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

Moon: 33.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 14, 2024 at 1:51:00 am
Sunrise Today: 4:58 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 6:42 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:13 am 63° Northeast
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 43 minutes (+1m 21s)
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Today's Sun Position in Shanghai

Time:1:51 am
Altitude:-32.3°
Direction:34° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 43m 17s (May 14, 2024)

1 minute, 21 seconds longer than yesterday (May 13, 2024)

3 hours, 36 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

27 minutes, 28 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Shanghai Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:26 am
Astro. Twilight3:26 am – 4:00 am
Nautical Twilight4:00 am – 4:32 am
Civil Twilight4:32 am – 4:58 am
Daylight4:58 am – 6:42 pm
Civil Twilight6:42 pm – 7:08 pm
Nautical Twilight7:08 pm – 7:40 pm
Astro. Twilight7:40 pm – 8:14 pm
Night8:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 144:58 am6:42 pm13:43:17+1:2111:50 am (77.5°)93.948
May 154:58 am6:42 pm13:44:37+1:1911:50 am (77.7°)93.968
May 164:57 am6:43 pm13:45:55+1:1811:50 am (78.0°)93.987
May 174:57 am6:44 pm13:47:12+1:1611:50 am (78.2°)94.006
May 184:56 am6:44 pm13:48:27+1:1511:50 am (78.4°)94.025
May 194:55 am6:45 pm13:49:41+1:1311:50 am (78.6°)94.043
May 204:55 am6:46 pm13:50:52+1:1111:50 am (78.8°)94.062
* 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 1410:13 am--5:26 pm(80.3°)247,05439.5%
May 15-12:31 am11:12 am6:11 pm(75.7°)249,29449.5%
May 16-1:02 am12:09 pm6:53 pm(70.6°)250,75459.3%
May 17-1:30 am1:04 pm7:33 pm(64.9°)251,39668.6%
May 18-1:55 am1:57 pm8:12 pm(59.1°)251,24677.2%
May 19-2:20 am2:51 pm8:51 pm(53.2°)250,38584.8%
May 20-2:45 am3:46 pm9:32 pm(47.5°)248,93491.2%
* 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, Tue, May 14, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 3:51 amTue 4:35 pmTue 10:13 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 4:44 amTue 6:12 pmTue 11:27 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 2:55 amTue 3:14 pmTue 9:04 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 5:15 amTue 6:54 pmTue 12:04 pmVery difficult to see
SaturnTue 1:56 amTue 1:28 pmTue 7:42 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 4:59 amTue 6:35 pmTue 11:47 amVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneTue 2:26 amTue 2:22 pmTue 8:24 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Shanghai.

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