Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Chengdu, China

In Chengdu, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:55 and rises at 06:54. Daylight lasts 12h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 18:24 to 19:10.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
06:29
Sunrise
06:54
Solar noon
12:55
Sunset
18:55
Last light
19:19
Day length
12h 1m

18h 53m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:24 – 19:10
Blue hour
19:10 – 19:19
Max sun altitude
58.1°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:29 / 06:12

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:54 Sunset 18:54 Golden hour 18:22 – 19:09 Day length 12h 0m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Chengdu is

Coordinates
30.6667° N, 104.0667° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
499 m
Population
13,568,357

Sunrise and sunset in Chengdu, 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 06:15 06:39 13:03 19:27 19:51 12h 47m −1:46 18:55–19:42 🌖 83%
Wed 2 06:15 06:40 13:03 19:26 19:50 12h 45m −1:47 18:54–19:41 🌖 74%
Thu 3 06:16 06:41 13:03 19:24 19:49 12h 43m −1:47 18:52–19:39 🌖 63%
Fri 4 06:17 06:41 13:02 19:23 19:48 12h 42m −1:47 18:51–19:38 🌗 52%
Sat 5 06:17 06:42 13:02 19:22 19:46 12h 40m −1:48 18:50–19:37 🌘 40%
Sun 6 06:18 06:42 13:02 19:21 19:45 12h 38m −1:48 18:49–19:36 🌘 29%
Mon 7 06:18 06:43 13:01 19:19 19:44 12h 36m −1:48 18:48–19:34 🌘 19%
Tue 8 06:19 06:43 13:01 19:18 19:43 12h 34m −1:48 18:46–19:33 🌘 11%
Wed 9 06:20 06:44 13:01 19:17 19:41 12h 33m −1:49 18:45–19:32 🌘 5%
Thu 10 06:20 06:44 13:00 19:16 19:40 12h 31m −1:49 18:44–19:31 🌘 1%
Fri 11 06:21 06:45 13:00 19:14 19:39 12h 29m −1:49 18:43–19:29 🌑 0%
Sat 12 06:21 06:46 13:00 19:13 19:37 12h 27m −1:49 18:41–19:28 🌒 2%
Sun 13 06:22 06:46 12:59 19:12 19:36 12h 25m −1:50 18:40–19:27 🌒 5%
Mon 14 06:23 06:47 12:59 19:11 19:35 12h 23m −1:50 18:39–19:25 🌒 11%
Tue 15 06:23 06:47 12:59 19:09 19:34 12h 22m −1:50 18:38–19:24 🌒 18%
Wed 16 06:24 06:48 12:58 19:08 19:32 12h 20m −1:50 18:36–19:23 🌒 26%
Thu 17 06:24 06:48 12:58 19:07 19:31 12h 18m −1:50 18:35–19:22 🌒 34%
Fri 18 06:25 06:49 12:58 19:06 19:30 12h 16m −1:50 18:34–19:20 🌒 44%
Sat 19 06:25 06:50 12:57 19:04 19:28 12h 14m −1:50 18:33–19:19 🌓 53%
Sun 20 06:26 06:50 12:57 19:03 19:27 12h 12m −1:51 18:31–19:18 🌔 62%
Mon 21 06:27 06:51 12:56 19:02 19:26 12h 11m −1:51 18:30–19:16 🌔 71%
Tue 22 06:27 06:51 12:56 19:00 19:24 12h 9m −1:51 18:29–19:15 🌔 79%
Wed 23 06:28 06:52 12:56 18:59 19:23 12h 7m −1:51 18:27–19:14 🌔 87%
Thu 24 06:28 06:52 12:55 18:58 19:22 12h 5m −1:51 18:26–19:13 🌔 93%
Fri 25 06:29 06:53 12:55 18:57 19:21 12h 3m −1:51 18:25–19:11 🌔 97%
Sat 26 06:29 06:54 12:55 18:55 19:19 12h 1m −1:51 18:24–19:10 🌔 100%
Sun 27 06:30 06:54 12:54 18:54 19:18 12h 0m −1:51 18:22–19:09 🌕 100%
Mon 28 06:31 06:55 12:54 18:53 19:17 11h 58m −1:51 18:21–19:08 🌖 98%
Tue 29 06:31 06:55 12:54 18:52 19:16 11h 56m −1:51 18:20–19:06 🌖 93%
Wed 30 06:32 06:56 12:53 18:50 19:14 11h 54m −1:51 18:18–19:05 🌖 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 05:16 05:46 06:39 19:27 20:20 20:50 11h 13m 67.6° 280° W
Wed 2 05:17 05:47 06:40 19:26 20:19 20:48 11h 14m 67.2° 280° W
Thu 3 05:18 05:47 06:41 19:24 20:18 20:47 11h 16m 66.9° 279° W
