What time is sunset in Hsinchu today?

Sunset in Hsinchu is at 5:36 PM local time (Asia/Taipei) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Hsinchu?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:52 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:35 AM.

Moonrise in Hsinchu is at 3:19 AM and moonset is at 4:02 PM local time.

Hsinchu 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/Taipei · 24.80°N, 120.97°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:50 AM
Sunset	5:36 PM
Day length	11 h 45 min
End of civil twilight	5:59 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:25 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:52 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 15 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:35 AM

Moonrise	3:19 AM
Moonset	4:02 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.14°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)	7:43 AM	6:44 PM	1:14 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:40 AM	6:21 PM	1:00 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:42 AM	2:03 PM	7:23 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:52 AM	2:53 PM	8:23 AM	Visible about 3.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:26 PM	5:40 AM	11:31 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 67° toward the S.

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