Sunset and sunrise times in Zhanjiang, China
In Zhanjiang, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:31 and rises at 06:28. Daylight lasts 12h 3m; evening golden hour runs from 18:02 to 18:44.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 06:05
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Last light
- 18:53
- Day length
- 12h 3m
18h 29m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:02 – 18:44
- Blue hour
- 18:44 – 18:53
- Max sun altitude
- 67.5°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 18:04 / 05:46
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:30 Golden hour 18:01 – 18:44 Day length 12h 2m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Zhanjiang is
- Coordinates
- 21.2339° N, 110.3875° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Current offset
- UTC+08:00
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Population
- 1,400,709
Sunrise and sunset in Zhanjiang, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:59 | 06:21 | 12:38 | 18:55 | 19:17 | 12h 33m | −1:09 | 18:25–19:08 | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 05:59 | 06:22 | 12:38 | 18:54 | 19:16 | 12h 32m | −1:10 | 18:24–19:07 | 🌖 74% |
| Thu 3 | 05:59 | 06:22 | 12:37 | 18:53 | 19:15 | 12h 30m | −1:10 | 18:23–19:06 | 🌖 63% |
| Fri 4 | 06:00 | 06:22 | 12:37 | 18:52 | 19:14 | 12h 29m | −1:10 | 18:22–19:06 | 🌗 52% |
| Sat 5 | 06:00 | 06:22 | 12:37 | 18:51 | 19:13 | 12h 28m | −1:10 | 18:21–19:05 | 🌘 40% |
| Sun 6 | 06:00 | 06:23 | 12:36 | 18:50 | 19:12 | 12h 27m | −1:11 | 18:20–19:04 | 🌘 29% |
| Mon 7 | 06:00 | 06:23 | 12:36 | 18:49 | 19:11 | 12h 26m | −1:11 | 18:20–19:03 | 🌘 19% |
| Tue 8 | 06:01 | 06:23 | 12:36 | 18:48 | 19:10 | 12h 24m | −1:11 | 18:19–19:02 | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 06:01 | 06:23 | 12:35 | 18:47 | 19:09 | 12h 23m | −1:11 | 18:18–19:01 | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 06:01 | 06:24 | 12:35 | 18:46 | 19:09 | 12h 22m | −1:11 | 18:17–19:00 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 06:02 | 06:24 | 12:35 | 18:45 | 19:08 | 12h 21m | −1:12 | 18:16–18:59 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 06:02 | 06:24 | 12:34 | 18:44 | 19:07 | 12h 20m | −1:12 | 18:15–18:58 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 06:02 | 06:24 | 12:34 | 18:43 | 19:06 | 12h 18m | −1:12 | 18:14–18:57 | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 06:02 | 06:25 | 12:34 | 18:42 | 19:05 | 12h 17m | −1:12 | 18:13–18:56 | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 06:03 | 06:25 | 12:33 | 18:41 | 19:04 | 12h 16m | −1:12 | 18:12–18:55 | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 06:03 | 06:25 | 12:33 | 18:40 | 19:03 | 12h 15m | −1:12 | 18:11–18:54 | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 06:03 | 06:25 | 12:33 | 18:40 | 19:02 | 12h 14m | −1:12 | 18:10–18:53 | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 06:03 | 06:26 | 12:32 | 18:39 | 19:01 | 12h 12m | −1:12 | 18:09–18:52 | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 06:04 | 06:26 | 12:32 | 18:38 | 19:00 | 12h 11m | −1:12 | 18:08–18:51 | 🌓 53% |