Fri 4 05:18 05:48 06:41 19:23 20:16 20:46 11h 18m 66.5° 279° W
Sat 5 05:19 05:49 06:42 19:22 20:15 20:44 11h 20m 66.1° 278° W
Sun 6 05:20 05:49 06:42 19:21 20:14 20:43 11h 22m 65.8° 278° W
Mon 7 05:21 05:50 06:43 19:19 20:12 20:41 11h 23m 65.4° 277° W
Tue 8 05:21 05:50 06:43 19:18 20:11 20:40 11h 25m 65.0° 277° W
Wed 9 05:22 05:51 06:44 19:17 20:10 20:39 11h 27m 64.6° 277° W
Thu 10 05:23 05:52 06:44 19:16 20:08 20:37 11h 29m 64.3° 276° W
Fri 11 05:23 05:52 06:45 19:14 20:07 20:36 11h 31m 63.9° 276° W
Sat 12 05:24 05:53 06:46 19:13 20:06 20:34 11h 32m 63.5° 275° W
Sun 13 05:25 05:54 06:46 19:12 20:04 20:33 11h 34m 63.1° 275° W
Mon 14 05:26 05:54 06:47 19:11 20:03 20:32 11h 36m 62.7° 274° W
Tue 15 05:26 05:55 06:47 19:09 20:02 20:30 11h 38m 62.4° 274° W
Wed 16 05:27 05:55 06:48 19:08 20:00 20:29 11h 40m 62.0° 273° W
Thu 17 05:28 05:56 06:48 19:07 19:59 20:28 11h 42m 61.6° 273° W
Fri 18 05:28 05:57 06:49 19:06 19:58 20:26 11h 43m 61.2° 273° W
Sat 19 05:29 05:57 06:50 19:04 19:56 20:25 11h 45m 60.8° 272° W
Sun 20 05:29 05:58 06:50 19:03 19:55 20:23 11h 47m 60.4° 272° W
Mon 21 05:30 05:58 06:51 19:02 19:54 20:22 11h 49m 60.0° 271° W
Tue 22 05:31 05:59 06:51 19:00 19:53 20:21 11h 51m 59.6° 271° W
Wed 23 05:31 06:00 06:52 18:59 19:51 20:19 11h 53m 59.3° 270° W
Thu 24 05:32 06:00 06:52 18:58 19:50 20:18 11h 55m 58.9° 270° W
Fri 25 05:33 06:01 06:53 18:57 19:49 20:17 11h 56m 58.5° 269° W
Sat 26 05:33 06:01 06:54 18:55 19:47 20:15 11h 58m 58.1° 269° W
Sun 27 05:34 06:02 06:54 18:54 19:46 20:14 12h 0m 57.7° 268° W
Mon 28 05:35 06:03 06:55 18:53 19:45 20:13 12h 2m 57.3° 268° W
Tue 29 05:35 06:03 06:55 18:52 19:44 20:12 12h 4m 56.9° 268° W
Wed 30 05:36 06:04 06:56 18:50 19:42 20:10 12h 6m 56.5° 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 06:32 06:56 12:53 18:49 19:13 11h 52m −1:51 18:17–19:04 🌖 77%
Fri 2 06:33 06:57 12:53 18:48 19:12 11h 50m −1:50 18:16–19:03 🌖 67%
Sat 3 06:34 06:58 12:52 18:47 19:11 11h 48m −1:50 18:15–19:01 🌗 55%
Sun 4 06:34 06:58 12:52 18:45 19:09 11h 47m −1:50 18:13–19:00 🌘 44%
Mon 5 06:35 06:59 12:52 18:44 19:08 11h 45m −1:50 18:12–18:59 🌘 32%
Tue 6 06:35 07:00 12:51 18:43 19:07 11h 43m −1:50 18:11–18:58 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:36 07:00 12:51 18:42 19:06 11h 41m −1:50 18:10–18:57 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:37 07:01 12:51 18:41 19:05 11h 39m −1:50 18:08–18:55 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:37 07:01 12:51 18:39 19:03 11h 37m −1:49 18:07–18:54 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:38 07:02 12:50 18:38 19:02 11h 36m −1:49 18:06–18:53 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:38 07:03 12:50 18:37 19:01 11h 34m −1:49 18:05–18:52 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:39 07:03 12:50 18:36 19:00 11h 32m −1:49 18:04–18:51 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:40 07:04 12:50 18:35 18:59 11h 30m −1:48 18:02–18:50 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:40 07:05 12:49 18:34 18:58 11h 28m −1:48 18:01–18:48 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:41 07:05 12:49 18:32 18:57 11h 27m −1:48 18:00–18:47 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:42 07:06 12:49 18:31 18:56 11h 25m −1:47 17:59–18:46 