| Current Time: | Apr 16, 2026 at 8:20:00 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:06 am↑ 77° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:14 pm↑ 283° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 6:06 am↑ 85° East |
| Moonset Today: | 7:04 pm↑ 279° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 9 minutes (+2m 12s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Golmud Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:34 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:34 am – 6:07 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:07 am – 6:39 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:39 am – 7:06 am |
| Daylight | 7:06 am – 8:14 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:14 pm – 8:41 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:41 pm – 9:13 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:13 pm – 9:46 pm |
| Night | 9:46 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Golmud
Moon in Golmud - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Apr 16 | 6:06 am | 7:04 pm | - | 12:30 pm | (58.9°) | 229,330 | 2.4% | |||
 Apr 17 | 6:35 am | 8:17 pm | - | 1:20 pm | (65.7°) | 226,808 | 0.2% | |||
| Apr 18 | 7:07 am | 9:33 pm | - | 2:14 pm | (72.0°) | 225,228 | 1.0% | |||
| Apr 19 | 7:45 am | 10:51 pm | - | 3:13 pm | (77.0°) | 224,708 | 4.9% | |||
| Apr 20 | 8:32 am | - | - | 4:16 pm | (80.4°) | 225,228 | 11.7% | |||
| Apr 21 | - | 12:06 am | 9:29 am | 5:21 pm | (81.7°) | 226,660 | 20.8% | |||
| Apr 22 | - | 1:13 am | 10:35 am | 6:25 pm | (80.7°) | 228,781 | 31.6% | |||
| * All times are local time for Golmud. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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