| Sun 20 | 06:04 | 06:26 | 12:32 | 18:37 | 18:59 | 12h 10m | −1:12 | 18:07–18:50 | 🌔 62% |
| Mon 21 | 06:04 | 06:26 | 12:31 | 18:36 | 18:58 | 12h 9m | −1:13 | 18:06–18:49 | 🌔 71% |
| Tue 22 | 06:04 | 06:27 | 12:31 | 18:35 | 18:57 | 12h 8m | −1:13 | 18:05–18:48 | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 06:05 | 06:27 | 12:30 | 18:34 | 18:56 | 12h 6m | −1:13 | 18:04–18:47 | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 06:05 | 06:27 | 12:30 | 18:33 | 18:55 | 12h 5m | −1:13 | 18:03–18:46 | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 06:05 | 06:27 | 12:30 | 18:32 | 18:54 | 12h 4m | −1:13 | 18:03–18:45 | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 06:05 | 06:28 | 12:29 | 18:31 | 18:53 | 12h 3m | −1:13 | 18:02–18:44 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:06 | 06:28 | 12:29 | 18:30 | 18:52 | 12h 2m | −1:13 | 18:01–18:44 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 06:06 | 06:28 | 12:29 | 18:29 | 18:51 | 12h 0m | −1:13 | 18:00–18:43 | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 06:06 | 06:28 | 12:28 | 18:28 | 18:50 | 11h 59m | −1:13 | 17:59–18:42 | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 06:06 | 06:29 | 12:28 | 18:27 | 18:49 | 11h 58m | −1:12 | 17:58–18:41 | 🌖 86% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:06 | 05:32 | 06:21 | 18:55 | 19:43 | 20:10 | 11h 27m | 77.0° | 279° W |
| Wed 2 | 05:06 | 05:33 | 06:22 | 18:54 | 19:42 | 20:09 | 11h 28m | 76.7° | 279° W |
| Thu 3 | 05:06 | 05:33 | 06:22 | 18:53 | 19:41 | 20:08 | 11h 29m | 76.3° | 278° W |
| Fri 4 | 05:07 | 05:33 | 06:22 | 18:52 | 19:40 | 20:07 | 11h 30m | 75.9° | 278° W |
| Sat 5 | 05:07 | 05:34 | 06:22 | 18:51 | 19:39 | 20:06 | 11h 31m | 75.6° | 278° W |
| Sun 6 | 05:08 | 05:34 | 06:23 | 18:50 | 19:39 | 20:05 | 11h 32m | 75.2° | 277° W |
| Mon 7 | 05:08 | 05:34 | 06:23 | 18:49 | 19:38 | 20:04 | 11h 34m | 74.8° | 277° W |
| Tue 8 | 05:08 | 05:35 | 06:23 | 18:48 | 19:37 | 20:03 | 11h 35m | 74.5° | 276° W |
| Wed 9 | 05:09 | 05:35 | 06:23 | 18:47 | 19:36 | 20:02 | 11h 36m | 74.1° | 276° W |
| Thu 10 | 05:09 | 05:35 | 06:24 | 18:46 | 19:35 | 20:01 | 11h 37m | 73.7° | 276° W |
| Fri 11 | 05:09 | 05:35 | 06:24 | 18:45 | 19:34 | 20:00 | 11h 38m | 73.3° | 275° W |
| Sat 12 | 05:10 | 05:36 | 06:24 | 18:44 | 19:33 | 19:59 | 11h 40m | 72.9° | 275° W |
| Sun 13 | 05:10 | 05:36 | 06:24 | 18:43 | 19:32 | 19:58 | 11h 41m | 72.6° | 274° W |
| Mon 14 | 05:10 | 05:36 | 06:25 | 18:42 | 19:31 | 19:57 | 11h 42m | 72.2° | 274° W |
| Tue 15 | 05:11 | 05:37 | 06:25 | 18:41 | 19:30 | 19:56 | 11h 43m | 71.8° | 273° W |
| Wed 16 | 05:11 | 05:37 | 06:25 | 18:40 | 19:29 | 19:55 | 11h 44m | 71.4° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 05:11 | 05:37 | 06:25 | 18:40 | 19:28 | 19:54 | 11h 46m | 71.0° | 273° W |
