Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Nanchang, China

In Nanchang, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:08 and rises at 06:06. Daylight lasts 12h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 17:37 to 18:23.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:43
Sunrise
06:06
Solar noon
12:08
Sunset
18:08
Last light
18:32
Day length
12h 2m

18h 6m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:37 – 18:23
Blue hour
18:23 – 18:32
Max sun altitude
60.1°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:41 / 05:23

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 18:07 Golden hour 17:36 – 18:22 Day length 12h 0m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Nanchang is

Coordinates
28.6840° N, 115.8531° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
20 m
Population
2,357,839

Sunrise and sunset in Nanchang, 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 05:30 05:54 12:16 18:38 19:02 12h 44m −1:38 18:07–18:53 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:30 05:54 12:16 18:37 19:01 12h 42m −1:38 18:06–18:52 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:31 05:55 12:16 18:36 19:00 12h 40m −1:39 18:04–18:50 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:31 05:55 12:15 18:35 18:59 12h 39m −1:39 18:03–18:49 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:32 05:56 12:15 18:34 18:57 12h 37m −1:39 18:02–18:48 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:32 05:56 12:15 18:32 18:56 12h 36m −1:40 18:01–18:47 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:33 05:57 12:14 18:31 18:55 12h 34m −1:40 18:00–18:46 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:34 05:57 12:14 18:30 18:54 12h 32m −1:40 17:59–18:45 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:34 05:58 12:14 18:29 18:53 12h 31m −1:40 17:58–18:43 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:35 05:58 12:13 18:28 18:51 12h 29m −1:41 17:56–18:42 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:35 05:59 12:13 18:26 18:50 12h 27m −1:41 17:55–18:41 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:36 05:59 12:13 18:25 18:49 12h 25m −1:41 17:54–18:40 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:36 06:00 12:12 18:24 18:48 12h 24m −1:41 17:53–18:39 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:37 06:00 12:12 18:23 18:47 12h 22m −1:41 17:52–18:37 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:37 06:01 12:11 18:22 18:45 12h 20m −1:41 17:51–18:36 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:38 06:01 12:11 18:20 18:44 12h 19m −1:42 17:49–18:35 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:38 06:02 12:11 18:19 18:43 12h 17m −1:42 17:48–18:34 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:39 06:02 12:10 18:18 18:42 12h 15m −1:42 17:47–18:33 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:39 06:03 12:10 18:17 18:40 12h 14m −1:42 17:46–18:31 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:40 06:03 12:10 18:16 18:39 12h 12m −1:42 17:45–18:30 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:40 06:04 12:09 18:14 18:38 12h 10m −1:42 17:43–18:29 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:41 06:04 12:09 18:13 18:37 12h 9m −1:42 17:42–18:28 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:41 06:05 12:09 18:12 18:36 12h 7m −1:42 17:41–18:26 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:42 06:05 12:08 18:11 18:34 12h 5m −1:42 17:40–18:25 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:42 06:06 12:08 18:10 18:33 12h 3m −1:42 17:38–18:24 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:43 06:06 12:08 18:08 18:32 12h 2m −1:42 17:37–18:23 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:43 06:07 12:07 18:07 18:31 12h 0m −1:42 17:36–18:22 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:44 06:07 12:07 18:06 18:30 11h 58m −1:42 17:35–18:20 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:44 06:08 12:07 18:05 18:28 11h 57m −1:42 17:34–18:19 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:45 06:08 12:06 18:04 18:27 11h 55m −1:42 17:32–18:18 🌖 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 04:33 05:01 05:54 18:38 19:30 19:59 11h 16m 69.6° 280° W
Wed 2 04:33 05:02 05:54 18:37 19:29 19:58 11h 17m 69.2° 279° W
Thu 3 04:34 05:03 05:55 18:36 19:28 19:57 11h 19m 68.9° 279° W
Fri 4 04:35 05:03 05:55 18:35 19:27 19:55 11h 21m 68.5° 279° W
Sat 5 04:35 05:04 05:56 18:34 19:25 19:54 11h 22m 68.1° 278° W
Sun 6 04:36 05:04 05:56 18:32 19:24 19:53 11h 24m 67.8° 278° W
Mon 7 04:37 05:05 05:57 18:31 19:23 19:51 11h 26m 67.4° 277° W
Tue 8 04:37 05:06 05:57 18:30 19:22 19:50 11h 27m 67.0° 277° W
Wed 9 04:38 05:06 05:58 18:29 19:20 19:49 11h 29m 66.6° 276° W
Thu 10 04:38 05:07 05:58 18:28 19:19 19:47 11h 31m 66.3° 276° W
Fri 11 04:39 05:07 05:59 18:26 19:18 19:46 11h 32m 65.9° 276° W
Sat 12 04:40 05:08 05:59 18:25 19:17 19:45 11h 34m 65.5° 275° W
Sun 13 04:40 05:08 06:00 18:24 19:15 19:44 11h 36m 65.1° 275° W
Mon 14 04:41 05:09 06:00 18:23 19:14 19:42 11h 37m 64.7° 274° W
Tue 15 04:41 05:09 06:01 18:22 19:13 19:41 11h 39m 64.3° 274° W
Wed 16 04:42 05:10 06:01 18:20 19:12 19:40 11h 41m 64.0° 273° W
Thu 17 04:43 05:10 06:02 18:19 19:10 19:38 11h 42m 63.6° 273° W
Fri 18 04:43 05:11 06:02 18:18 19:09 19:37 11h 44m 63.2° 272° W
