Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Datong, China

In Datong, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:18 and rises at 06:17. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 17:42 to 18:34.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:50
Sunrise
06:17
Solar noon
12:18
Sunset
18:18
Last light
18:45
Day length
12h 0m

18h 16m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:42 – 18:34
Blue hour
18:34 – 18:45
Max sun altitude
48.7°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:48 / 05:32

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 18:16 Golden hour 17:40 – 18:33 Day length 11h 57m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Datong is

Coordinates
40.0936° N, 113.2914° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
1,054 m
Population
1,850,000

Sunrise and sunset in Datong, 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 05:26 05:54 12:26 18:59 19:26 13h 5m −2:31 18:23–19:16 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:27 05:54 12:26 18:57 19:25 13h 2m −2:32 18:21–19:14 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:28 05:55 12:26 18:56 19:23 13h 0m −2:32 18:20–19:12 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:29 05:56 12:25 18:54 19:22 12h 57m −2:33 18:18–19:11 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:30 05:57 12:25 18:52 19:20 12h 55m −2:33 18:16–19:09 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:31 05:58 12:25 18:51 19:18 12h 52m −2:34 18:15–19:08 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:32 05:59 12:24 18:49 19:17 12h 49m −2:34 18:13–19:06 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:33 06:00 12:24 18:47 19:15 12h 47m −2:34 18:12–19:04 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:34 06:01 12:24 18:46 19:13 12h 44m −2:35 18:10–19:03 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:35 06:02 12:23 18:44 19:12 12h 42m −2:35 18:08–19:01 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:36 06:03 12:23 18:43 19:10 12h 39m −2:35 18:07–18:59 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:37 06:04 12:23 18:41 19:08 12h 36m −2:36 18:05–18:58 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:38 06:05 12:22 18:39 19:06 12h 34m −2:36 18:03–18:56 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:39 06:06 12:22 18:38 19:05 12h 31m −2:36 18:02–18:54 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:40 06:07 12:22 18:36 19:03 12h 29m −2:36 18:00–18:53 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:40 06:08 12:21 18:34 19:01 12h 26m −2:36 17:59–18:51 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:41 06:09 12:21 18:33 19:00 12h 23m −2:37 17:57–18:49 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:42 06:10 12:21 18:31 18:58 12h 21m −2:37 17:55–18:48 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:43 06:11 12:20 18:29 18:56 12h 18m −2:37 17:54–18:46 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:44 06:12 12:20 18:28 18:55 12h 16m −2:37 17:52–18:44 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:45 06:12 12:20 18:26 18:53 12h 13m −2:37 17:50–18:43 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:46 06:13 12:19 18:24 18:51 12h 10m −2:37 17:49–18:41 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:47 06:14 12:19 18:23 18:50 12h 8m −2:37 17:47–18:39 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:48 06:15 12:18 18:21 18:48 12h 5m −2:37 17:45–18:38 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:49 06:16 12:18 18:19 18:46 12h 3m −2:37 17:44–18:36 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:50 06:17 12:18 18:18 18:45 12h 0m −2:37 17:42–18:34 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:51 06:18 12:17 18:16 18:43 11h 57m −2:37 17:40–18:33 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:52 06:19 12:17 18:14 18:41 11h 55m −2:37 17:39–18:31 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:53 06:20 12:17 18:13 18:40 11h 52m −2:37 17:37–18:29 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:54 06:21 12:16 18:11 18:38 11h 49m −2:37 17:35–18:28 🌖 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 04:18 04:52 05:54 18:59 20:00 20:34 10h 55m 58.2° 281° WNW
Wed 2 04:19 04:54 05:54 18:57 19:58 20:32 10h 58m 57.8° 281° W
Thu 3 04:20 04:55 05:55 18:56 19:56 20:30 11h 0m 57.5° 280° W
Fri 4 04:21 04:56 05:56 18:54 19:54 20:28 11h 3m 57.1° 280° W
Sat 5 04:23 04:57 05:57 18:52 19:53 20:27 11h 5m 56.7° 280° W
Sun 6 04:24 04:58 05:58 18:51 19:51 20:25 11h 8m 56.3° 279° W
Mon 7 04:25 04:59 05:59 18:49 19:49 20:23 11h 11m 56.0° 279° W
Tue 8 04:26 05:00 06:00 18:47 19:47 20:21 11h 13m 55.6° 278° W
Wed 9 04:27 05:01 06:01 18:46 19:46 20:19 11h 16m 55.2° 278° W
Thu 10 04:29 05:02 06:02 18:44 19:44 20:17 11h 18m 54.8° 277° W
Fri 11 04:30 05:03 06:03 18:43 19:42 20:15 11h 21m 54.5° 277° W
Sat 12 04:31 05:04 06:04 18:41 19:40 20:14 11h 23m 54.1° 276° W
Sun 13 04:32 05:05 06:05 18:39 19:39 20:12 11h 26m 53.7° 276° W
Mon 14 04:33 05:06 06:06 18:38 19:37 20:10 11h 29m 53.3° 275° W
Tue 15 04:34 05:07 06:07 18:36 19:35 20:08 11h 31m 52.9° 275° W
Wed 16 04:36 05:08 06:08 18:34 19:33 20:06 11h 34m 52.6° 274° W
Thu 17 04:37 05:09 06:09 18:33 19:32 20:04 11h 36m 52.2° 274° W
Fri 18 04:38 05:11 06:10 18:31 19:30 20:02 11h 39m 51.8° 273° W
Sat 19 04:39 05:12 06:11 18:29 19:28 20:01 11h 42m 51.4° 273° W
Sun 20 04:40 05:13 06:12 18:28 19:26 19:59 11h 44m 51.0° 272° W
Mon 21 04:41 05:14 06:12 18:26 19:25 19:57 11h 47m 50.6° 272° W
Tue 22 04:42 05:15 06:13 18:24 19:23 19:55 11h 50m 50.2° 271° W
Wed 23 04:43 05:16 06:14 18:23 19:21 19:53 11h 52m 49.8° 270° W
