What time is sunset in Sanming today?

Sunset in Sanming is at 5:49 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Sanming?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:05 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:48 AM.

Moonrise in Sanming is at 3:32 AM and moonset is at 4:17 PM local time.

Sanming 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 · 26.25°N, 117.62°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:04 AM
Sunset	5:49 PM
Day length	11 h 44 min
End of civil twilight	6:12 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:38 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:05 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 16 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:48 AM

Moonrise	3:32 AM
Moonset	4:17 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.98°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:59 AM	6:55 PM	1:27 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:56 AM	6:31 PM	1:14 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:52 AM	2:19 PM	7:36 AM	Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:04 AM	3:08 PM	8:36 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:39 PM	5:54 AM	11:44 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 66° toward the S.

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