Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Dalian, China

In Dalian, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:45 and rises at 05:44. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 17:09 to 18:01.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:17
Sunrise
05:44
Solar noon
11:45
Sunset
17:45
Last light
18:11
Day length
12h 0m

17h 43m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:09 – 18:01
Blue hour
18:01 – 18:11
Max sun altitude
49.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:14 / 04:59

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 17:43 Golden hour 17:08 – 17:59 Day length 11h 58m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Dalian is

Coordinates
38.9122° N, 121.6022° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
33 m
Population
4,913,879

Sunrise and sunset in Dalian, 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 04:54 05:22 11:53 18:24 18:52 13h 2m −2:25 17:49–18:41 🌖 83%
Wed 2 04:55 05:22 11:53 18:23 18:50 13h 0m −2:25 17:47–18:39 🌖 74%
Thu 3 04:56 05:23 11:53 18:21 18:48 12h 57m −2:26 17:46–18:38 🌖 63%
Fri 4 04:57 05:24 11:52 18:20 18:47 12h 55m −2:26 17:44–18:36 🌗 52%
Sat 5 04:58 05:25 11:52 18:18 18:45 12h 53m −2:27 17:43–18:35 🌘 40%
Sun 6 04:59 05:26 11:52 18:17 18:44 12h 50m −2:27 17:41–18:33 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:00 05:27 11:51 18:15 18:42 12h 48m −2:28 17:40–18:31 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:01 05:28 11:51 18:13 18:40 12h 45m −2:28 17:38–18:30 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:02 05:29 11:51 18:12 18:39 12h 43m −2:28 17:37–18:28 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:03 05:30 11:50 18:10 18:37 12h 40m −2:29 17:35–18:27 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:04 05:30 11:50 18:09 18:35 12h 38m −2:29 17:33–18:25 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:04 05:31 11:50 18:07 18:34 12h 35m −2:29 17:32–18:23 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:05 05:32 11:49 18:05 18:32 12h 33m −2:29 17:30–18:22 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:06 05:33 11:49 18:04 18:31 12h 30m −2:30 17:29–18:20 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:07 05:34 11:48 18:02 18:29 12h 28m −2:30 17:27–18:19 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:08 05:35 11:48 18:01 18:27 12h 25m −2:30 17:26–18:17 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:09 05:36 11:48 17:59 18:26 12h 23m −2:30 17:24–18:15 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:10 05:37 11:47 17:57 18:24 12h 20m −2:30 17:22–18:14 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:11 05:38 11:47 17:56 18:22 12h 18m −2:30 17:21–18:12 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:12 05:38 11:47 17:54 18:21 12h 15m −2:31 17:19–18:11 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:13 05:39 11:46 17:53 18:19 12h 13m −2:31 17:17–18:09 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:14 05:40 11:46 17:51 18:18 12h 10m −2:31 17:16–18:07 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:15 05:41 11:46 17:49 18:16 12h 8m −2:31 17:14–18:06 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:15 05:42 11:45 17:48 18:14 12h 5m −2:31 17:13–18:04 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:16 05:43 11:45 17:46 18:13 12h 3m −2:31 17:11–18:02 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:17 05:44 11:45 17:45 18:11 12h 0m −2:31 17:09–18:01 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:18 05:45 11:44 17:43 18:10 11h 58m −2:31 17:08–17:59 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:19 05:46 11:44 17:41 18:08 11h 55m −2:31 17:06–17:58 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:20 05:47 11:44 17:40 18:06 11h 53m −2:31 17:05–17:56 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:21 05:48 11:43 17:38 18:05 11h 50m −2:31 17:03–17:54 🌖 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 03:48 04:22 05:22 18:24 19:24 19:58 10h 58m 59.4° 281° W
Wed 2 03:49 04:23 05:22 18:23 19:22 19:56 11h 0m 59.0° 281° W
Thu 3 03:50 04:24 05:23 18:21 19:21 19:54 11h 3m 58.6° 280° W
Fri 4 03:51 04:25 05:24 18:20 19:19 19:52 11h 5m 58.3° 280° W
Sat 5 03:52 04:26 05:25 18:18 19:17 19:51 11h 7m 57.9° 279° W
Sun 6 03:53 04:27 05:26 18:17 19:16 19:49 11h 10m 57.5° 279° W
Mon 7 03:55 04:28 05:27 18:15 19:14 19:47 11h 12m 57.2° 278° W
Tue 8 03:56 04:29 05:28 18:13 19:12 19:45 11h 15m 56.8° 278° W
Wed 9 03:57 04:30 05:29 18:12 19:11 19:43 11h 17m 56.4° 277° W
Thu 10 03:58 04:31 05:30 18:10 19:09 19:41 11h 20m 56.0° 277° W
Fri 11 03:59 04:32 05:30 18:09 19:07 19:40 11h 22m 55.7° 276° W
Sat 12 04:00 04:33 05:31 18:07 19:05 19:38 11h 25m 55.3° 276° W
Sun 13 04:01 04:34 05:32 18:05 19:04 19:36 11h 27m 54.9° 275° W
Mon 14 04:02 04:35 05:33 18:04 19:02 19:34 11h 30m 54.5° 275° W
Tue 15 04:03 04:36 05:34 18:02 19:00 19:33 11h 32m 54.1° 274° W
Wed 16 04:04 04:37 05:35 18:01 18:59 19:31 11h 35m 53.7° 274° W
Thu 17 04:06 04:38 05:36 17:59 18:57 19:29 11h 37m 53.4° 273° W
Fri 18 04:07 04:39 05:37 17:57 18:55 19:27 11h 40m 53.0° 273° W
Sat 19 04:08 04:40 05:38 17:56 18:54 19:26 11h 42m 52.6° 272° W
Sun 20 04:09 04:41 05:38 17:54 18:52 19:24 11h 45m 52.2° 272° W
Mon 21 04:10 04:42 05:39 17:53 18:50 19:22 11h 47m 51.8° 271° W
