What time is sunset in Jiuquan today?

Sunset in Jiuquan is at 6:57 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Jiuquan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:27 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:00 AM.

Moonrise in Jiuquan is at 4:42 AM and moonset is at 5:39 PM local time.

Jiuquan 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 · 39.74°N, 98.52°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:28 AM
Sunset	6:57 PM
Day length	11 h 29 min
End of civil twilight	7:24 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:55 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:27 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 33 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:00 AM

Moonrise	4:42 AM
Moonset	5:39 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.19°N, 147.01°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:24 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:39 AM	7:47 PM	2:44 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:43 AM	7:17 PM	2:30 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:39 AM	4:05 PM	8:52 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:58 AM	4:46 PM	9:52 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:53 PM	7:13 AM	1:05 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

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