Xi’an
Sunrise and sunset in Xi’an
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Xi’an, in local time. At 34.3° N, the day lasts from 9 h 52 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 27 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:54, sunset at 18:02.
Day length 11 h 07 min, 2 min 0 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:28, with the Sun 45° above the horizon.
Times are Xi’an time (GMT+8).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:31 | 19:25 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:00 | 18:56 |
| Civil twilight | 06:29 | 18:27 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:54 | 18:02 |
| Golden hour | 06:54–07:29 | 17:27–18:02 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Xi’an
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 27 min, from sunrise at 05:32 to sunset at 19:59.
- Shortest day: December 22, 9 h 52 min, from sunrise at 07:46 to sunset at 17:38.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:48 | 18:03 | 10 h 15 min |
| February 21 | 07:23 | 18:33 | 11 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 06:47 | 18:56 | 12 h 09 min |
| April 21 | 06:06 | 19:20 | 13 h 14 min |
| May 21 | 05:38 | 19:43 | 14 h 05 min |
| June 21 | 05:32 | 19:59 | 14 h 27 min |
| July 21 | 05:47 | 19:53 | 14 h 07 min |
| August 21 | 06:09 | 19:24 | 13 h 15 min |
| September 21 | 06:31 | 18:43 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 06:54 | 18:03 | 11 h 09 min |
| November 21 | 07:22 | 17:37 | 10 h 15 min |
| December 21 | 07:46 | 17:38 | 9 h 52 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 34.3° N, 108.9° 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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