Shanghai, SH, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Shanghai, SH, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 20, 2017 at 6:05:09 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:22 am↑ 75° East
Sunset Today: 6:31 pm↑ 285° West
Moonrise Today: 3:26 am↑ 69° East
Moonset Today: 5:24 pm↑ 289° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 9 minutes (-1m 42s)
Today's Sun Position in Shanghai
The Sun's altitude in Shanghai today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
6:05 pm
Altitude
4.9°Heading
282° WPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 9m 7s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 42s
Winter: +3h 1m
Summer: -1h 1m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Shanghai Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Shanghai today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 3:56 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:56 am – 4:27 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:27 am – 4:57 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:57 am – 5:22 am | |
| Daylight | 5:22 am – 6:31 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:31 pm – 6:57 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:57 pm – 7:26 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:26 pm – 7:57 pm | |
| Night | 7:57 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 20 | 5:22 am | 6:31 pm | 13:09:07 | −1:42 | 11:57 am (71.2°) | 94.058 |
| Aug 21 | 5:23 am | 6:30 pm | 13:07:24 | −1:42 | 11:57 am (70.8°) | 94.040 |
| Aug 22 | 5:23 am | 6:29 pm | 13:05:40 | −1:43 | 11:56 am (70.5°) | 94.021 |
| Aug 23 | 5:24 am | 6:28 pm | 13:03:56 | −1:44 | 11:56 am (70.2°) | 94.001 |
| Aug 24 | 5:25 am | 6:27 pm | 13:02:11 | −1:44 | 11:56 am (69.8°) | 93.981 |
| Aug 25 | 5:25 am | 6:26 pm | 13:00:26 | −1:45 | 11:56 am (69.5°) | 93.961 |
| Aug 26 | 5:26 am | 6:24 pm | 12:58:40 | −1:45 | 11:55 am (69.1°) | 93.940 |
| * All times are local time for Shanghai. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:29 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 4:02 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 22 | 12:28 am |
| * All times are local Shanghai time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Shanghai
The Moon's path in Shanghai today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
6:05 pm
Altitude
-8.6°Heading
295° NWPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
2.4%
Moon in Shanghai - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 20 | 3:26 am | 5:24 pm | - | 10:27 am | (75.8°) | 228,349 | 3.7% | |||
| Aug 21 | 4:31 am | 6:12 pm | - | 11:24 am | (72.9°) | 229,910 | 0.5% | |||
 Aug 22 | 5:35 am | 6:55 pm | - | 12:18 pm | (69.1°) | 232,205 | 0.2% | |||
| Aug 23 | 6:38 am | 7:34 pm | - | 1:09 pm | (64.8°) | 235,077 | 2.7% | |||
| Aug 24 | 7:39 am | 8:11 pm | - | 1:58 pm | (60.3°) | 238,300 | 7.4% | |||
| Aug 25 | 8:37 am | 8:47 pm | - | 2:45 pm | (55.7°) | 241,608 | 14.1% | |||
| Aug 26 | 9:34 am | 9:22 pm | - | 3:30 pm | (51.5°) | 244,731 | 22.2% | |||
| * All times are local time for Shanghai. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Shanghai This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Aug 20, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 6:25 am | Sun 6:45 pm | Sun 12:35 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 2:41 am | Mon 4:35 pm | Mon 9:38 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 4:46 am | Sun 6:11 pm | Sun 11:29 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sun 9:28 am | Sun 8:59 pm | Sun 3:14 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 2:14 pm | Mon 12:25 am | Sun 7:20 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 9:16 pm | Mon 10:10 am | Mon 3:43 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 7:13 pm | Mon 6:40 am | Mon 12:56 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Shanghai. | ||||
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