Xining
Sunrise and sunset in Xining
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Xining, in local time. At 36.6° N, the day lasts from 9 h 39 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 40 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:26, sunset at 18:28.
Day length 11 h 02 min, 2 min 11 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:57, with the Sun 42° above the horizon.
Times are Xining time (GMT+8).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:59 | 19:54 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:29 | 19:24 |
| Civil twilight | 07:00 | 18:54 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:26 | 18:28 |
| Golden hour | 07:26–08:01 | 17:52–18:28 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Xining
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 40 min, from sunrise at 05:54 to sunset at 20:34.
- Shortest day: December 22, 9 h 39 min, from sunrise at 08:21 to sunset at 18:01.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:22 | 18:26 | 10 h 04 min |
| February 21 | 07:54 | 18:59 | 11 h 05 min |
| March 21 | 07:15 | 19:25 | 12 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 06:31 | 19:52 | 13 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 06:01 | 20:17 | 14 h 16 min |
| June 21 | 05:54 | 20:34 | 14 h 40 min |
| July 21 | 06:10 | 20:28 | 14 h 18 min |
| August 21 | 06:34 | 19:56 | 13 h 22 min |
| September 21 | 06:59 | 19:12 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 07:25 | 18:29 | 11 h 04 min |
| November 21 | 07:56 | 18:00 | 10 h 04 min |
| December 21 | 08:21 | 18:00 | 9 h 39 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 36.6° N, 101.8° 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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