What time is sunset in Taiyuan today?

Sunset in Taiyuan is at 6:02 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Taiyuan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:30 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:04 AM.

Moonrise in Taiyuan is at 3:45 AM and moonset is at 4:41 PM local time.

Taiyuan 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 · 37.87°N, 112.56°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:31 AM
Sunset	6:02 PM
Day length	11 h 32 min
End of civil twilight	6:29 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:59 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:30 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 29 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:04 AM

Moonrise	3:45 AM
Moonset	4:41 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)	8:39 AM	6:55 PM	1:47 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:42 AM	6:26 PM	1:34 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:48 AM	3:04 PM	7:56 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:05 AM	3:47 PM	8:56 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:57 PM	6:16 AM	12:09 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S.

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