Sunset and sunrise times in Dongguan, China

In Dongguan, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:17 and rises at 06:14. Daylight lasts 12h 3m; evening golden hour runs from 17:48 to 18:31.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:52
Sunrise: 06:14
Solar noon: 12:16
Sunset: 18:17
Last light: 18:40
Day length: 12h 3m

18h 15m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:48 – 18:31
Blue hour: 18:31 – 18:40
Max sun altitude: 65.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:50 / 05:32

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:15 Sunset 18:16 Golden hour 17:47 – 18:30 Day length 12h 1m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Dongguan is

Coordinates: 23.0180° N, 113.7487° E
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Current offset: UTC+08:00
Elevation: 1 m
Population: 9,644,871

Sunrise and sunset in Dongguan, 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	05:44	06:07	12:25	18:42	19:05	12h 35m	−1:16	18:12–18:56	🌖 83%
Wed 2	05:44	06:07	12:24	18:41	19:04	12h 34m	−1:16	18:11–18:55	🌖 74%
Thu 3	05:44	06:07	12:24	18:40	19:03	12h 33m	−1:17	18:10–18:54	🌖 63%
Fri 4	05:45	06:08	12:24	18:39	19:02	12h 31m	−1:17	18:10–18:53	🌗 52%
Sat 5	05:45	06:08	12:23	18:38	19:01	12h 30m	−1:17	18:09–18:52	🌘 40%
Sun 6	05:45	06:08	12:23	18:37	19:00	12h 29m	−1:17	18:08–18:51	🌘 29%
Mon 7	05:46	06:08	12:23	18:36	18:59	12h 28m	−1:17	18:07–18:50	🌘 19%
Tue 8	05:46	06:09	12:22	18:36	18:58	12h 26m	−1:18	18:06–18:49	🌘 11%
Wed 9	05:46	06:09	12:22	18:35	18:57	12h 25m	−1:18	18:05–18:48	🌘 5%
Thu 10	05:47	06:09	12:22	18:34	18:56	12h 24m	−1:18	18:04–18:47	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:47	06:10	12:21	18:33	18:55	12h 22m	−1:18	18:03–18:46	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:47	06:10	12:21	18:32	18:54	12h 21m	−1:18	18:02–18:45	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:48	06:10	12:21	18:30	18:53	12h 20m	−1:19	18:01–18:44	🌒 5%
Mon 14	05:48	06:11	12:20	18:29	18:52	12h 18m	−1:19	18:00–18:43	🌒 11%
Tue 15	05:48	06:11	12:20	18:28	18:51	12h 17m	−1:19	17:59–18:42	🌒 18%
Wed 16	05:49	06:11	12:20	18:27	18:50	12h 16m	−1:19	17:58–18:41	🌒 26%
Thu 17	05:49	06:12	12:19	18:26	18:49	12h 14m	−1:19	17:57–18:40	🌒 34%
Fri 18	05:49	06:12	12:19	18:25	18:48	12h 13m	−1:19	17:56–18:39	🌒 44%
Sat 19	05:50	06:12	12:18	18:24	18:47	12h 12m	−1:19	17:55–18:38	🌓 53%
Sun 20	05:50	06:12	12:18	18:23	18:46	12h 10m	−1:19	17:54–18:37	🌔 62%
Mon 21	05:50	06:13	12:18	18:22	18:45	12h 9m	−1:19	17:53–18:36	🌔 71%
Tue 22	05:51	06:13	12:17	18:21	18:44	12h 8m	−1:19	17:52–18:35	🌔 79%
Wed 23	05:51	06:13	12:17	18:20	18:43	12h 7m	−1:19	17:51–18:34	🌔 87%
Thu 24	05:51	06:14	12:17	18:19	18:42	12h 5m	−1:19	17:50–18:33	🌔 93%
Fri 25	05:51	06:14	12:16	18:18	18:41	12h 4m	−1:19	17:49–18:32	🌔 97%
Sat 26	05:52	06:14	12:16	18:17	18:40	12h 3m	−1:19	17:48–18:31	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:52	06:15	12:16	18:16	18:39	12h 1m	−1:19	17:47–18:30	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:52	06:15	12:15	18:15	18:38	12h 0m	−1:19	17:46–18:29	🌖 98%
