Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Lanzhou, China

In Lanzhou, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:56 and rises at 06:55. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 18:22 to 19:11.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
06:29
Sunrise
06:55
Solar noon
12:56
Sunset
18:56
Last light
19:21
Day length
12h 0m

18h 54m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:22 – 19:11
Blue hour
19:11 – 19:21
Max sun altitude
52.7°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:28 / 06:12

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 18:54 Golden hour 18:20 – 19:10 Day length 11h 58m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Lanzhou is

Coordinates
36.0570° N, 103.8399° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
1,521 m
Population
3,000,000

Sunrise and sunset in Lanzhou, 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 06:09 06:35 13:04 19:32 19:59 12h 56m −2:11 18:58–19:48 🌖 83%
Wed 2 06:10 06:36 13:04 19:31 19:57 12h 54m −2:11 18:57–19:47 🌖 74%
Thu 3 06:11 06:37 13:04 19:30 19:56 12h 52m −2:11 18:56–19:46 🌖 63%
Fri 4 06:12 06:38 13:03 19:28 19:54 12h 50m −2:12 18:54–19:44 🌗 52%
Sat 5 06:12 06:39 13:03 19:27 19:53 12h 48m −2:12 18:53–19:43 🌘 40%
Sun 6 06:13 06:39 13:03 19:25 19:51 12h 46m −2:13 18:51–19:41 🌘 29%
Mon 7 06:14 06:40 13:02 19:24 19:50 12h 43m −2:13 18:50–19:40 🌘 19%
Tue 8 06:15 06:41 13:02 19:22 19:48 12h 41m −2:13 18:49–19:38 🌘 11%
Wed 9 06:16 06:42 13:02 19:21 19:47 12h 39m −2:14 18:47–19:37 🌘 5%
Thu 10 06:17 06:42 13:01 19:20 19:45 12h 37m −2:14 18:46–19:35 🌘 1%
Fri 11 06:17 06:43 13:01 19:18 19:44 12h 34m −2:14 18:44–19:34 🌑 0%
Sat 12 06:18 06:44 13:01 19:17 19:42 12h 32m −2:14 18:43–19:32 🌒 2%
Sun 13 06:19 06:45 13:00 19:15 19:41 12h 30m −2:15 18:41–19:31 🌒 5%
Mon 14 06:20 06:45 13:00 19:14 19:39 12h 28m −2:15 18:40–19:29 🌒 11%
Tue 15 06:21 06:46 12:59 19:12 19:38 12h 25m −2:15 18:38–19:28 🌒 18%
Wed 16 06:21 06:47 12:59 19:11 19:36 12h 23m −2:15 18:37–19:26 🌒 26%
Thu 17 06:22 06:48 12:59 19:09 19:35 12h 21m −2:15 18:35–19:25 🌒 34%
Fri 18 06:23 06:49 12:58 19:08 19:33 12h 19m −2:16 18:34–19:23 🌒 44%
Sat 19 06:24 06:49 12:58 19:06 19:32 12h 16m −2:16 18:32–19:22 🌓 53%
Sun 20 06:24 06:50 12:58 19:05 19:30 12h 14m −2:16 18:31–19:20 🌔 62%
Mon 21 06:25 06:51 12:57 19:03 19:29 12h 12m −2:16 18:29–19:19 🌔 71%
Tue 22 06:26 06:52 12:57 19:02 19:27 12h 10m −2:16 18:28–19:17 🌔 79%
Wed 23 06:27 06:52 12:57 19:00 19:26 12h 7m −2:16 18:26–19:16 🌔 87%
Thu 24 06:28 06:53 12:56 18:59 19:24 12h 5m −2:16 18:25–19:14 🌔 93%
Fri 25 06:28 06:54 12:56 18:57 19:23 12h 3m −2:16 18:23–19:13 🌔 97%
Sat 26 06:29 06:55 12:56 18:56 19:21 12h 0m −2:16 18:22–19:11 🌔 100%
Sun 27 06:30 06:56 12:55 18:54 19:20 11h 58m −2:16 18:20–19:10 🌕 100%
Mon 28 06:31 06:56 12:55 18:53 19:18 11h 56m −2:16 18:19–19:09 🌖 98%
Tue 29 06:32 06:57 12:55 18:51 19:17 11h 54m −2:16 18:17–19:07 🌖 93%
Wed 30 06:32 06:58 12:54 18:50 19:15 11h 51m −2:16 18:16–19:06 🌖 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 05:06 05:38 06:35 19:32 20:30 21:02 11h 3m 62.2° 281° W
Wed 2 05:07 05:39 06:36 19:31 20:28 21:00 11h 5m 61.9° 280° W
