Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Changsha, China

In Changsha, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:20 and rises at 06:18. Daylight lasts 12h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 17:49 to 18:34.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:54
Sunrise
06:18
Solar noon
12:19
Sunset
18:20
Last light
18:43
Day length
12h 2m

18h 18m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:49 – 18:34
Blue hour
18:34 – 18:43
Max sun altitude
60.6°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:52 / 05:35

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 18:19 Golden hour 17:48 – 18:33 Day length 12h 0m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Changsha is

Coordinates
28.1987° N, 112.9709° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
67 m
Population
3,093,980

Sunrise and sunset in Changsha, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:42 06:06 12:28 18:49 19:13 12h 43m −1:36 18:18–19:04 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:42 06:06 12:27 18:48 19:12 12h 41m −1:36 18:17–19:03 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:43 06:07 12:27 18:47 19:11 12h 40m −1:37 18:16–19:02 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:43 06:07 12:27 18:46 19:10 12h 38m −1:37 18:15–19:00 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:44 06:08 12:26 18:45 19:09 12h 37m −1:37 18:14–18:59 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:44 06:08 12:26 18:44 19:07 12h 35m −1:38 18:12–18:58 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:45 06:09 12:26 18:42 19:06 12h 33m −1:38 18:11–18:57 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:45 06:09 12:25 18:41 19:05 12h 32m −1:38 18:10–18:56 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:46 06:10 12:25 18:40 19:04 12h 30m −1:38 18:09–18:55 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:46 06:10 12:25 18:39 19:03 12h 28m −1:39 18:08–18:53 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:47 06:11 12:24 18:38 19:01 12h 27m −1:39 18:07–18:52 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:47 06:11 12:24 18:37 19:00 12h 25m −1:39 18:06–18:51 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:48 06:12 12:24 18:35 18:59 12h 23m −1:39 18:04–18:50 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:48 06:12 12:23 18:34 18:58 12h 22m −1:39 18:03–18:49 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:49 06:12 12:23 18:33 18:57 12h 20m −1:39 18:02–18:47 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:49 06:13 12:23 18:32 18:55 12h 18m −1:40 18:01–18:46 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:50 06:13 12:22 18:31 18:54 12h 17m −1:40 18:00–18:45 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:50 06:14 12:22 18:29 18:53 12h 15m −1:40 17:58–18:44 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:51 06:14 12:22 18:28 18:52 12h 13m −1:40 17:57–18:43 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:51 06:15 12:21 18:27 18:51 12h 12m −1:40 17:56–18:41 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:52 06:15 12:21 18:26 18:49 12h 10m −1:40 17:55–18:40 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:52 06:16 12:20 18:25 18:48 12h 8m −1:40 17:54–18:39 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:53 06:16 12:20 18:24 18:47 12h 7m −1:40 17:53–18:38 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:53 06:17 12:20 18:22 18:46 12h 5m −1:40 17:51–18:37 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:54 06:17 12:19 18:21 18:45 12h 3m −1:40 17:50–18:36 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:54 06:18 12:19 18:20 18:43 12h 2m −1:40 17:49–18:34 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:55 06:18 12:19 18:19 18:42 12h 0m −1:40 17:48–18:33 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:55 06:19 12:18 18:18 18:41 11h 58m −1:40 17:47–18:32 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:56 06:19 12:18 18:16 18:40 11h 57m −1:40 17:45–18:31 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:56 06:20 12:18 18:15 18:39 11h 55m −1:40 17:44–18:30 🌖 86%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 04:45 05:14 06:06 18:49 19:41 20:10 11h 17m 70.1° 280° W
Wed 2 04:46 05:14 06:06 18:48 19:40 20:09 11h 18m 69.7° 279° W
Thu 3 04:46 05:15 06:07 18:47 19:39 20:07 11h 20m 69.4° 279° W
Fri 4 04:47 05:15 06:07 18:46 19:38 20:06 11h 21m 69.0° 279° W
Sat 5 04:48 05:16 06:08 18:45 19:36 20:05 11h 23m 68.6° 278° W
Sun 6 04:48 05:17 06:08 18:44 19:35 20:03 11h 25m 68.2° 278° W
Mon 7 04:49 05:17 06:09 18:42 19:34 20:02 11h 26m 67.9° 277° W
Tue 8 04:49 05:18 06:09 18:41 19:33 20:01 11h 28m 67.5° 277° W
Wed 9 04:50 05:18 06:10 18:40 19:31 20:00 11h 29m 67.1° 276° W
Thu 10 04:51 05:19 06:10 18:39 19:30 19:58 11h 31m 66.7° 276° W
Fri 11 04:51 05:19 06:11 18:38 19:29 19:57 11h 33m 66.4° 276° W
Sat 12 04:52 05:20 06:11 18:37 19:28 19:56 11h 34m 66.0° 275° W
Sun 13 04:52 05:20 06:12 18:35 19:27 19:54 11h 36m 65.6° 275° W
Mon 14 04:53 05:21 06:12 18:34 19:25 19:53 11h 38m 65.2° 274° W
Tue 15 04:53 05:21 06:12 18:33 19:24 19:52 11h 39m 64.8° 274° W
Wed 16 04:54 05:22 06:13 18:32 19:23 19:51 11h 41m 64.4° 273° W
Thu 17 04:55 05:22 06:13 18:31 19:22 19:49 11h 43m 64.1° 273° W
Fri 18 04:55 05:23 06:14 18:29 19:20 19:48 11h 44m 63.7° 272° W
Sat 19 04:56 05:23 06:14 18:28 19:19 19:47 11h 46m 63.3° 272° W
Sun 20 04:56 05:24 06:15 18:27 19:18 19:46 11h 48m 62.9° 272° W
Mon 21 04:57 05:24 06:15 18:26 19:17 19:44 11h 49m 62.5° 271° W
