Sunset and sunrise times in Zigong, China
In Zigong, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:30 and rises at 06:34. Daylight lasts 12h 55m; evening golden hour runs from 18:58 to 19:45.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 06:10
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Solar noon
- 13:02
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Last light
- 19:54
- Day length
- 12h 55m
17h 9m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:58 – 19:45
- Blue hour
- 19:45 – 19:54
- Max sun altitude
- 71.1°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 18:24 / 04:28
The sun sets at 282° — 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 06:35 Sunset 19:29 Golden hour 18:57 – 19:43 Day length 12h 53m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere Zigong is
- Coordinates
- 29.3416° N, 104.7769° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Current offset
- UTC+08:00
- Elevation
- 306 m
- Population
- 1,262,064
Sunrise and sunset in Zigong, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:55 | 06:20 | 13:07 | 19:53 | 20:19 | 13h 32m | −1:17 | 19:20–20:08 | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 05:55 | 06:21 | 13:07 | 19:52 | 20:18 | 13h 31m | −1:18 | 19:19–20:08 | 🌖 88% |
| Mon 3 | 05:56 | 06:22 | 13:07 | 19:51 | 20:17 | 13h 29m | −1:19 | 19:18–20:07 | 🌖 80% |
| Tue 4 | 05:57 | 06:22 | 13:07 | 19:51 | 20:16 | 13h 28m | −1:20 | 19:18–20:06 | 🌖 71% |
| Wed 5 | 05:57 | 06:23 | 13:06 | 19:50 | 20:15 | 13h 27m | −1:21 | 19:17–20:05 | 🌖 60% |
| Thu 6 | 05:58 | 06:23 | 13:06 | 19:49 | 20:14 | 13h 25m | −1:23 | 19:16–20:05 | 🌗 48% |
| Fri 7 | 05:58 | 06:24 | 13:06 | 19:48 | 20:14 | 13h 24m | −1:24 | 19:15–20:04 | 🌘 37% |
| Sat 8 | 05:59 | 06:24 | 13:06 | 19:47 | 20:13 | 13h 22m | −1:25 | 19:15–20:03 | 🌘 26% |
| Sun 9 | 06:00 | 06:25 | 13:06 | 19:47 | 20:12 | 13h 21m | −1:26 | 19:14–20:02 | 🌘 16% |
| Mon 10 | 06:00 | 06:26 | 13:06 | 19:46 | 20:11 | 13h 20m | −1:27 | 19:13–20:01 | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 06:01 | 06:26 | 13:06 | 19:45 | 20:10 | 13h 18m | −1:27 | 19:12–20:00 | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 06:02 | 06:27 | 13:06 | 19:44 | 20:09 | 13h 17m | −1:28 | 19:11–19:59 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 06:02 | 06:27 | 13:05 | 19:43 | 20:08 | 13h 15m | −1:29 | 19:10–19:58 | 🌒 0% |
| Fri 14 | 06:03 | 06:28 | 13:05 | 19:42 | 20:07 | 13h 14m | −1:30 | 19:10–19:57 | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 06:03 | 06:28 | 13:05 | 19:41 | 20:06 | 13h 12m | −1:31 | 19:09–19:56 | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 06:04 | 06:29 | 13:05 | 19:40 | 20:05 | 13h 11m | −1:32 | 19:08–19:55 | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 06:05 | 06:30 | 13:05 | 19:39 | 20:04 | 13h 9m | −1:32 | 19:07–19:54 | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 06:05 | 06:30 | 13:04 | 19:38 | 20:03 | 13h 8m | −1:33 | 19:06–19:53 | 🌒 31% |
| Wed 19 | 06:06 | 06:31 | 13:04 | 19:37 | 20:02 | 13h 6m | −1:34 | 19:05–19:52 | 🌒 41% |
| Thu 20 | 06:06 | 06:31 | 13:04 | 19:36 | 20:01 | 13h 4m | −1:34 | 19:04–19:51 | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 06:07 | 06:32 | 13:04 | 19:35 | 20:00 | 13h 3m | −1:35 | 19:03–19:50 | 🌔 60% |
| Sat 22 | 06:08 | 06:32 | 13:03 | 19:34 | 19:59 | 13h 1m | −1:36 | 19:02–19:49 | 🌔 69% |
| Sun 23 | 06:08 | 06:33 | 13:03 | 19:33 | 19:57 | 13h 0m | −1:36 | 19:01–19:48 | 🌔 77% |
| Mon 24 | 06:09 | 06:33 | 13:03 | 19:32 | 19:56 | 12h 58m | −1:37 | 19:00–19:47 | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 06:09 | 06:34 | 13:03 | 19:31 | 19:55 | 12h 56m | −1:37 | 18:59–19:46 | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 06:10 | 06:34 | 13:02 | 19:30 | 19:54 | 12h 55m | −1:38 | 18:58–19:45 | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 06:11 | 06:35 | 13:02 | 19:29 | 19:53 | 12h 53m | −1:38 | 18:57–19:43 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 06:11 | 06:36 | 13:02 | 19:27 | 19:52 | 12h 51m | −1:39 | 18:56–19:42 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 06:12 | 06:36 | 13:01 | 19:26 | 19:51 | 12h 50m | −1:39 | 18:55–19:41 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 06:12 | 06:37 | 13:01 | 19:25 | 19:49 | 12h 48m | −1:40 | 18:54–19:40 | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 06:13 | 06:37 | 13:01 | 19:24 | 19:48 | 12h 46m | −1:40 | 18:52–19:39 | 🌖 91% |
