What time is sunset in Yan'an today?

Sunset in Yan'an is at 6:15 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Yan'an?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:41 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:17 AM.

Moonrise in Yan'an is at 3:59 AM and moonset is at 4:53 PM local time.

Yan'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 · 36.60°N, 109.49°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:42 AM
Sunset	6:15 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	6:41 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:11 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:41 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:17 AM

Moonrise	3:59 AM
Moonset	4:53 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.22°N, 145.49°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:49 AM	7:10 PM	2:00 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:51 AM	6:41 PM	1:46 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:03 AM	3:14 PM	8:08 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:20 AM	3:57 PM	9:08 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:10 PM	6:28 AM	12:21 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S.

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