Current Time: | Jul 4, 2022 at 8:24:03 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 4:54 am↑ 62° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 7:02 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 9:12 am↑ 74° East |
Moonset Today: | 10:36 pm↑ 283° West |
Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 7 minutes (-30s) |

Day and Night World Map
The Day and Night World Map shows the Sun's current position and where it is night and day throughout the world at that point of time.
Fact Check: 99% of the World's Population Gets Sunlight at 11:15 UTC on July 8
Today's Sun Position in Shanghai
Time: | 8:24 pm |
Altitude: | -15.4° |
Direction: | 310° NW |
Phase: | Astronomical Twilight |
Day length today: 14h 7m 22s (Jul 4, 2022)
30 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 3, 2022)
4 hours longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2021)
3 minutes, 23 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)
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 below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
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 – 3:16 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 3:16 am – 3:53 am |
Nautical Twilight | 3:53 am – 4:26 am |
Civil Twilight | 4:26 am – 4:54 am |
Daylight | 4:54 am – 7:02 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:02 pm – 7:29 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:29 pm – 8:03 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:03 pm – 8:39 pm |
Night | 8:39 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days
2022 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Jul 4 | 4:54 am | 7:02 pm | 14:07:22 | −0:30 | 11:58 am (81.7°) | 94.510 |
Jul 5 | 4:55 am | 7:01 pm | 14:06:50 | −0:32 | 11:58 am (81.6°) | 94.509 |
Jul 6 | 4:55 am | 7:01 pm | 14:06:14 | −0:35 | 11:58 am (81.5°) | 94.509 |
Jul 7 | 4:56 am | 7:01 pm | 14:05:37 | −0:37 | 11:58 am (81.4°) | 94.508 |
Jul 8 | 4:56 am | 7:01 pm | 14:04:58 | −0:39 | 11:59 am (81.3°) | 94.506 |
Jul 9 | 4:57 am | 7:01 pm | 14:04:16 | −0:41 | 11:59 am (81.1°) | 94.504 |
Jul 10 | 4:57 am | 7:01 pm | 14:03:32 | −0:44 | 11:59 am (81.0°) | 94.502 |
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2022
March equinox | Mar 20 | 11:33 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 5:14 pm |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 9:04 am |
December solstice | Dec 22 | 5:48 am |
* All times are local Shanghai time. |
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Today's Moon in Shanghai
Percent Illuminated: | 25.0% |
Time: | 8:24 pm |
Altitude: | 26.8° |
Direction: | 267° W |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
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
Moon in Shanghai - Next 7 days
2022 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Jul 4 | 9:12 am | 10:36 pm | - | 3:58 pm | (70.8°) | 246,779 | 23.4% | |||
Jul 5 | 10:09 am | 11:04 pm | - | 4:41 pm | (65.3°) | 244,048 | 32.6% | |||
Jul 6 | 11:07 am | 11:32 pm | - | 5:23 pm | (59.3°) | 240,838 | 42.8% | |||
12:06 pm | - | - | 6:08 pm | (53.1°) | 237,260 | 53.6% | ||||
Jul 8 | - | 12:02 am | 1:08 pm | 6:54 pm | (47.0°) | 233,497 | 64.7% | |||
Jul 9 | - | 12:34 am | 2:13 pm | 7:45 pm | (41.3°) | 229,801 | 75.3% | |||
Jul 10 | - | 1:10 am | 3:22 pm | 8:41 pm | (36.3°) | 226,487 | 84.9% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Shanghai This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jul 4, 2022 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 3:56 am | Tue 6:05 pm | Tue 11:00 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 2:56 am | Tue 4:52 pm | Tue 9:54 am | Good visibility |
Mars | Tue 12:29 am | Tue 1:22 pm | Tue 6:55 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 11:26 pm | Tue 11:39 am | Tue 5:33 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Mon 9:26 pm | Tue 8:17 am | Tue 2:52 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Tue 1:20 am | Tue 2:48 pm | Tue 8:04 am | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 10:53 pm | Tue 10:42 am | Tue 4:47 am | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Shanghai. |