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Nanjing, JS, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 60.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 12, 2024 at 2:18:54 am
Sunrise Today: 6:06 am 98° East
Sunset Today: 5:35 pm 261° West
Moonrise Today: 2:27 pm 117° Southeast
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 30 minutes (-1m 54s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nanjing

Time:2:18 am
Altitude:-47.8°
Direction:62° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 29m 40s (Oct 12, 2024)

1 minute, 54 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 11, 2024)

1 hour, 26 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

2 hours, 45 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nanjing Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:44 am
Astro. Twilight4:44 am – 5:13 am
Nautical Twilight5:13 am – 5:41 am
Civil Twilight5:41 am – 6:06 am
Daylight6:06 am – 5:35 pm
Civil Twilight5:35 pm – 6:00 pm
Nautical Twilight6:00 pm – 6:28 pm
Astro. Twilight6:28 pm – 6:57 pm
Night6:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nanjing - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 126:06 am5:35 pm11:29:40−1:5411:51 am (50.4°)92.769
Oct 136:06 am5:34 pm11:27:46−1:5311:51 am (50.0°)92.741
Oct 146:07 am5:33 pm11:25:52−1:5311:50 am (49.6°)92.715
Oct 156:08 am5:32 pm11:23:59−1:5311:50 am (49.3°)92.688
Oct 166:09 am5:31 pm11:22:06−1:5211:50 am (48.9°)92.661
Oct 176:09 am5:30 pm11:20:14−1:5211:50 am (48.5°)92.635
Oct 186:10 am5:28 pm11:18:22−1:5111:49 am (48.2°)92.608
* All times are local time for Nanjing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nanjing

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nanjing - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 122:27 pm--7:37 pm(35.5°)232,16668.2%
Oct 13-12:53 am3:05 pm8:30 pm(40.9°)228,55078.6%
Oct 14-2:03 am3:40 pm9:22 pm(47.5°)225,44487.7%
Oct 15-3:13 am4:12 pm10:13 pm(54.9°)223,18294.7%
Oct 16-4:23 am4:44 pm11:04 pm(62.5°)222,04098.9%
Oct 17-5:34 am5:17 pm11:57 pm(69.9°)222,18299.9%
Oct 18-6:47 am5:53 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Nanjing. 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 Nanjing This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:44 amSat 5:57 pmSat 12:21 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 8:49 amSat 7:14 pmSat 2:02 pmGood visibility
MarsFri 11:06 pmSat 1:12 pmSat 6:09 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 9:01 pmSat 11:05 amSat 4:03 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 4:01 pmSun 3:21 amSat 9:41 pmPerfect visibility
UranusFri 7:27 pmSat 9:10 amSat 2:19 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 4:36 pmSun 4:29 amSat 10:32 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Nanjing.

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