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:42 07:07 12:49 18:30 18:54 11h 23m −1:47 17:58–18:45 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:43 07:07 12:48 18:29 18:53 11h 21m −1:46 17:57–18:44 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:44 07:08 12:48 18:28 18:52 11h 20m −1:46 17:55–18:43 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:44 07:09 12:48 18:27 18:51 11h 18m −1:46 17:54–18:42 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:45 07:09 12:48 18:26 18:50 11h 16m −1:45 17:53–18:41 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:46 07:10 12:48 18:25 18:49 11h 14m −1:45 17:52–18:40 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:46 07:11 12:48 18:24 18:48 11h 13m −1:44 17:51–18:39 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:47 07:12 12:47 18:23 18:47 11h 11m −1:43 17:50–18:38 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:48 07:12 12:47 18:22 18:46 11h 9m −1:43 17:49–18:37 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:48 07:13 12:47 18:21 18:46 11h 7m −1:42 17:48–18:36 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:49 07:14 12:47 18:20 18:45 11h 6m −1:42 17:47–18:35 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:50 07:15 12:47 18:19 18:44 11h 4m −1:41 17:46–18:34 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:51 07:15 12:47 18:18 18:43 11h 2m −1:40 17:45–18:33 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:51 07:16 12:47 18:17 18:42 11h 1m −1:39 17:44–18:32 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:52 07:17 12:47 18:16 18:41 10h 59m −1:39 17:43–18:32 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Chengdu

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 7m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 9m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 58m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:01 on 3 December; the latest is 20:10 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 06:00 on 11 June to 08:02 on 10 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Chengdu different

Clock noon and solar noon are 55 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:55 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

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

Photographers get 47 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 55° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across September the sunset moves 36 minutes earlier, averaging about 75 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Chengdu

Arrive by 18:09. Golden hour opens at 18:24 and the sun is down by 18:55, 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 19:10 and runs to 19:19, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Chengdu — 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 Chengdu today?

The sun sets in Chengdu at 18:55 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Chengdu?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 19:19 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Chengdu?

Evening golden hour runs 18:24 to 19:10 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Chengdu covers the morning window and the coming week.

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