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 | 04:51 | 05:24 | 06:20 | 19:53 | 20:49 | 21:21 | 10h 28m | 78.7° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:52 | 05:24 | 06:21 | 19:52 | 20:48 | 21:20 | 10h 29m | 78.4° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:53 | 05:25 | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:48 | 21:19 | 10h 30m | 78.2° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:54 | 05:26 | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:47 | 21:18 | 10h 32m | 77.9° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:55 | 05:27 | 06:23 | 19:50 | 20:46 | 21:17 | 10h 33m | 77.6° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:56 | 05:27 | 06:23 | 19:49 | 20:45 | 21:16 | 10h 34m | 77.3° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:57 | 05:28 | 06:24 | 19:48 | 20:44 | 21:15 | 10h 36m | 77.1° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:57 | 05:29 | 06:24 | 19:47 | 20:43 | 21:14 | 10h 37m | 76.8° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:58 | 05:30 | 06:25 | 19:47 | 20:42 | 21:13 | 10h 39m | 76.5° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:59 | 05:30 | 06:26 | 19:46 | 20:41 | 21:12 | 10h 40m | 76.2° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 05:00 | 05:31 | 06:26 | 19:45 | 20:40 | 21:11 | 10h 41m | 75.9° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 05:01 | 05:32 | 06:27 | 19:44 | 20:39 | 21:10 | 10h 43m | 75.6° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 05:01 | 05:32 | 06:27 | 19:43 | 20:38 | 21:09 | 10h 44m | 75.3° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 05:02 | 05:33 | 06:28 | 19:42 | 20:37 | 21:07 | 10h 46m | 75.0° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 05:03 | 05:34 | 06:28 | 19:41 | 20:36 | 21:06 | 10h 47m | 74.7° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 05:04 | 05:34 | 06:29 | 19:40 | 20:35 | 21:05 | 10h 49m | 74.4° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 05:05 | 05:35 | 06:30 | 19:39 | 20:33 | 21:04 | 10h 51m | 74.1° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 05:05 | 05:36 | 06:30 | 19:38 | 20:32 | 21:03 | 10h 52m | 73.7° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 05:06 | 05:36 | 06:31 | 19:37 | 20:31 | 21:01 | 10h 54m | 73.4° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 05:07 | 05:37 | 06:31 | 19:36 | 20:30 | 21:00 | 10h 55m | 73.1° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 05:08 | 05:38 | 06:32 | 19:35 | 20:29 | 20:59 | 10h 57m | 72.8° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 05:09 | 05:39 | 06:32 | 19:34 | 20:28 | 20:58 | 10h 58m | 72.4° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 05:09 | 05:39 | 06:33 | 19:33 | 20:27 | 20:56 | 11h 0m | 72.1° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 05:10 | 05:40 | 06:33 | 19:32 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 11h 2m | 71.8° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 05:11 | 05:40 | 06:34 | 19:31 | 20:24 | 20:54 | 11h 3m | 71.4° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 05:11 | 05:41 | 06:34 | 19:30 | 20:23 | 20:52 | 11h 5m | 71.1° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 05:12 | 05:42 | 06:35 | 19:29 | 20:22 | 20:51 | 11h 6m | 70.7° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 05:13 | 05:42 | 06:36 | 19:27 | 20:20 | 20:50 | 11h 8m | 70.4° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 05:14 | 05:43 | 06:36 | 19:26 | 20:19 | 20:49 | 11h 10m | 70.0° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 05:14 | 05:44 | 06:37 | 19:25 | 20:18 | 20:47 | 11h 11m | 69.7° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 05:15 | 05:44 | 06:37 | 19:24 | 20:17 | 20:46 | 11h 13m | 69.3° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 06:13 | 06:38 | 13:01 | 19:23 | 19:47 | 12h 45m | −1:41 | 18:51–19:38 | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 06:14 | 06:38 | 13:00 | 19:22 | 19:46 | 12h 43m | −1:41 | 18:50–19:37 | 🌖 74% |
| Thu 3 | 06:15 | 06:39 | 13:00 | 19:21 | 19:45 | 12h 41m | −1:41 | 18:49–19:35 | 🌖 63% |
| Fri 4 | 06:15 | 06:39 | 13:00 | 19:19 | 19:43 | 12h 40m | −1:42 | 18:48–19:34 | 🌗 52% |
| Sat 5 | 06:16 | 06:40 | 12:59 | 19:18 | 19:42 | 12h 38m | −1:42 | 18:47–19:33 | 🌘 40% |
| Sun 6 | 06:16 | 06:40 | 12:59 | 19:17 | 19:41 | 12h 36m | −1:42 | 18:46–19:32 | 🌘 29% |
| Mon 7 | 06:17 | 06:41 | 12:59 | 19:16 | 19:40 | 12h 35m | −1:43 | 18:44–19:31 | 🌘 19% |
