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Hotan, XJ, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 12:02:22 pm
Sunrise Today: 9:38 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:22 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 7:26 pm 54° Northeast
Moonset Today: 10:07 am 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 44 minutes (-56s)
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Today's Sun Position in Hotan

Time:12:02 pm
Altitude:21.0°
Direction:143° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 44m 16s (Dec 5, 2025)

56 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

7 minutes, 38 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Hotan Today

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Night12:00 am – 8:06 am
Astro. Twilight8:06 am – 8:37 am
Nautical Twilight8:37 am – 9:09 am
Civil Twilight9:09 am – 9:38 am
Daylight9:38 am – 7:22 pm
Civil Twilight7:22 pm – 7:51 pm
Nautical Twilight7:51 pm – 8:24 pm
Astro. Twilight8:24 pm – 8:55 pm
Night8:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Hotan - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 59:38 am7:22 pm9:44:16−0:562:30 pm (30.5°)91.605
Dec 69:39 am7:22 pm9:43:23−0:532:31 pm (30.4°)91.592
Dec 79:40 am7:22 pm9:42:32−0:502:31 pm (30.3°)91.580
Dec 89:41 am7:23 pm9:41:45−0:462:32 pm (30.2°)91.568
Dec 99:42 am7:23 pm9:41:02−0:432:32 pm (30.1°)91.556
Dec 109:42 am7:23 pm9:40:21−0:402:33 pm (30.0°)91.546
Dec 119:43 am7:23 pm9:39:44−0:372:33 pm (29.9°)91.535
* All times are local time for Hotan. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Hotan

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Hotan - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-10:07 am7:26 pm2:14 am(79.6°)221,86299.7%
Dec 6-11:18 am8:35 pm3:22 am(81.0°)222,91998.7%
Dec 7-12:17 pm9:49 pm4:28 am(80.0°)225,21694.6%
Dec 8-1:03 pm11:03 pm5:31 am(77.0°)228,48487.8%
Dec 9-1:40 pm-6:27 am(72.5°)232,35979.1%
Dec 1012:14 am2:09 pm-7:17 am(66.9°)236,46269.3%
Dec 111:21 am2:35 pm-8:03 am(60.9°)240,45958.9%
* All times are local time for Hotan. 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 Hotan This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 7:54 amFri 6:20 pmFri 1:07 pmAverage visibility
VenusFri 9:00 amFri 6:54 pmFri 1:57 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 10:25 amFri 7:54 pmFri 3:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 10:18 pmFri 12:40 pmFri 5:29 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 3:38 pmSat 3:17 amFri 9:28 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 6:23 pmSat 8:32 amSat 1:27 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 3:44 pmSat 3:39 amFri 9:41 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Hotan.

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