Thu 3 05:08 05:40 06:37 19:30 20:27 20:58 11h 8m 61.5° 280° W
Fri 4 05:09 05:41 06:38 19:28 20:25 20:57 11h 10m 61.1° 279° W
Sat 5 05:10 05:42 06:39 19:27 20:24 20:55 11h 12m 60.7° 279° W
Sun 6 05:11 05:43 06:39 19:25 20:22 20:53 11h 14m 60.4° 278° W
Mon 7 05:12 05:43 06:40 19:24 20:20 20:52 11h 16m 60.0° 278° W
Tue 8 05:13 05:44 06:41 19:22 20:19 20:50 11h 19m 59.6° 278° W
Wed 9 05:14 05:45 06:42 19:21 20:17 20:49 11h 21m 59.3° 277° W
Thu 10 05:15 05:46 06:42 19:20 20:16 20:47 11h 23m 58.9° 277° W
Fri 11 05:16 05:47 06:43 19:18 20:14 20:45 11h 25m 58.5° 276° W
Sat 12 05:17 05:48 06:44 19:17 20:13 20:44 11h 28m 58.1° 276° W
Sun 13 05:18 05:49 06:45 19:15 20:11 20:42 11h 30m 57.7° 275° W
Mon 14 05:19 05:49 06:45 19:14 20:10 20:40 11h 32m 57.3° 275° W
Tue 15 05:19 05:50 06:46 19:12 20:08 20:39 11h 34m 57.0° 274° W
Wed 16 05:20 05:51 06:47 19:11 20:06 20:37 11h 37m 56.6° 274° W
Thu 17 05:21 05:52 06:48 19:09 20:05 20:35 11h 39m 56.2° 273° W
Fri 18 05:22 05:53 06:49 19:08 20:03 20:34 11h 41m 55.8° 273° W
Sat 19 05:23 05:54 06:49 19:06 20:02 20:32 11h 43m 55.4° 272° W
Sun 20 05:24 05:54 06:50 19:05 20:00 20:31 11h 46m 55.0° 272° W
Mon 21 05:25 05:55 06:51 19:03 19:59 20:29 11h 48m 54.6° 271° W
Tue 22 05:26 05:56 06:52 19:02 19:57 20:27 11h 50m 54.3° 271° W
Wed 23 05:27 05:57 06:52 19:00 19:56 20:26 11h 53m 53.9° 270° W
Thu 24 05:27 05:58 06:53 18:59 19:54 20:24 11h 55m 53.5° 270° W
Fri 25 05:28 05:59 06:54 18:57 19:53 20:23 11h 57m 53.1° 269° W
Sat 26 05:29 05:59 06:55 18:56 19:51 20:21 11h 59m 52.7° 269° W
Sun 27 05:30 06:00 06:56 18:54 19:50 20:20 12h 2m 52.3° 268° W
Mon 28 05:31 06:01 06:56 18:53 19:48 20:18 12h 4m 51.9° 268° W
Tue 29 05:32 06:02 06:57 18:51 19:47 20:17 12h 6m 51.5° 268° W
Wed 30 05:33 06:03 06:58 18:50 19:45 20:15 12h 8m 51.1° 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 06:33 06:59 12:54 18:48 19:14 11h 49m −2:16 18:14–19:04 🌖 77%
Fri 2 06:34 07:00 12:54 18:47 19:13 11h 47m −2:16 18:13–19:03 🌖 67%
Sat 3 06:35 07:00 12:53 18:46 19:11 11h 45m −2:16 18:12–19:01 🌗 55%
Sun 4 06:36 07:01 12:53 18:44 19:10 11h 42m −2:15 18:10–19:00 🌘 44%
Mon 5 06:36 07:02 12:53 18:43 19:08 11h 40m −2:15 18:09–18:58 🌘 32%
Tue 6 06:37 07:03 12:52 18:41 19:07 11h 38m −2:15 18:07–18:57 🌘 22%
Wed 7 06:38 07:04 12:52 18:40 19:05 11h 36m −2:15 18:06–18:56 🌘 13%
Thu 8 06:39 07:05 12:52 18:38 19:04 11h 33m −2:15 18:04–18:54 🌘 7%
Fri 9 06:40 07:05 12:51 18:37 19:03 11h 31m −2:14 18:03–18:53 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:41 07:06 12:51 18:36 19:01 11h 29m −2:14 18:01–18:51 🌘 0%
Sun 11 06:41 07:07 12:51 18:34 19:00 11h 27m −2:14 18:00–18:50 🌑 1%
Mon 12 06:42 07:08 12:51 18:33 18:59 11h 24m −2:14 17:58–18:49 🌒 3%
Tue 13 06:43 07:09 12:50 18:32 18:57 11h 22m −2:13 17:57–18:47 🌒 7%
Wed 14 06:44 07:10 12:50 18:30 18:56 11h 20m −2:13 17:56–18:46 🌒 13%
Thu 15 06:45 07:11 12:50 18:29 18:55 11h 18m −2:12 17:54–18:45 🌒 20%
Fri 16 06:46 07:11 12:50 18:28 18:53 11h 16m −2:12 17:53–18:43 🌒 28%
