What time is sunset in Handan today?

Sunset in Handan is at 5:55 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Handan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:21 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:57 AM.

Moonrise in Handan is at 3:38 AM and moonset is at 4:33 PM local time.

Handan 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 · 36.61°N, 114.49°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:22 AM
Sunset	5:55 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	6:21 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:51 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:21 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:57 AM

Moonrise	3:38 AM
Moonset	4:33 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.99°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:29 AM	6:50 PM	1:40 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:31 AM	6:21 PM	1:26 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:43 AM	2:54 PM	7:49 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:00 AM	3:37 PM	8:48 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:50 PM	6:08 AM	12:01 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S.

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