What time is sunset in Dalian today?

Sunset in Dalian is at 5:26 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Dalian?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:54 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:28 AM.

Moonrise in Dalian is at 3:06 AM and moonset is at 4:05 PM local time.

Dalian 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 · 38.91°N, 121.60°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:55 AM
Sunset	5:26 PM
Day length	11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight	5:52 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:23 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:54 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 34 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:28 AM

Moonrise	3:06 AM
Moonset	4:05 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.94°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:05 AM	6:17 PM	1:11 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:09 AM	5:47 PM	12:58 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:09 AM	2:31 PM	7:20 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:27 AM	3:13 PM	8:20 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:21 PM	5:41 AM	11:29 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S.

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