Sunrise & Sunset in Nanjing
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
5:25 PM
Today in Nanjing, China, sunrise is at 6:13 AM and sunset at 5:25 PM, giving 11 h 12 min of daylight — 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 4:51 AM | 6:47 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 5:20 AM | 6:19 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 5:48 AM | 5:50 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:13 AM | 5:25 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 6:47 AM | 4:52 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:49 AM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Nanjing sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 5:58 AM | 5:50 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| 2 Fri | 5:59 AM | 5:49 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| 3 Sat | 6:00 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 48 min |
| 4 Sun | 6:00 AM | 5:46 PM | 11 h 46 min |
| 5 Mon | 6:01 AM | 5:45 PM | 11 h 44 min |
| 6 Tue | 6:02 AM | 5:44 PM | 11 h 42 min |
| 7 Wed | 6:02 AM | 5:43 PM | 11 h 40 min |
| 8 Thu | 6:03 AM | 5:41 PM | 11 h 38 min |
| 9 Fri | 6:04 AM | 5:40 PM | 11 h 36 min |
| 10 Sat | 6:05 AM | 5:39 PM | 11 h 34 min |
| 11 Sun | 6:05 AM | 5:38 PM | 11 h 33 min |
| 12 Mon | 6:06 AM | 5:37 PM | 11 h 31 min |
| 13 Tue | 6:07 AM | 5:35 PM | 11 h 29 min |
| 14 Wed | 6:07 AM | 5:34 PM | 11 h 27 min |
| 15 Thu | 6:08 AM | 5:33 PM | 11 h 25 min |
| 16 Fri | 6:09 AM | 5:32 PM | 11 h 23 min |
| 17 Sat | 6:09 AM | 5:31 PM | 11 h 21 min |
| 18 Sun | 6:10 AM | 5:30 PM | 11 h 19 min |
| 19 Mon | 6:11 AM | 5:28 PM | 11 h 17 min |
| 20 Tue | 6:12 AM | 5:27 PM | 11 h 16 min |
| 21 Wed | 6:12 AM | 5:26 PM | 11 h 14 min |
| 22 Thu | 6:13 AM | 5:25 PM | 11 h 12 min |
| 23 Fri | 6:14 AM | 5:24 PM | 11 h 10 min |
| 24 Sat | 6:15 AM | 5:23 PM | 11 h 8 min |
| 25 Sun | 6:16 AM | 5:22 PM | 11 h 6 min |
| 26 Mon | 6:16 AM | 5:21 PM | 11 h 5 min |
| 27 Tue | 6:17 AM | 5:20 PM | 11 h 3 min |
| 28 Wed | 6:18 AM | 5:19 PM | 11 h 1 min |
| 29 Thu | 6:19 AM | 5:18 PM | 10 h 59 min |
| 30 Fri | 6:20 AM | 5:17 PM | 10 h 58 min |
| 31 Sat | 6:20 AM | 5:16 PM | 10 h 56 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Nanjing: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Nanjing today?
5:25 PM local time (China Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 5:50 PM.
What time is sunrise in Nanjing tomorrow?
6:14 AM.
When is golden hour in Nanjing today?
In the evening from about 4:52 PM until sunset at 5:25 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 6:47 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Nanjing?
About 14 h 15 min at the June solstice, and about 10 h 3 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 32.06°, 118.78°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.