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

Moon: 35.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 2:10:01 am
Sunrise Today: 6:39 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:53 pm 288° West
Moonrise Today: 3:21 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 2:47 pm 257° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 14 minutes (+1m 19s)
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Today's Sun Position in Shanghai

Time:2:10 am
Altitude:-45.3°
Direction:18° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 14m 23s (May 3, 2024)

1 minute, 19 seconds longer than yesterday (May 2, 2024)

2 hours, 48 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Shanghai Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:15 am
Astro. Twilight5:15 am – 5:45 am
Nautical Twilight5:45 am – 6:14 am
Civil Twilight6:14 am – 6:39 am
Daylight6:39 am – 7:53 pm
Civil Twilight7:53 pm – 8:18 pm
Nautical Twilight8:18 pm – 8:47 pm
Astro. Twilight8:47 pm – 9:18 pm
Night9:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 36:39 am7:53 pm13:14:23+1:191:16 pm (78.7°)93.710
May 46:38 am7:54 pm13:15:42+1:181:16 pm (79.0°)93.734
May 56:37 am7:54 pm13:17:00+1:171:16 pm (79.3°)93.757
May 66:37 am7:55 pm13:18:17+1:171:16 pm (79.6°)93.780
May 76:36 am7:56 pm13:19:33+1:161:16 pm (79.9°)93.803
May 86:35 am7:56 pm13:20:48+1:151:16 pm (80.2°)93.825
May 96:35 am7:57 pm13:22:02+1:131:16 pm (80.4°)93.847
* 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 33:21 am2:47 pm-9:01 am(48.9°)228,76032.6%
May 43:57 am3:52 pm-9:51 am(55.7°)227,02421.8%
May 54:32 am4:57 pm-10:40 am(63.0°)225,93712.6%
May 65:06 am6:03 pm-11:30 am(70.3°)225,6825.6%
May 75:42 am7:10 pm-12:22 pm(77.2°)226,3771.3%
May 86:22 am8:19 pm-1:17 pm(83.1°)228,0420.1%
May 97:06 am9:28 pm-2:14 pm(87.7°)230,5751.8%
* 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, Fri, May 3, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:33 amFri 5:56 pmFri 11:44 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:16 amFri 7:12 pmFri 12:44 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:41 amFri 4:44 pmFri 10:42 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:22 amFri 8:43 pmFri 2:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 4:00 amFri 3:35 pmFri 9:47 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:13 amFri 8:34 pmFri 1:53 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:33 amFri 4:30 pmFri 10:31 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Shanghai.

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