Sat 17 06:46 07:12 12:50 18:26 18:52 11h 13m −2:12 17:51–18:42 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:47 07:13 12:49 18:25 18:51 11h 11m −2:11 17:50–18:41 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:48 07:14 12:49 18:24 18:50 11h 9m −2:11 17:49–18:40 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:49 07:15 12:49 18:22 18:48 11h 7m −2:10 17:47–18:38 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:50 07:16 12:49 18:21 18:47 11h 5m −2:09 17:46–18:37 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:51 07:17 12:49 18:20 18:46 11h 3m −2:09 17:45–18:36 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:52 07:18 12:48 18:19 18:45 11h 0m −2:08 17:44–18:35 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:53 07:19 12:48 18:18 18:44 10h 58m −2:08 17:42–18:34 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:53 07:20 12:48 18:16 18:43 10h 56m −2:07 17:41–18:32 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:54 07:21 12:48 18:15 18:41 10h 54m −2:06 17:40–18:31 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:55 07:22 12:48 18:14 18:40 10h 52m −2:05 17:38–18:30 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:56 07:22 12:48 18:13 18:39 10h 50m −2:05 17:37–18:29 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:57 07:23 12:48 18:12 18:38 10h 48m −2:04 17:36–18:28 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:58 07:24 12:48 18:11 18:37 10h 46m −2:03 17:35–18:27 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:59 07:25 12:48 18:10 18:36 10h 44m −2:02 17:34–18:26 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Lanzhou

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 36m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 42m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 54m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:49 on 6 December; the latest is 20:25 on 29 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 05:47 on 13 June to 08:15 on 7 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Lanzhou different

Clock noon and solar noon are 56 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:56 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Evening golden hour runs 50 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 36.1° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 59° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Across September the sunset moves 43 minutes earlier, averaging about 88 seconds a day.

Elevation matters at 1,521 m. The visible horizon drops 1.35°, pushing sunset 6.7 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

Planning a sunset photo in Lanzhou

Arrive by 18:07. Golden hour opens at 18:22 and the sun is down by 18:56, 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 19:11 and runs to 19:21, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Lanzhou — 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 Lanzhou today?

The sun sets in Lanzhou at 18:56 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Lanzhou?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 19:21 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Lanzhou?

Evening golden hour runs 18:22 to 19:11 today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Lanzhou covers the morning window and the coming week.

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