Tue 29	05:53	06:15	12:15	18:14	18:37	11h 59m	−1:19	17:45–18:28	🌖 93%
Wed 30	05:53	06:16	12:15	18:13	18:36	11h 57m	−1:19	17:44–18:27	🌖 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	04:50	05:17	06:07	18:42	19:32	19:59	11h 24m	75.3°	279° W
Wed 2	04:50	05:17	06:07	18:41	19:31	19:58	11h 25m	74.9°	279° W
Thu 3	04:51	05:18	06:07	18:40	19:30	19:57	11h 27m	74.5°	278° W
Fri 4	04:51	05:18	06:08	18:39	19:29	19:56	11h 28m	74.2°	278° W
Sat 5	04:52	05:18	06:08	18:38	19:28	19:55	11h 29m	73.8°	278° W
Sun 6	04:52	05:19	06:08	18:37	19:27	19:54	11h 31m	73.4°	277° W
Mon 7	04:52	05:19	06:08	18:36	19:26	19:52	11h 32m	73.1°	277° W
Tue 8	04:53	05:20	06:09	18:36	19:25	19:51	11h 33m	72.7°	276° W
Wed 9	04:53	05:20	06:09	18:35	19:24	19:50	11h 34m	72.3°	276° W
Thu 10	04:54	05:20	06:09	18:34	19:23	19:49	11h 36m	71.9°	276° W
Fri 11	04:54	05:21	06:10	18:33	19:21	19:48	11h 37m	71.5°	275° W
Sat 12	04:54	05:21	06:10	18:32	19:20	19:47	11h 38m	71.2°	275° W
Sun 13	04:55	05:21	06:10	18:30	19:19	19:46	11h 40m	70.8°	274° W
Mon 14	04:55	05:22	06:11	18:29	19:18	19:45	11h 41m	70.4°	274° W
Tue 15	04:56	05:22	06:11	18:28	19:17	19:44	11h 42m	70.0°	274° W
Wed 16	04:56	05:22	06:11	18:27	19:16	19:43	11h 44m	69.6°	273° W
Thu 17	04:56	05:23	06:12	18:26	19:15	19:42	11h 45m	69.2°	273° W
Fri 18	04:57	05:23	06:12	18:25	19:14	19:40	11h 46m	68.9°	272° W
Sat 19	04:57	05:23	06:12	18:24	19:13	19:39	11h 48m	68.5°	272° W
Sun 20	04:57	05:24	06:12	18:23	19:12	19:38	11h 49m	68.1°	271° W
Mon 21	04:58	05:24	06:13	18:22	19:11	19:37	11h 50m	67.7°	271° W
Tue 22	04:58	05:24	06:13	18:21	19:10	19:36	11h 51m	67.3°	271° W
Wed 23	04:58	05:25	06:13	18:20	19:09	19:35	11h 53m	66.9°	270° W
Thu 24	04:59	05:25	06:14	18:19	19:08	19:34	11h 54m	66.5°	270° W
Fri 25	04:59	05:25	06:14	18:18	19:07	19:33	11h 55m	66.1°	269° W
Sat 26	04:59	05:26	06:14	18:17	19:06	19:32	11h 57m	65.7°	269° W
Sun 27	05:00	05:26	06:15	18:16	19:05	19:31	11h 58m	65.4°	268° W
Mon 28	05:00	05:26	06:15	18:15	19:04	19:30	11h 59m	65.0°	268° W
Tue 29	05:01	05:27	06:15	18:14	19:03	19:29	12h 1m	64.6°	268° W
Wed 30	05:01	05:27	06:16	18:13	19:02	19:28	12h 2m	64.2°	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	05:53	06:16	12:14	18:12	18:35	11h 56m	−1:19	17:43–18:26	🌖 77%
Fri 2	05:54	06:16	12:14	18:11	18:34	11h 55m	−1:19	17:42–18:25	🌖 67%
Sat 3	05:54	06:17	12:14	18:10	18:33	11h 53m	−1:19	17:41–18:24	🌗 55%
Sun 4	05:54	06:17	12:13	18:09	18:32	11h 52m	−1:19	17:40–18:23	🌘 44%
Mon 5	05:55	06:17	12:13	18:08	18:31	11h 51m	−1:19	17:39–18:22	🌘 32%
Tue 6	05:55	06:18	12:13	18:07	18:30	11h 49m	−1:19	17:38–18:21	🌘 22%
Wed 7	05:55	06:18	12:12	18:07	18:29	11h 48m	−1:19	17:37–18:20	🌘 13%
Thu 8	05:56	06:18	12:12	18:06	18:28	11h 47m	−1:18	17:36–18:19	🌘 7%
Fri 9	05:56	06:19	12:12	18:05	18:27	11h 45m	−1:18	17:35–18:19	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:57	06:19	12:12	18:04	18:26	11h 44m	−1:18	17:34–18:18	🌘 0%
