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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Shanghai

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Shanghai, in local time: the Sun rises at 4:49 AM and sets at 7:00 PM, giving about 14h 11m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · SHANGHAI
Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Day length14h 11m
Sun right nowup, 80°

Computed for Shanghai (31.23°, 121.47°), shown in local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Twilight & the golden hour for Shanghai

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour6:24 PM – 7:17 PM
Blue hour7:17 PM – 7:28 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°7:28 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°8:02 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark8:39 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°3:11 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°3:47 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°4:22 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°4:49 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Shanghai

Moonrise8:00 AM
Moonset9:25 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently above the horizon at Shanghai. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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