What time is sunset in Chengdu today?

Sunset in Chengdu is at 6:40 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Chengdu?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:00 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:41 AM.

Moonrise in Chengdu is at 4:26 AM and moonset is at 5:13 PM local time.

Chengdu is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 30.67°N, 104.07°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:01 AM
Sunset	6:40 PM
Day length	11 h 40 min
End of civil twilight	7:05 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:32 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:00 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 21 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:41 AM

Moonrise	4:26 AM
Moonset	5:13 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.05°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:00 AM	7:42 PM	2:21 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:59 AM	7:16 PM	2:08 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:38 AM	3:22 PM	8:30 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:51 AM	4:09 PM	9:30 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:33 PM	6:49 AM	12:43 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Chengdu is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.