| Tue 8 | 06:17 | 06:41 | 12:58 | 19:15 | 19:39 | 12h 33m | −1:43 | 18:43–19:29 | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 06:18 | 06:42 | 12:58 | 19:13 | 19:37 | 12h 31m | −1:43 | 18:42–19:28 | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 06:18 | 06:42 | 12:58 | 19:12 | 19:36 | 12h 29m | −1:43 | 18:41–19:27 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 06:19 | 06:43 | 12:57 | 19:11 | 19:35 | 12h 28m | −1:44 | 18:40–19:26 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 06:19 | 06:43 | 12:57 | 19:10 | 19:34 | 12h 26m | −1:44 | 18:38–19:24 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 06:20 | 06:44 | 12:56 | 19:09 | 19:32 | 12h 24m | −1:44 | 18:37–19:23 | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 06:21 | 06:44 | 12:56 | 19:07 | 19:31 | 12h 23m | −1:44 | 18:36–19:22 | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 06:21 | 06:45 | 12:56 | 19:06 | 19:30 | 12h 21m | −1:44 | 18:35–19:21 | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 06:22 | 06:45 | 12:55 | 19:05 | 19:29 | 12h 19m | −1:44 | 18:34–19:19 | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 06:22 | 06:46 | 12:55 | 19:04 | 19:27 | 12h 17m | −1:45 | 18:32–19:18 | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 06:23 | 06:46 | 12:55 | 19:02 | 19:26 | 12h 16m | −1:45 | 18:31–19:17 | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 06:23 | 06:47 | 12:54 | 19:01 | 19:25 | 12h 14m | −1:45 | 18:30–19:16 | 🌓 53% |
| Sun 20 | 06:24 | 06:47 | 12:54 | 19:00 | 19:24 | 12h 12m | −1:45 | 18:29–19:15 | 🌔 62% |
| Mon 21 | 06:24 | 06:48 | 12:54 | 18:59 | 19:22 | 12h 10m | −1:45 | 18:27–19:13 | 🌔 71% |
| Tue 22 | 06:25 | 06:48 | 12:53 | 18:58 | 19:21 | 12h 9m | −1:45 | 18:26–19:12 | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 06:25 | 06:49 | 12:53 | 18:56 | 19:20 | 12h 7m | −1:45 | 18:25–19:11 | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 06:26 | 06:50 | 12:53 | 18:55 | 19:19 | 12h 5m | −1:45 | 18:24–19:10 | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 06:26 | 06:50 | 12:52 | 18:54 | 19:18 | 12h 3m | −1:45 | 18:23–19:08 | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 06:27 | 06:51 | 12:52 | 18:53 | 19:16 | 12h 2m | −1:45 | 18:21–19:07 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:27 | 06:51 | 12:52 | 18:51 | 19:15 | 12h 0m | −1:45 | 18:20–19:06 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 06:28 | 06:52 | 12:51 | 18:50 | 19:14 | 11h 58m | −1:45 | 18:19–19:05 | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 06:28 | 06:52 | 12:51 | 18:49 | 19:13 | 11h 56m | −1:45 | 18:18–19:04 | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 06:29 | 06:53 | 12:50 | 18:48 | 19:12 | 11h 55m | −1:45 | 18:16–19:02 | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Zigong
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 1m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 10h 15m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 45m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:01 on 2 December; the latest is 20:04 on 1 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 06:00 on 11 June to 07:56 on 11 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Zigong different
Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 13:02, a full 63 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.
Sunset here is followed by about 24 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.
Evening golden hour runs 47 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 29.3° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
Between solstices the sunset walks 54° 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 WNW.
Across August the sunset moves 29 minutes earlier, averaging about 57 seconds a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Zigong
Arrive by 18:43. Golden hour opens at 18:58 and the sun is down by 19:30, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 282° 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 19:45 and runs to 19:54, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Zigong today?
The sun sets in Zigong at 19:30 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Zigong?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 19:54 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Zigong?
Evening golden hour runs 18:58 to 19:45 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Zigong covers the morning window and the coming week.