| Fri 18 | 05:11 | 05:37 | 06:26 | 18:39 | 19:27 | 19:53 | 11h 47m | 70.6° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 05:12 | 05:38 | 06:26 | 18:38 | 19:26 | 19:52 | 11h 48m | 70.2° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 05:12 | 05:38 | 06:26 | 18:37 | 19:25 | 19:51 | 11h 49m | 69.9° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 05:12 | 05:38 | 06:26 | 18:36 | 19:24 | 19:50 | 11h 50m | 69.5° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 05:13 | 05:39 | 06:27 | 18:35 | 19:23 | 19:49 | 11h 52m | 69.1° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 05:13 | 05:39 | 06:27 | 18:34 | 19:22 | 19:48 | 11h 53m | 68.7° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 05:13 | 05:39 | 06:27 | 18:33 | 19:21 | 19:47 | 11h 54m | 68.3° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 05:14 | 05:39 | 06:27 | 18:32 | 19:20 | 19:46 | 11h 55m | 67.9° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 05:14 | 05:40 | 06:28 | 18:31 | 19:19 | 19:45 | 11h 56m | 67.5° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 05:14 | 05:40 | 06:28 | 18:30 | 19:18 | 19:44 | 11h 58m | 67.1° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 05:14 | 05:40 | 06:28 | 18:29 | 19:17 | 19:43 | 11h 59m | 66.7° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 05:15 | 05:40 | 06:28 | 18:28 | 19:16 | 19:42 | 12h 0m | 66.4° | 268° W |
| Wed 30 | 05:15 | 05:41 | 06:29 | 18:27 | 19:15 | 19:41 | 12h 1m | 66.0° | 267° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:07 | 06:29 | 12:28 | 18:26 | 18:48 | 11h 57m | −1:12 | 17:57–18:40 | 🌖 77% |
| Fri 2 | 06:07 | 06:29 | 12:27 | 18:25 | 18:47 | 11h 56m | −1:12 | 17:56–18:39 | 🌖 67% |
| Sat 3 | 06:07 | 06:30 | 12:27 | 18:24 | 18:47 | 11h 54m | −1:12 | 17:55–18:38 | 🌗 55% |
| Sun 4 | 06:08 | 06:30 | 12:27 | 18:23 | 18:46 | 11h 53m | −1:12 | 17:54–18:37 | 🌘 44% |
| Mon 5 | 06:08 | 06:30 | 12:26 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 11h 52m | −1:12 | 17:53–18:36 | 🌘 32% |
| Tue 6 | 06:08 | 06:30 | 12:26 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 11h 51m | −1:12 | 17:52–18:35 | 🌘 22% |
| Wed 7 | 06:08 | 06:31 | 12:26 | 18:21 | 18:43 | 11h 50m | −1:12 | 17:51–18:34 | 🌘 13% |
| Thu 8 | 06:09 | 06:31 | 12:26 | 18:20 | 18:42 | 11h 48m | −1:12 | 17:50–18:34 | 🌘 7% |
| Fri 9 | 06:09 | 06:31 | 12:25 | 18:19 | 18:41 | 11h 47m | −1:12 | 17:49–18:33 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 06:09 | 06:32 | 12:25 | 18:18 | 18:40 | 11h 46m | −1:11 | 17:49–18:32 | 🌘 0% |
| Sun 11 | 06:10 | 06:32 | 12:25 | 18:17 | 18:40 | 11h 45m | −1:11 | 17:48–18:31 | 🌑 1% |
| Mon 12 | 06:10 | 06:32 | 12:25 | 18:16 | 18:39 | 11h 44m | −1:11 | 17:47–18:30 | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 06:10 | 06:33 | 12:24 | 18:16 | 18:38 | 11h 42m | −1:11 | 17:46–18:29 | 🌒 7% |
| Wed 14 | 06:11 | 06:33 | 12:24 | 18:15 | 18:37 | 11h 41m | −1:11 | 17:45–18:28 | 🌒 13% |
| Thu 15 | 06:11 | 06:33 | 12:24 | 18:14 | 18:36 | 11h 40m | −1:10 | 17:44–18:28 | 🌒 20% |
| Fri 16 | 06:11 | 06:34 | 12:24 | 18:13 | 18:36 | 11h 39m | −1:10 | 17:43–18:27 | 🌒 28% |
| Sat 17 | 06:12 | 06:34 | 12:23 | 18:12 | 18:35 | 11h 38m | −1:10 | 17:42–18:26 | 🌒 36% |
| Sun 18 | 06:12 | 06:34 | 12:23 | 18:12 | 18:34 | 11h 37m | −1:09 | 17:42–18:25 | 🌓 45% |
