What time is sunset in Xichang today?

Sunset in Xichang is at 6:49 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Xichang?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:07 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:49 AM.

Moonrise in Xichang is at 4:35 AM and moonset is at 5:20 PM local time.

Xichang 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 · 27.90°N, 102.26°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:07 AM
Sunset	6:49 PM
Day length	11 h 42 min
End of civil twilight	7:13 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:40 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:07 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 18 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:49 AM

Moonrise	4:35 AM
Moonset	5:20 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.64°N, 121.70°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:03 AM	7:54 PM	2:29 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:01 AM	7:29 PM	2:15 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:51 AM	3:24 PM	8:37 AM	Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:03 AM	4:12 PM	9:37 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:40 PM	6:55 AM	12:50 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 64° toward the S.

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