First light
05:34
Shanghai, China
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
17:19
Last light
17:44
Day length
11 h 21 min
Solar noon
11:39
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 05:58 | 17:19 | 11 h 21 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 05:59 | 17:18 | 11 h 19 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 06:00 | 17:17 | 11 h 18 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 06:00 | 17:16 | 11 h 16 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 06:01 | 17:15 | 11 h 14 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 06:02 | 17:14 | 11 h 12 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 06:03 | 17:13 | 11 h 10 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:53 | 17:13 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 06:35 | 17:40 | 11 h 05 min |
| March | 06:04 | 18:01 | 11 h 57 min |
| April | 05:26 | 18:22 | 12 h 56 min |
| May | 04:58 | 18:42 | 13 h 44 min |
| June | 04:49 | 18:59 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 05:00 | 18:59 | 13 h 59 min |
| August | 05:19 | 18:37 | 13 h 18 min |
| September | 05:38 | 18:00 | 12 h 23 min |
| October | 05:56 | 17:23 | 11 h 27 min |
| November | 06:21 | 16:56 | 10 h 35 min |
| December | 06:45 | 16:52 | 10 h 08 min |
Shanghai in 2026: the sun's extremes #
| Longest day | 21 June - 14 h 11 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 10 h 07 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 04:49 (5 – 18 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 06:53 (3 – 16 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:51 (26 November – 11 December) |
| Latest sunset | 19:02 (26 June – 5 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:37 (27 October) to 12:08 (5 February) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 2 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clock changes | none in 2026 |
| Same clock as Wuhan | 690 km to the west; the sun is 29 minutes earlier in Shanghai |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q8686
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Asia/Shanghai - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — China #
Currency
CNY ¥
Plug type
A, C, I
Voltage
220 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+86
Emergency number
110
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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