What time is sunset in Taicang today?

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

What phase is the Moon tonight in Taicang?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:53 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:33 AM.

Moonrise in Taicang is at 3:14 AM and moonset is at 4:04 PM local time.

Taicang 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 · 31.45°N, 121.09°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:53 AM
Sunset	5:32 PM
Day length	11 h 39 min
End of civil twilight	5:56 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:53 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 22 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:33 AM

Moonrise	3:14 AM
Moonset	4:04 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.64°N, 121.95°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:53 AM	6:32 PM	1:13 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:53 AM	6:07 PM	1:00 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:28 AM	2:16 PM	7:22 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:42 AM	3:02 PM	8:22 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:24 PM	5:41 AM	11:31 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S.

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