What time is sunset in Xiamen today?

Sunset in Xiamen is at 5:48 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Xiamen?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:03 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:47 AM.

Moonrise in Xiamen is at 3:32 AM and moonset is at 4:14 PM local time.

Xiamen 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 · 24.48°N, 118.08°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:02 AM
Sunset	5:48 PM
Day length	11 h 46 min
End of civil twilight	6:10 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:37 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:03 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 15 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 44 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:47 AM

Moonrise	3:32 AM
Moonset	4:14 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.34°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:55 AM	6:56 PM	1:25 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:51 AM	6:33 PM	1:12 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:54 AM	2:14 PM	7:34 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:04 AM	3:04 PM	8:34 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:38 PM	5:52 AM	11:43 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 67° toward the S.

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