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Shanghai, SH, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 17.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 9:18:01 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:06 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:35 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 2:33 am 100° East
Moonset Today: 2:20 pm 264° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 29 minutes (+1m 33s)
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Today's Sun Position in Shanghai

Time:9:18 pm
Altitude:-30.0°
Direction:317° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 28m 44s (May 4, 2024)

1 minute, 33 seconds longer than yesterday (May 3, 2024)

3 hours, 21 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

42 minutes, 2 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Shanghai Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:37 am
Astro. Twilight3:37 am – 4:09 am
Nautical Twilight4:09 am – 4:40 am
Civil Twilight4:40 am – 5:06 am
Daylight5:06 am – 6:35 pm
Civil Twilight6:35 pm – 7:01 pm
Nautical Twilight7:01 pm – 7:32 pm
Astro. Twilight7:32 pm – 8:04 pm
Night8:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Shanghai - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 45:06 am6:35 pm13:28:44+1:3311:50 am (74.9°)93.733
May 55:05 am6:36 pm13:30:17+1:3211:50 am (75.2°)93.756
May 65:04 am6:36 pm13:31:48+1:3111:50 am (75.4°)93.779
May 75:04 am6:37 pm13:33:19+1:3011:50 am (75.7°)93.801
May 85:03 am6:38 pm13:34:48+1:2911:50 am (76.0°)93.824
May 95:02 am6:38 pm13:36:17+1:2811:50 am (76.3°)93.845
May 105:01 am6:39 pm13:37:43+1:2611:50 am (76.5°)93.867
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Shanghai

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Shanghai - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 42:33 am2:20 pm-8:23 am(51.0°)227,11122.4%
May 53:05 am3:28 pm-9:12 am(58.3°)225,98013.1%
May 63:36 am4:37 pm-10:02 am(65.6°)225,6715.9%
May 74:10 am5:47 pm-10:53 am(72.6°)226,3091.5%
May 84:46 am6:58 pm-11:48 am(78.6°)227,9170.1%
May 95:28 am8:09 pm-12:45 pm(83.3°)230,4041.6%
May 106:16 am9:17 pm-1:45 pm(86.2°)233,5675.9%
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Shanghai This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 4, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:02 amSun 4:31 pmSun 10:16 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 4:45 amSun 5:54 pmSun 11:20 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:12 amSun 3:17 pmSun 9:14 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:43 amSun 7:20 pmSun 12:31 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 2:30 amSun 2:00 pmSun 8:15 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:33 amSun 7:08 pmSun 12:21 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:00 amSun 2:56 pmSun 8:58 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Shanghai.

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