| Mon 19 | 06:12 | 06:35 | 12:23 | 18:11 | 18:33 | 11h 35m | −1:09 | 17:41–18:25 | 🌔 55% |
| Tue 20 | 06:13 | 06:35 | 12:23 | 18:10 | 18:33 | 11h 34m | −1:09 | 17:40–18:24 | 🌔 64% |
| Wed 21 | 06:13 | 06:36 | 12:23 | 18:09 | 18:32 | 11h 33m | −1:09 | 17:39–18:23 | 🌔 73% |
| Thu 22 | 06:13 | 06:36 | 12:22 | 18:09 | 18:31 | 11h 32m | −1:08 | 17:38–18:22 | 🌔 82% |
| Fri 23 | 06:14 | 06:36 | 12:22 | 18:08 | 18:30 | 11h 31m | −1:08 | 17:38–18:22 | 🌔 89% |
| Sat 24 | 06:14 | 06:37 | 12:22 | 18:07 | 18:30 | 11h 30m | −1:07 | 17:37–18:21 | 🌔 95% |
| Sun 25 | 06:15 | 06:37 | 12:22 | 18:06 | 18:29 | 11h 29m | −1:07 | 17:36–18:20 | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 06:15 | 06:38 | 12:22 | 18:06 | 18:28 | 11h 28m | −1:07 | 17:36–18:20 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 06:16 | 06:38 | 12:22 | 18:05 | 18:28 | 11h 26m | −1:06 | 17:35–18:19 | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 06:16 | 06:39 | 12:22 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 25m | −1:06 | 17:34–18:18 | 🌖 95% |
| Thu 29 | 06:16 | 06:39 | 12:22 | 18:04 | 18:27 | 11h 24m | −1:05 | 17:33–18:18 | 🌖 89% |
| Fri 30 | 06:17 | 06:40 | 12:22 | 18:03 | 18:26 | 11h 23m | −1:05 | 17:33–18:17 | 🌖 81% |
| Sat 31 | 06:17 | 06:40 | 12:22 | 18:03 | 18:26 | 11h 22m | −1:04 | 17:32–18:17 | 🌖 71% |
Longest and shortest day in Zhanjiang
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 25m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 50m.
Between them the day length swings by 2h 35m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:55 on 27 November; the latest is 19:24 on 5 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 05:55 on 7 June to 07:18 on 16 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Zhanjiang different
Clock noon and solar noon are 30 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:29 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.
It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 2h 35m here — among the narrowest of the 677 cities tracked in China.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 51° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Across September the sunset moves 27 minutes earlier, averaging about 57 seconds a day.
Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 27 May and 17 July, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high.
Planning a sunset photo in Zhanjiang
Arrive by 17:47. Golden hour opens at 18:02 and the sun is down by 18:31, 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 18:44 and runs to 18:53, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Zhanjiang today?
The sun sets in Zhanjiang at 18:31 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Zhanjiang?
It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:53 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Zhanjiang?
Evening golden hour runs 18:02 to 18:44 today, lasting 42m. Full golden hour times for Zhanjiang covers the morning window and the coming week.