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Shanghai, SH, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 11:03:20 am
Sunrise Today: 6:01 am 103° East
Sunset Today: 5:14 pm 257° West
Moonrise Today: 9:09 pm 56° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:18 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 13 minutes (-1m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Shanghai

Time:11:03 am
Altitude:46.8°
Direction:167° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 12m 45s (Oct 22, 2024)

1 minute, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

1 hour, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

2 hours, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Shanghai Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:40 am
Astro. Twilight4:40 am – 5:08 am
Nautical Twilight5:08 am – 5:37 am
Civil Twilight5:37 am – 6:01 am
Daylight6:01 am – 5:14 pm
Civil Twilight5:14 pm – 5:39 pm
Nautical Twilight5:39 pm – 6:07 pm
Astro. Twilight6:07 pm – 6:35 pm
Night6:35 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 226:01 am5:14 pm11:12:45−1:4611:38 am (47.6°)92.506
Oct 236:02 am5:13 pm11:10:59−1:4511:38 am (47.2°)92.481
Oct 246:03 am5:12 pm11:09:14−1:4511:38 am (46.9°)92.456
Oct 256:04 am5:11 pm11:07:30−1:4411:38 am (46.5°)92.432
Oct 266:04 am5:10 pm11:05:46−1:4311:37 am (46.2°)92.407
Oct 276:05 am5:09 pm11:04:03−1:4311:37 am (45.9°)92.382
Oct 286:06 am5:08 pm11:02:20−1:4211:37 am (45.5°)92.358
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Shanghai

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Shanghai - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-11:18 am9:09 pm3:42 am(87.4°)233,56175.5%
Oct 23-12:12 pm10:11 pm4:42 am(86.8°)237,63465.2%
Oct 24-12:58 pm11:14 pm5:38 am(84.5°)241,51154.6%
Oct 25-1:36 pm-6:29 am(80.9°)244,94344.1%
Oct 2612:15 am2:08 pm-7:15 am(76.3°)247,77234.2%
Oct 271:12 am2:36 pm-7:58 am(71.1°)249,91925.1%
Oct 282:08 am3:02 pm-8:39 am(65.5°)251,37217.1%
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Shanghai This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:09 amTue 5:51 pmTue 12:30 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 8:56 amTue 7:06 pmTue 2:02 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 10:39 pmTue 12:38 pmTue 5:38 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 8:08 pmWed 10:08 amWed 3:08 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 3:08 pmWed 2:30 amTue 8:49 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 6:33 pmWed 8:13 amWed 1:23 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 3:45 pmWed 3:38 amTue 9:41 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Shanghai.

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