Thu 24 04:44 05:17 06:15 18:21 19:20 19:52 11h 55m 49.4° 270° W
Fri 25 04:45 05:18 06:16 18:19 19:18 19:50 11h 57m 49.1° 269° W
Sat 26 04:47 05:19 06:17 18:18 19:16 19:48 12h 0m 48.7° 269° W
Sun 27 04:48 05:20 06:18 18:16 19:15 19:46 12h 3m 48.3° 268° W
Mon 28 04:49 05:21 06:19 18:14 19:13 19:45 12h 5m 47.9° 268° W
Tue 29 04:50 05:22 06:20 18:13 19:11 19:43 12h 8m 47.5° 267° W
Wed 30 04:51 05:23 06:21 18:11 19:10 19:41 12h 11m 47.1° 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 05:55 06:22 12:16 18:09 18:36 11h 47m −2:37 17:34–18:26 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:56 06:23 12:16 18:08 18:35 11h 44m −2:37 17:32–18:24 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:57 06:24 12:15 18:06 18:33 11h 42m −2:37 17:30–18:23 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:58 06:25 12:15 18:05 18:32 11h 39m −2:37 17:29–18:21 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:59 06:26 12:15 18:03 18:30 11h 36m −2:36 17:27–18:20 🌘 32%
Tue 6 06:00 06:27 12:15 18:01 18:28 11h 34m −2:36 17:25–18:18 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:01 06:28 12:14 18:00 18:27 11h 31m −2:36 17:24–18:16 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:02 06:29 12:14 17:58 18:25 11h 29m −2:36 17:22–18:15 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:03 06:30 12:14 17:57 18:24 11h 26m −2:36 17:20–18:13 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:04 06:31 12:13 17:55 18:22 11h 23m −2:35 17:19–18:12 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:05 06:32 12:13 17:53 18:21 11h 21m −2:35 17:17–18:10 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:06 06:33 12:13 17:52 18:19 11h 18m −2:35 17:15–18:09 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:07 06:34 12:13 17:50 18:18 11h 16m −2:34 17:14–18:07 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:08 06:35 12:12 17:49 18:16 11h 13m −2:34 17:12–18:06 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:09 06:36 12:12 17:47 18:15 11h 11m −2:33 17:11–18:04 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:10 06:37 12:12 17:46 18:13 11h 8m −2:33 17:09–18:03 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:11 06:38 12:12 17:44 18:12 11h 5m −2:32 17:08–18:01 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:12 06:40 12:12 17:43 18:10 11h 3m −2:32 17:06–18:00 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:13 06:41 12:11 17:41 18:09 11h 0m −2:31 17:04–17:58 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:14 06:42 12:11 17:40 18:08 10h 58m −2:31 17:03–17:57 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:15 06:43 12:11 17:39 18:06 10h 55m −2:30 17:01–17:56 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:16 06:44 12:11 17:37 18:05 10h 53m −2:29 17:00–17:54 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:17 06:45 12:11 17:36 18:03 10h 50m −2:29 16:58–17:53 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:18 06:46 12:11 17:34 18:02 10h 48m −2:28 16:57–17:51 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:19 06:47 12:10 17:33 18:01 10h 45m −2:27 16:55–17:50 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:20 06:48 12:10 17:32 18:00 10h 43m −2:26 16:54–17:49 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:22 06:49 12:10 17:30 17:58 10h 41m −2:26 16:53–17:48 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:23 06:51 12:10 17:29 17:57 10h 38m −2:25 16:51–17:46 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:24 06:52 12:10 17:28 17:56 10h 36m −2:24 16:50–17:45 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:25 06:53 12:10 17:27 17:55 10h 33m −2:23 16:49–17:44 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:26 06:54 12:10 17:25 17:53 10h 31m −2:22 16:47–17:43 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Datong

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 1m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 18m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 42m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:01 on 8 December; the latest is 20:00 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 04:57 on 14 June to 07:49 on 5 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Datong different

At 40.1°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 52 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 40.1° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 5h 42m, one of the widest swings of any China city on the site.

Over a year the sunset point slides 63° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 99 seconds earlier each day this month — 48 minutes from the first of September to the last.

At 1,054 m the horizon sits 1.12° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5.9 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 11.7 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Datong

Arrive by 17:27. Golden hour opens at 17:42 and the sun is down by 18:18, 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 18:45, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Datong — 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 Datong today?

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

How long after sunset does it get dark in Datong?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 18:45 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Datong?

Evening golden hour runs 17:42 to 18:34 today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Datong covers the morning window and the coming week.

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