What time is sunset in Nanjing today?

Sunset in Nanjing is at 5:41 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Nanjing?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:02 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:42 AM.

Moonrise in Nanjing is at 3:24 AM and moonset is at 4:14 PM local time.

Nanjing 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 · 32.06°N, 118.78°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:03 AM
Sunset	5:41 PM
Day length	11 h 38 min
End of civil twilight	6:05 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:34 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:02 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 22 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:42 AM

Moonrise	3:24 AM
Moonset	4:14 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.42°N, 133.93°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:04 AM	6:41 PM	1:22 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:04 AM	6:15 PM	1:09 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:36 AM	2:26 PM	7:31 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:50 AM	3:12 PM	8:31 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:34 PM	5:50 AM	11:40 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S.

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