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Shanghai, SH, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 41.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 2, 2024 at 2:27:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:08 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:34 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 1:22 am 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:04 pm 248° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 26 minutes (+1m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Shanghai

Time:2:27 pm
Altitude:51.0°
Direction:255° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 25m 35s (May 2, 2024)

1 minute, 36 seconds longer than yesterday (May 1, 2024)

3 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

45 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Shanghai Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:39 am
Astro. Twilight3:39 am – 4:11 am
Nautical Twilight4:11 am – 4:42 am
Civil Twilight4:42 am – 5:08 am
Daylight5:08 am – 6:34 pm
Civil Twilight6:34 pm – 6:59 pm
Nautical Twilight6:59 pm – 7:30 pm
Astro. Twilight7:30 pm – 8:02 pm
Night8:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 25:08 am6:34 pm13:25:35+1:3611:50 am (74.3°)93.685
May 35:07 am6:34 pm13:27:10+1:3511:50 am (74.6°)93.709
May 45:06 am6:35 pm13:28:44+1:3311:50 am (74.9°)93.733
May 55:05 am6:36 pm13:30:17+1:3211:50 am (75.2°)93.756
May 65:04 am6:36 pm13:31:48+1:3111:50 am (75.4°)93.779
May 75:04 am6:37 pm13:33:19+1:3011:50 am (75.7°)93.801
May 85:03 am6:38 pm13:34:48+1:2911:50 am (76.0°)93.824
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Shanghai

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Shanghai - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21:22 am12:04 pm-6:40 am(38.4°)231,07844.8%
May 31:59 am1:13 pm-7:32 am(44.3°)228,87933.2%
May 42:33 am2:20 pm-8:23 am(51.0°)227,11122.4%
May 53:05 am3:28 pm-9:12 am(58.3°)225,98013.1%
May 63:36 am4:37 pm-10:02 am(65.6°)225,6715.9%
May 74:10 am5:47 pm-10:53 am(72.6°)226,3091.5%
May 84:46 am6:58 pm-11:48 am(78.6°)227,9170.1%
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Shanghai This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:07 amThu 4:34 pmThu 10:21 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 4:46 amThu 5:49 pmThu 11:17 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:17 amThu 3:19 pmThu 9:18 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:52 amThu 7:28 pmThu 12:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:37 amFri 2:07 pmFri 8:22 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:44 amThu 7:19 pmThu 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:12 amThu 3:08 pmThu 9:10 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Shanghai.

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