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Nanjing, JS, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 92.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 2:54:30 am
Sunrise Today: 5:03 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:55 pm 108° East
Moonset Today: 3:21 am 256° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 56 minutes (+1m 12s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nanjing

Time:2:54 am
Altitude:-23.3°
Direction:44° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 55m 38s (May 21, 2024)

1 minute, 12 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

3 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

19 minutes, 22 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nanjing Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:28 am
Astro. Twilight3:28 am – 4:03 am
Nautical Twilight4:03 am – 4:36 am
Civil Twilight4:36 am – 5:03 am
Daylight5:03 am – 6:59 pm
Civil Twilight6:59 pm – 7:26 pm
Nautical Twilight7:26 pm – 7:59 pm
Astro. Twilight7:59 pm – 8:35 pm
Night8:35 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nanjing - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 215:03 am6:59 pm13:55:38+1:1212:01 pm (78.2°)94.080
May 225:03 am7:00 pm13:56:48+1:1012:01 pm (78.4°)94.098
May 235:02 am7:00 pm13:57:57+1:0812:01 pm (78.6°)94.115
May 245:02 am7:01 pm13:59:04+1:0612:01 pm (78.8°)94.132
May 255:01 am7:02 pm14:00:09+1:0412:01 pm (79.0°)94.150
May 265:01 am7:02 pm14:01:12+1:0212:01 pm (79.1°)94.166
May 275:01 am7:03 pm14:02:13+1:0012:01 pm (79.3°)94.183
* All times are local time for Nanjing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nanjing

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nanjing - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-3:21 am4:55 pm10:26 pm(41.1°)247,02596.0%
May 22-3:50 am5:55 pm11:12 pm(36.3°)244,84599.0%
May 23-4:24 am6:57 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-5:03 am8:01 pm12:02 am(32.4°)242,53499.9%
May 25-5:51 am9:03 pm12:57 am(29.8°)240,22298.5%
May 26-6:47 am10:01 pm1:55 am(28.7°)238,01094.7%
May 27-7:50 am10:52 pm2:54 am(29.5°)235,96388.6%
* All times are local time for Nanjing. 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 Nanjing This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:00 amTue 5:03 pmTue 10:31 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 4:53 amTue 6:38 pmTue 11:45 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 2:52 amTue 3:22 pmTue 9:07 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 5:02 amTue 6:47 pmTue 11:54 amVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnTue 1:41 amTue 1:13 pmTue 7:27 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 4:42 amTue 6:22 pmTue 11:32 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:09 amTue 2:06 pmTue 8:08 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nanjing.

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