48 04:21 05:20 18:29 19:28 20:02 10h 51m 62.2° 283° WNW
Sat 29 03:49 04:22 05:21 18:28 19:27 20:00 10h 54m 61.9° 282° WNW
Sun 30 03:50 04:23 05:22 18:26 19:25 19:58 10h 56m 61.5° 282° WNW
Mon 31 03:51 04:24 05:23 18:25 19:24 19:56 10h 58m 61.2° 281° WNW

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 04:57 05:24 11:54 18:23 18:50 12h 59m −2:18 17:49–18:40 🌖 83%
Wed 2 04:58 05:24 11:54 18:22 18:49 12h 57m −2:18 17:47–18:38 🌖 74%
Thu 3 04:59 05:25 11:53 18:21 18:47 12h 55m −2:19 17:46–18:37 🌖 63%
Fri 4 04:59 05:26 11:53 18:19 18:46 12h 52m −2:19 17:44–18:35 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:00 05:27 11:53 18:18 18:44 12h 50m −2:19 17:43–18:34 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:01 05:28 11:52 18:16 18:43 12h 48m −2:20 17:41–18:32 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:02 05:29 11:52 18:15 18:41 12h 45m −2:20 17:40–18:31 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:03 05:29 11:52 18:13 18:39 12h 43m −2:20 17:38–18:29 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:04 05:30 11:51 18:12 18:38 12h 41m −2:21 17:37–18:28 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:05 05:31 11:51 18:10 18:36 12h 38m −2:21 17:35–18:26 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:06 05:32 11:51 18:08 18:35 12h 36m −2:21 17:34–18:25 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:06 05:33 11:50 18:07 18:33 12h 34m −2:22 17:32–18:23 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:07 05:34 11:50 18:05 18:32 12h 31m −2:22 17:31–18:21 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:08 05:34 11:49 18:04 18:30 12h 29m −2:22 17:29–18:20 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:09 05:35 11:49 18:02 18:29 12h 27m −2:22 17:28–18:18 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:10 05:36 11:49 18:01 18:27 12h 24m −2:22 17:26–18:17 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:11 05:37 11:48 17:59 18:25 12h 22m −2:23 17:25–18:15 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:12 05:38 11:48 17:58 18:24 12h 19m −2:23 17:23–18:14 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:12 05:39 11:48 17:56 18:22 12h 17m −2:23 17:22–18:12 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:13 05:39 11:47 17:55 18:21 12h 15m −2:23 17:20–18:11 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:14 05:40 11:47 17:53 18:19 12h 12m −2:23 17:19–18:09 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:15 05:41 11:47 17:52 18:18 12h 10m −2:23 17:17–18:07 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:16 05:42 11:46 17:50 18:16 12h 8m −2:23 17:16–18:06 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:17 05:43 11:46 17:48 18:14 12h 5m −2:23 17:14–18:04 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:18 05:44 11:46 17:47 18:13 12h 3m −2:23 17:12–18:03 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:18 05:44 11:45 17:45 18:11 12h 0m −2:23 17:11–18:01 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:19 05:45 11:45 17:44 18:10 11h 58m −2:23 17:09–18:00 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:20 05:46 11:45 17:42 18:08 11h 56m −2:23 17:08–17:58 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:21 05:47 11:44 17:41 18:07 11h 53m −2:23 17:06–17:57 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:22 05:48 11:44 17:39 18:05 11h 51m −2:23 17:05–17:55 🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Yantai

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 45m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 34m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 10m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:35 on 7 December; the latest is 19:19 on 28 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 04:32 on 14 June to 07:09 on 6 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Yantai different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 27 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 37.5°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

The shallow approach angle at 37.5° stretches this evening's golden hour to 52 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.

Over a year the sunset point slides 60° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Sunset drifts 75 seconds earlier each day this month — 37 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Yantai

Arrive by 17:42. Golden hour opens at 17:57 and the sun is down by 18:32, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 284° 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 18:49 and runs to 18:59, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Yantai — 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 Yantai today?

The sun sets in Yantai at 18:32 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Yantai?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 18:59 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Yantai?

Evening golden hour runs 17:57 to 18:49 today, lasting 51m. Full golden hour times for Yantai covers the morning window and the coming week.

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