Tue 22 04:57 05:25 06:16 18:25 19:16 19:43 11h 51m 62.1° 271° W
Wed 23 04:58 05:25 06:16 18:24 19:14 19:42 11h 53m 61.7° 270° W
Thu 24 04:58 05:26 06:17 18:22 19:13 19:41 11h 54m 61.3° 270° W
Fri 25 04:59 05:26 06:17 18:21 19:12 19:39 11h 56m 61.0° 269° W
Sat 26 05:00 05:27 06:18 18:20 19:11 19:38 11h 58m 60.6° 269° W
Sun 27 05:00 05:27 06:18 18:19 19:10 19:37 11h 59m 60.2° 269° W
Mon 28 05:01 05:28 06:19 18:18 19:08 19:36 12h 1m 59.8° 268° W
Tue 29 05:01 05:28 06:19 18:16 19:07 19:34 12h 3m 59.4° 268° W
Wed 30 05:02 05:29 06:20 18:15 19:06 19:33 12h 4m 59.0° 267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:57 06:20 12:17 18:14 18:38 11h 53m −1:40 17:43–18:29 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:57 06:21 12:17 18:13 18:36 11h 52m −1:40 17:42–18:27 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:58 06:21 12:17 18:12 18:35 11h 50m −1:40 17:41–18:26 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:58 06:22 12:16 18:11 18:34 11h 48m −1:40 17:40–18:25 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:59 06:22 12:16 18:10 18:33 11h 47m −1:40 17:38–18:24 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:59 06:23 12:16 18:08 18:32 11h 45m −1:39 17:37–18:23 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:00 06:23 12:16 18:07 18:31 11h 43m −1:39 17:36–18:22 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:00 06:24 12:15 18:06 18:30 11h 42m −1:39 17:35–18:21 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:01 06:24 12:15 18:05 18:29 11h 40m −1:39 17:34–18:20 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:01 06:25 12:15 18:04 18:28 11h 39m −1:39 17:33–18:18 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:02 06:26 12:14 18:03 18:27 11h 37m −1:38 17:31–18:17 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:02 06:26 12:14 18:02 18:25 11h 35m −1:38 17:30–18:16 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:03 06:27 12:14 18:01 18:24 11h 34m −1:38 17:29–18:15 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:04 06:27 12:14 18:00 18:23 11h 32m −1:38 17:28–18:14 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:04 06:28 12:13 17:59 18:22 11h 30m −1:37 17:27–18:13 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:05 06:28 12:13 17:58 18:21 11h 29m −1:37 17:26–18:12 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:05 06:29 12:13 17:57 18:20 11h 27m −1:37 17:25–18:11 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:06 06:30 12:13 17:56 18:19 11h 26m −1:36 17:24–18:10 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:06 06:30 12:13 17:55 18:18 11h 24m −1:36 17:23–18:09 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:07 06:31 12:12 17:54 18:17 11h 22m −1:35 17:22–18:08 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:08 06:31 12:12 17:53 18:17 11h 21m −1:35 17:21–18:07 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:08 06:32 12:12 17:52 18:16 11h 19m −1:34 17:20–18:06 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:09 06:33 12:12 17:51 18:15 11h 18m −1:34 17:19–18:06 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:09 06:33 12:12 17:50 18:14 11h 16m −1:33 17:18–18:05 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:10 06:34 12:12 17:49 18:13 11h 15m −1:33 17:17–18:04 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:11 06:35 12:12 17:48 18:12 11h 13m −1:32 17:16–18:03 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:11 06:35 12:11 17:47 18:11 11h 11m −1:32 17:15–18:02 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:12 06:36 12:11 17:46 18:11 11h 10m −1:31 17:14–18:01 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:13 06:37 12:11 17:46 18:10 11h 8m −1:30 17:13–18:00 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:13 06:37 12:11 17:45 18:09 11h 7m −1:30 17:12–18:00 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:14 06:38 12:11 17:44 18:08 11h 5m −1:29 17:11–17:59 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Changsha

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 56m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 20m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 35m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:31 on 2 December; the latest is 19:29 on 1 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:30 on 10 June to 07:21 on 11 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Changsha different

It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 45 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.1× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Over a year the sunset point slides 54° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Across September the sunset moves 34 minutes earlier, averaging about 70 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Changsha

Arrive by 17:34. Golden hour opens at 17:49 and the sun is down by 18:20, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:34 and runs to 18:43, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Changsha — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Changsha today?

The sun sets in Changsha at 18:20 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Changsha?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:43 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Changsha?

Evening golden hour runs 17:49 to 18:34 today, lasting 45m. Full golden hour times for Changsha covers the morning window and the coming week.

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