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

Moon: 93.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 1, 2023 at 8:25:16 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:47 am 93° East
Sunset Today: 5:40 pm 267° West
Moonrise Today: 6:51 pm 73° East
Moonset Today: 7:30 am 283° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 53 minutes (-1m 52s)
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Today's Sun Position in Shanghai

Time:8:25 pm
Altitude:-35.6°
Direction:291° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 52m 45s (Oct 1, 2023)

1 minute, 52 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 30, 2023)

1 hour, 45 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2022)

2 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Shanghai Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:26 am
Astro. Twilight4:26 am – 4:54 am
Nautical Twilight4:54 am – 5:23 am
Civil Twilight5:23 am – 5:47 am
Daylight5:47 am – 5:40 pm
Civil Twilight5:40 pm – 6:04 pm
Nautical Twilight6:04 pm – 6:32 pm
Astro. Twilight6:32 pm – 7:00 pm
Night7:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 15:47 am5:40 pm11:52:45−1:5211:43 am (55.7°)93.081
Oct 25:47 am5:38 pm11:50:52−1:5211:43 am (55.3°)93.055
Oct 35:48 am5:37 pm11:48:59−1:5211:43 am (54.9°)93.029
Oct 45:49 am5:36 pm11:47:07−1:5211:42 am (54.6°)93.002
Oct 55:49 am5:35 pm11:45:15−1:5211:42 am (54.2°)92.976
Oct 65:50 am5:33 pm11:43:22−1:5211:42 am (53.8°)92.950
Oct 75:51 am5:32 pm11:41:30−1:5211:42 am (53.4°)92.924
* 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 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Shanghai - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 1-7:30 am6:51 pm12:49 am(68.1°)227,36697.7%
Oct 2-8:38 am7:28 pm1:40 am(74.5°)230,52692.7%
Oct 3-9:46 am8:08 pm2:33 am(79.9°)234,24185.5%
Oct 4-10:52 am8:54 pm3:27 am(83.9°)238,17176.8%
Oct 5-11:53 am9:45 pm4:22 am(86.3°)241,98267.1%
Oct 6-12:49 pm10:40 pm5:17 am(87.0°)245,38956.9%
Oct 7-1:37 pm11:38 pm6:10 am(86.2°)248,17646.7%
* 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, Sun, Oct 1, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:43 amMon 5:08 pmMon 10:56 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 2:25 amMon 3:23 pmMon 8:54 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 6:57 amMon 6:19 pmMon 12:38 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterMon 7:19 pmTue 8:36 amTue 1:58 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 3:59 pmMon 3:00 amSun 9:30 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 7:42 pmTue 9:17 amTue 2:30 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 5:05 pmMon 4:55 amSun 11:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Shanghai.

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