What time is sunset in Qingdao today?

Sunset in Qingdao is at 5:32 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Qingdao?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:57 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:34 AM.

Moonrise in Qingdao is at 3:14 AM and moonset is at 4:09 PM local time.

Qingdao 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 · 36.06°N, 120.38°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:58 AM
Sunset	5:32 PM
Day length	11 h 34 min
End of civil twilight	5:58 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:28 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:57 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 27 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 37 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:34 AM

Moonrise	3:14 AM
Moonset	4:09 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.22°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:04 AM	6:27 PM	1:16 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:07 AM	5:59 PM	1:03 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:21 AM	2:29 PM	7:25 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:37 AM	3:12 PM	8:25 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:26 PM	5:45 AM	11:33 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S.

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