Sat 19 04:44 05:12 06:03 18:17 19:08 19:36 11h 46m 62.8° 272° W
Sun 20 04:44 05:12 06:03 18:16 19:07 19:34 11h 48m 62.4° 272° W
Mon 21 04:45 05:13 06:04 18:14 19:05 19:33 11h 49m 62.0° 271° W
Tue 22 04:45 05:13 06:04 18:13 19:04 19:32 11h 51m 61.6° 271° W
Wed 23 04:46 05:14 06:05 18:12 19:03 19:31 11h 53m 61.3° 270° W
Thu 24 04:47 05:14 06:05 18:11 19:02 19:29 11h 54m 60.9° 270° W
Fri 25 04:47 05:15 06:06 18:10 19:01 19:28 11h 56m 60.5° 269° W
Sat 26 04:48 05:15 06:06 18:08 18:59 19:27 11h 58m 60.1° 269° W
Sun 27 04:48 05:16 06:07 18:07 18:58 19:26 12h 0m 59.7° 269° W
Mon 28 04:49 05:16 06:07 18:06 18:57 19:24 12h 1m 59.3° 268° W
Tue 29 04:49 05:17 06:08 18:05 18:56 19:23 12h 3m 58.9° 268° W
Wed 30 04:50 05:17 06:08 18:04 18:55 19:22 12h 5m 58.5° 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 05:45 06:09 12:06 18:03 18:26 11h 53m −1:42 17:31–18:17 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:46 06:09 12:06 18:01 18:25 11h 52m −1:42 17:30–18:16 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:46 06:10 12:05 18:00 18:24 11h 50m −1:42 17:29–18:15 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:47 06:10 12:05 17:59 18:23 11h 48m −1:42 17:28–18:13 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:47 06:11 12:05 17:58 18:21 11h 46m −1:42 17:26–18:12 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:48 06:11 12:04 17:57 18:20 11h 45m −1:41 17:25–18:11 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:48 06:12 12:04 17:56 18:19 11h 43m −1:41 17:24–18:10 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:49 06:13 12:04 17:54 18:18 11h 41m −1:41 17:23–18:09 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:49 06:13 12:03 17:53 18:17 11h 40m −1:41 17:22–18:08 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:50 06:14 12:03 17:52 18:16 11h 38m −1:41 17:21–18:07 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:51 06:14 12:03 17:51 18:15 11h 36m −1:40 17:20–18:06 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:51 06:15 12:03 17:50 18:14 11h 35m −1:40 17:18–18:05 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:52 06:15 12:02 17:49 18:13 11h 33m −1:40 17:17–18:04 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:52 06:16 12:02 17:48 18:12 11h 31m −1:40 17:16–18:02 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:53 06:17 12:02 17:47 18:11 11h 30m −1:39 17:15–18:01 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:53 06:17 12:02 17:46 18:10 11h 28m −1:39 17:14–18:00 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:54 06:18 12:01 17:45 18:09 11h 26m −1:39 17:13–17:59 🌒 36%
Sun 18 05:55 06:18 12:01 17:44 18:08 11h 25m −1:38 17:12–17:58 🌓 45%
Mon 19 05:55 06:19 12:01 17:43 18:07 11h 23m −1:38 17:11–17:57 🌔 55%
Tue 20 05:56 06:20 12:01 17:42 18:06 11h 21m −1:37 17:10–17:56 🌔 64%
Wed 21 05:56 06:20 12:01 17:41 18:05 11h 20m −1:37 17:09–17:55 🌔 73%
Thu 22 05:57 06:21 12:01 17:40 18:04 11h 18m −1:36 17:08–17:54 🌔 82%
Fri 23 05:58 06:22 12:00 17:39 18:03 11h 17m −1:36 17:07–17:54 🌔 89%
Sat 24 05:58 06:22 12:00 17:38 18:02 11h 15m −1:35 17:06–17:53 🌔 95%
Sun 25 05:59 06:23 12:00 17:37 18:01 11h 14m −1:35 17:05–17:52 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:00 06:24 12:00 17:36 18:00 11h 12m −1:34 17:04–17:51 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:00 06:24 12:00 17:35 17:59 11h 10m −1:34 17:03–17:50 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:01 06:25 12:00 17:34 17:59 11h 9m −1:33 17:02–17:49 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:01 06:26 12:00 17:33 17:58 11h 7m −1:32 17:01–17:48 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:02 06:26 12:00 17:33 17:57 11h 6m −1:32 17:00–17:48 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:03 06:27 12:00 17:32 17:56 11h 4m −1:31 16:59–17:47 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Nanchang

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 58m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 18m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 39m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:19 on 2 December; the latest is 19:18 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 05:18 on 11 June to 07:10 on 11 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Nanchang different

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

Evening golden hour runs 46 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 28.7° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 54° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 71 seconds earlier each day this month — 34 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Nanchang

Arrive by 17:22. Golden hour opens at 17:37 and the sun is down by 18:08, 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 18:23 and runs to 18:32, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Nanchang — 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 Nanchang today?

The sun sets in Nanchang at 18:08 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Nanchang?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:32 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Nanchang?

Evening golden hour runs 17:37 to 18:23 today, lasting 45m. Full golden hour times for Nanchang covers the morning window and the coming week.

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