Sun 11	05:57	06:19	12:11	18:03	18:25	11h 43m	−1:18	17:33–18:17	🌑 1%
Mon 12	05:57	06:20	12:11	18:02	18:25	11h 42m	−1:18	17:32–18:16	🌒 3%
Tue 13	05:58	06:20	12:11	18:01	18:24	11h 40m	−1:17	17:31–18:15	🌒 7%
Wed 14	05:58	06:21	12:11	18:00	18:23	11h 39m	−1:17	17:30–18:14	🌒 13%
Thu 15	05:58	06:21	12:10	17:59	18:22	11h 38m	−1:17	17:29–18:13	🌒 20%
Fri 16	05:59	06:22	12:10	17:58	18:21	11h 36m	−1:17	17:28–18:12	🌒 28%
Sat 17	05:59	06:22	12:10	17:58	18:20	11h 35m	−1:16	17:27–18:12	🌒 36%
Sun 18	06:00	06:22	12:10	17:57	18:19	11h 34m	−1:16	17:26–18:11	🌓 45%
Mon 19	06:00	06:23	12:10	17:56	18:19	11h 33m	−1:16	17:26–18:10	🌔 55%
Tue 20	06:00	06:23	12:09	17:55	18:18	11h 31m	−1:15	17:25–18:09	🌔 64%
Wed 21	06:01	06:24	12:09	17:54	18:17	11h 30m	−1:15	17:24–18:08	🌔 73%
Thu 22	06:01	06:24	12:09	17:54	18:16	11h 29m	−1:15	17:23–18:08	🌔 82%
Fri 23	06:02	06:25	12:09	17:53	18:16	11h 28m	−1:14	17:22–18:07	🌔 89%
Sat 24	06:02	06:25	12:09	17:52	18:15	11h 26m	−1:14	17:21–18:06	🌔 95%
Sun 25	06:03	06:26	12:09	17:51	18:14	11h 25m	−1:13	17:21–18:05	🌔 98%
Mon 26	06:03	06:26	12:08	17:51	18:14	11h 24m	−1:13	17:20–18:05	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:04	06:27	12:08	17:50	18:13	11h 23m	−1:12	17:19–18:04	🌖 99%
Wed 28	06:04	06:27	12:08	17:49	18:12	11h 22m	−1:12	17:18–18:03	🌖 95%
Thu 29	06:05	06:28	12:08	17:48	18:12	11h 20m	−1:11	17:18–18:03	🌖 89%
Fri 30	06:05	06:28	12:08	17:48	18:11	11h 19m	−1:11	17:17–18:02	🌖 81%
Sat 31	06:06	06:29	12:08	17:47	18:10	11h 18m	−1:10	17:16–18:01	🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Dongguan

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 32m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 49m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:38 on 28 November; the latest is 19:14 on 4 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 05:38 on 8 June to 07:08 on 15 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Dongguan different

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Summer and winter days differ by 2h 49m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in China we track.

Between solstices the sunset walks 51° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 29 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 60 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Dongguan

Arrive by 17:33. Golden hour opens at 17:48 and the sun is down by 18:17, 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 18:31 and runs to 18:40, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Dongguan — 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 Dongguan today?

The sun sets in Dongguan at 18:17 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Dongguan?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:40 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Dongguan?

Evening golden hour runs 17:48 to 18:31 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Dongguan covers the morning window and the coming week.