Datong
Sunrise and sunset in Datong
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Datong, in local time. At 40.1° N, the day lasts from 9 h 19 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 02 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:44, sunset at 17:37.
Day length 10 h 53 min, 2 min 29 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:11, with the Sun 39° above the horizon.
Times are Datong time (GMT+8).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:13 | 19:08 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:45 | 18:36 |
| Civil twilight | 06:16 | 18:05 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:44 | 17:37 |
| Golden hour | 06:44–07:21 | 17:00–17:37 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Datong
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 02 min, from sunrise at 04:57 to sunset at 19:59.
- Shortest day: December 22, 9 h 19 min, from sunrise at 07:45 to sunset at 17:04.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:44 | 17:32 | 9 h 48 min |
| February 21 | 07:12 | 18:09 | 10 h 57 min |
| March 21 | 06:29 | 18:39 | 12 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 05:40 | 19:11 | 13 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 05:06 | 19:40 | 14 h 34 min |
| June 21 | 04:57 | 19:59 | 15 h 02 min |
| July 21 | 05:14 | 19:51 | 14 h 36 min |
| August 21 | 05:43 | 19:15 | 13 h 32 min |
| September 21 | 06:13 | 18:26 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 06:43 | 17:39 | 10 h 56 min |
| November 21 | 07:18 | 17:06 | 9 h 48 min |
| December 21 | 07:45 | 17:04 | 9 h 19 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 40.1° N, 113.3° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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