Solar info at different dates
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Current time in the Central European timezone at pageload is Friday 28 August 2026 01:16:23
Currenc time at the universal time coordinate (UTC) at pageload is Thursday 27 August 2026 23:16:23
Current time in Shanghai at pageload is Friday 28 August 2026 07:16:23 +08:00
This section displays solar information in Shanghai, China at dates specified below.
Definitions :
Sunrise; The time of the sunrise (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is visible.
Sunset; The time of the sunset (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is no longer visible.
Transit; The time when the sun is at its zenith, i.e. has reached its topmost point. Also called solar noon.
Civil twilight begin; The start of the civil dawn (zenith angle = 96°). It ends with sunrise. It is normally here humans can clearly distinguish terrestrial objects, meaning no further illumination is needed.
Civil twilight end; The end of the civil dusk (zenith angle = 96°). It starts at sunset. Humans normally can not clearly distinguish terrestrial objects. Further illumination is needed.
Nautical twilight begin; The start of the nautical dawn (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon becomes visible.
Nautical twilight end; The end of the nautical dusk (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon is no longer visible.
Astronomical twilight begin; The start of the astronomical dawn (zenith angle = 108°). It ends at nautical twilight begin. The sky starts to illuminate.
Astronomical twilight end; The end of the astronomical dusk (zenith angle = 108°). It starts at nautical_twilight_end. The sky is no longer illuminated.
Today : Friday 28 August 2026
sunrise: 05:27:29
sunset: 18:23:15
transit: 11:55:22
civil_twilight_begin: 05:02:42
civil_twilight_end: 18:48:03
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:33:18
nautical_twilight_end: 19:17:27
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:03:07
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:47:38
Tomorrow : Saturday 29 August 2026
sunrise: 05:28:05
sunset: 18:22:04
transit: 11:55:05
civil_twilight_begin: 05:03:20
civil_twilight_end: 18:46:49
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:34:01
nautical_twilight_end: 19:16:08
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:03:55
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:46:14
Yesterday : Thursday 27 August 2026
sunrise: 05:26:54
sunset: 18:24:26
transit: 11:55:40
civil_twilight_begin: 05:02:03
civil_twilight_end: 18:49:17
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:32:36
nautical_twilight_end: 19:18:44
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:02:19
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:49:01
A week ago : Friday 21 August 2026
sunrise: 05:23:16
sunset: 18:31:17
transit: 11:57:16
civil_twilight_begin: 04:58:08
civil_twilight_end: 18:56:25
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:28:13
nautical_twilight_end: 19:26:19
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:57:20
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:57:13
Two weeks ago : Friday 14 August 2026
sunrise: 05:18:55
sunset: 18:38:40
transit: 11:58:48
civil_twilight_begin: 04:53:25
civil_twilight_end: 19:04:11
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:22:55
nautical_twilight_end: 19:34:40
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:51:14
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:06:21
In a week : Friday 04 September 2026
sunrise: 05:29:16
sunset: 18:19:39
transit: 11:54:28
civil_twilight_begin: 05:04:36
civil_twilight_end: 18:44:19
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:35:25
nautical_twilight_end: 19:13:31
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:05:30
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:43:25
In two weeks : Friday 11 September 2026
sunrise: 05:35:41
sunset: 18:05:52
transit: 11:50:47
civil_twilight_begin: 05:11:23
civil_twilight_end: 18:30:11
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:42:47
nautical_twilight_end: 18:58:46
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:13:43
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:27:50
In a month : Monday 28 September 2026
sunrise: 05:45:41
sunset: 17:43:54
transit: 11:44:47
civil_twilight_begin: 05:21:35
civil_twilight_end: 18:07:59
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:53:29
nautical_twilight_end: 18:36:06
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:25:12
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:04:23
In 2 months : Wednesday 28 October 2026
sunrise: 06:06:10
sunset: 17:09:32
transit: 11:37:51
civil_twilight_begin: 05:41:25
civil_twilight_end: 17:34:16
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:12:55
nautical_twilight_end: 18:02:46
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:44:40
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:31:01
In 3 months : Saturday 28 November 2026
sunrise: 06:32:08
sunset: 16:51:36
transit: 11:41:52
civil_twilight_begin: 06:05:59
civil_twilight_end: 17:17:45
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:36:12
nautical_twilight_end: 17:47:31
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:06:59
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:16:44
In 4 months : Monday 28 December 2026
sunrise: 06:51:23
sunset: 16:59:25
transit: 11:55:24
civil_twilight_begin: 06:24:46
civil_twilight_end: 17:26:02
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:54:31
nautical_twilight_end: 17:56:17
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:24:56
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:25:52
In 5 months : Thursday 28 January 2027
sunrise: 06:48:44
sunset: 17:24:57
transit: 12:06:51
civil_twilight_begin: 06:23:13
civil_twilight_end: 17:50:28
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:54:01
nautical_twilight_end: 18:19:40
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:25:16
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:48:25
In 6 months : Sunday 28 February 2027
sunrise: 06:22:19
sunset: 17:50:57
transit: 12:06:38
civil_twilight_begin: 05:58:03
civil_twilight_end: 18:15:14
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:29:54
nautical_twilight_end: 18:43:22
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:01:50
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:11:27
In 7 months : Sunday 28 March 2027
sunrise: 05:48:18
sunset: 18:10:14
transit: 11:59:16
civil_twilight_begin: 05:24:06
civil_twilight_end: 18:34:26
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:55:40
nautical_twilight_end: 19:02:51
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:26:52
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:31:39
In 8 months : Wednesday 28 April 2027
sunrise: 05:12:32
sunset: 18:30:42
transit: 11:51:37
civil_twilight_begin: 04:47:05
civil_twilight_end: 18:56:09
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:16:41
nautical_twilight_end: 19:26:34
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:45:07
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:58:08
In 9 months : Friday 28 May 2027
sunrise: 04:51:52
sunset: 18:50:40
transit: 11:51:16
civil_twilight_begin: 04:24:38
civil_twilight_end: 19:17:54
nautical_twilight_begin: 03:51:33
nautical_twilight_end: 19:50:59
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:16:16
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:26:16
In 10 months : Monday 28 June 2027
sunrise: 04:52:16
sunset: 19:02:12
transit: 11:57:14
civil_twilight_begin: 04:24:25
civil_twilight_end: 19:30:03
nautical_twilight_begin: 03:50:24
nautical_twilight_end: 20:04:04
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:13:45
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:40:43
In 11 months : Wednesday 28 July 2027
sunrise: 05:08:00
sunset: 18:53:11
transit: 12:00:35
civil_twilight_begin: 04:41:27
civil_twilight_end: 19:19:44
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:09:23
nautical_twilight_end: 19:51:48
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:35:32
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:25:38