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

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Moon: 97.4%

Waning Gibbous

Current Time: May 20, 2019 at 4:48:16 pm


Sunrise Today: 4:55 am↑ 66° East
Sunset Today: 6:45 pm↑ 294° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 8:10 pm↑ 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:57 am↑ 247° West


Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 49 minutes (+1m 13s)

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Today's Sun Position in Shanghai

Time:4:48 pm
Altitude:23.2°
Direction:280° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 49m 55s (May 20, 2019)

1 minute, 13 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2019)

3 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2018)

20 minutes, 50 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

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

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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

Night12:00 am – 3:22 am
Astro. Twilight3:22 am – 3:56 am
Nautical Twilight3:56 am – 4:28 am
Civil Twilight4:28 am – 4:55 am
Daylight4:55 am – 6:45 pm
Civil Twilight6:45 pm – 7:12 pm
Nautical Twilight7:12 pm – 7:45 pm
Astro. Twilight7:45 pm – 8:19 pm
Night8:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
May 204:55 am6:45 pm13:49:55+1:1311:50 am (78.7°)94.051
May 214:55 am6:46 pm13:51:06+1:1111:50 am (78.9°)94.069
May 224:54 am6:46 pm13:52:16+1:0911:50 am (79.1°)94.088
May 234:54 am6:47 pm13:53:24+1:0711:50 am (79.3°)94.106
May 244:53 am6:48 pm13:54:30+1:0611:50 am (79.5°)94.124
May 254:53 am6:48 pm13:55:34+1:0411:50 am (79.7°)94.142
May 264:52 am6:49 pm13:56:37+1:0211:51 am (79.8°)94.160
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2019

March EquinoxMar 215:59 am
June SolsticeJun 2111:54 pm
September EquinoxSep 233:50 pm
December SolsticeDec 2212:19 pm
* All times are local Shanghai time.

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Today's Moon in Shanghai

Percent Illuminated:97.4%
Time:4:48 pm
Altitude:-40.8°
Direction:91° E
Position:Waning Gibbous

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

Year 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Shanghai - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-5:57 am8:10 pm12:35 am(39.6°)237,44799.1%
May 21-6:44 am9:07 pm1:28 am(37.1°)240,32796.1%
May 22-7:34 am10:00 pm2:21 am(35.9°)243,25190.9%
May 23-8:27 am10:48 pm3:13 am(35.9°)245,98284.1%
May 24-9:21 am11:31 pm4:03 am(37.1°)248,29576.0%
May 25-10:15 am-4:52 am(39.2°)249,99767.1%
May 2612:10 am11:09 am-5:37 am(42.3°)250,94657.6%
* 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, Mon, May 20, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:49 amMon 6:38 pmMon 11:43 amVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusMon 3:47 amMon 4:52 pmMon 10:19 amFairly good visibility
MarsMon 7:08 amMon 9:22 pmMon 2:15 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 8:23 pmTue 6:30 amTue 1:27 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 10:21 pmTue 8:35 amTue 3:28 amPerfect visibility
UranusTue 3:35 amTue 4:40 pmTue 10:08 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 1:31 amTue 1:08 pmTue 7:19 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Shanghai.

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