Tue 22 04:11 04:42 05:40 17:51 18:49 19:20 11h 50m 51.4° 271° W
Wed 23 04:12 04:43 05:41 17:49 18:47 19:19 11h 52m 51.0° 270° W
Thu 24 04:13 04:44 05:42 17:48 18:45 19:17 11h 55m 50.6° 270° W
Fri 25 04:14 04:45 05:43 17:46 18:44 19:15 11h 57m 50.3° 269° W
Sat 26 04:15 04:46 05:44 17:45 18:42 19:13 12h 0m 49.9° 269° W
Sun 27 04:16 04:47 05:45 17:43 18:40 19:12 12h 2m 49.5° 268° W
Mon 28 04:17 04:48 05:46 17:41 18:39 19:10 12h 5m 49.1° 268° W
Tue 29 04:18 04:49 05:47 17:40 18:37 19:08 12h 7m 48.7° 267° W
Wed 30 04:19 04:50 05:48 17:38 18:36 19:07 12h 10m 48.3° 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 05:22 05:49 11:43 17:37 18:03 11h 48m −2:31 17:01–17:53 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:23 05:49 11:43 17:35 18:02 11h 45m −2:30 17:00–17:51 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:24 05:50 11:42 17:33 18:00 11h 43m −2:30 16:58–17:50 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:25 05:51 11:42 17:32 17:58 11h 40m −2:30 16:56–17:48 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:26 05:52 11:42 17:30 17:57 11h 38m −2:30 16:55–17:47 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:27 05:53 11:41 17:29 17:55 11h 35m −2:30 16:53–17:45 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:28 05:54 11:41 17:27 17:54 11h 33m −2:30 16:52–17:44 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:28 05:55 11:41 17:26 17:52 11h 30m −2:29 16:50–17:42 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:29 05:56 11:40 17:24 17:51 11h 28m −2:29 16:49–17:41 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:30 05:57 11:40 17:23 17:49 11h 25m −2:29 16:47–17:39 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:31 05:58 11:40 17:21 17:48 11h 23m −2:29 16:45–17:38 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:32 05:59 11:40 17:20 17:46 11h 20m −2:28 16:44–17:36 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:33 06:00 11:39 17:18 17:45 11h 18m −2:28 16:42–17:35 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:34 06:01 11:39 17:17 17:44 11h 15m −2:27 16:41–17:33 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:35 06:02 11:39 17:15 17:42 11h 13m −2:27 16:39–17:32 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:36 06:03 11:39 17:14 17:41 11h 10m −2:27 16:38–17:30 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:37 06:04 11:38 17:12 17:39 11h 8m −2:26 16:36–17:29 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:38 06:05 11:38 17:11 17:38 11h 6m −2:26 16:35–17:28 🌓 45%
Mon 19 05:39 06:06 11:38 17:10 17:37 11h 3m −2:25 16:33–17:26 🌔 55%
Tue 20 05:40 06:07 11:38 17:08 17:35 11h 1m −2:24 16:32–17:25 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:41 06:08 11:38 17:07 17:34 10h 58m −2:24 16:30–17:23 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:42 06:09 11:38 17:06 17:33 10h 56m −2:23 16:29–17:22 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:43 06:10 11:37 17:04 17:31 10h 54m −2:23 16:27–17:21 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:44 06:11 11:37 17:03 17:30 10h 51m −2:22 16:26–17:20 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:45 06:12 11:37 17:02 17:29 10h 49m −2:21 16:25–17:18 🌔 98%
Mon 26 05:46 06:13 11:37 17:00 17:28 10h 46m −2:20 16:23–17:17 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:47 06:14 11:37 16:59 17:26 10h 44m −2:19 16:22–17:16 🌖 99%
Wed 28 05:48 06:15 11:37 16:58 17:25 10h 42m −2:19 16:21–17:15 🌖 95%
Thu 29 05:49 06:17 11:37 16:57 17:24 10h 40m −2:18 16:19–17:13 🌖 89%
Fri 30 05:50 06:18 11:37 16:55 17:23 10h 37m −2:17 16:18–17:12 🌖 81%
Sat 31 05:51 06:19 11:37 16:54 17:22 10h 35m −2:16 16:17–17:11 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Dalian

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 53m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 26m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 27m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:31 on 7 December; the latest is 19:23 on 28 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:27 on 14 June to 07:12 on 5 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Dalian different

At 38.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 27 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.

Evening golden hour runs 51 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 38.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 62° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 95 seconds earlier each day this month — 46 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Dalian

Arrive by 16:54. Golden hour opens at 17:09 and the sun is down by 17:45, 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 18:01 and runs to 18:11, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Dalian — 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 Dalian today?

The sun sets in Dalian at 17:45 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Dalian?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 18:11 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Dalian?

Evening golden hour runs 17:09 to 18:01 today, lasting 51m. Full golden hour times for Dalian covers the morning window and the coming week.

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