What time is sunset in Macheng today?

Sunset in Macheng is at 5:56 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Macheng?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:17 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:57 AM.

Moonrise in Macheng is at 3:40 AM and moonset is at 4:29 PM local time.

Macheng 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 · 31.18°N, 115.02°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:17 AM
Sunset	5:56 PM
Day length	11 h 39 min
End of civil twilight	6:21 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:49 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:17 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 22 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:57 AM

Moonrise	3:40 AM
Moonset	4:29 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.22°N, 145.50°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:17 AM	6:57 PM	1:38 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:17 AM	6:31 PM	1:24 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:53 AM	2:39 PM	7:46 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:07 AM	3:26 PM	8:46 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:49 PM	6:05 AM	11:55 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

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