What time is sunset in Jinan today?

Sunset in Jinan is at 5:45 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Jinan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:11 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:47 AM.

Moonrise in Jinan is at 3:27 AM and moonset is at 4:23 PM local time.

Jinan 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 · 36.67°N, 117.00°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:12 AM
Sunset	5:45 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	6:11 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:41 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:11 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:47 AM

Moonrise	3:27 AM
Moonset	4:23 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.22°N, 145.36°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:19 AM	6:39 PM	1:30 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:22 AM	6:11 PM	1:16 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:33 AM	2:44 PM	7:38 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:50 AM	3:27 PM	8:38 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:40 PM	5:58 AM	11:47 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S.

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