What time is sunset in Xi'an today?

Sunset in Xi'an is at 6:19 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Xi'an?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:42 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:21 AM.

Moonrise in Xi'an is at 4:03 AM and moonset is at 4:55 PM local time.

Xi'an 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 · 34.26°N, 108.93°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:43 AM
Sunset	6:19 PM
Day length	11 h 36 min
End of civil twilight	6:44 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:13 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:42 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 25 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:21 AM

Moonrise	4:03 AM
Moonset	4:55 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.21°N, 145.87°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

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

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:47 AM	7:16 PM	2:02 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:48 AM	6:49 PM	1:48 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:11 AM	3:10 PM	8:11 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:26 AM	3:55 PM	9:11 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:12 PM	6:30 AM	12:23 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S.

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