What time is sunset in Zigong today?

Sunset in Zigong is at 6:38 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Zigong?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:57 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:39 AM.

Moonrise in Zigong is at 4:24 AM and moonset is at 5:10 PM local time.

Zigong 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 · 29.34°N, 104.78°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:57 AM
Sunset	6:38 PM
Day length	11 h 41 min
End of civil twilight	7:02 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:30 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:57 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 20 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 42 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:39 AM

Moonrise	4:24 AM
Moonset	5:10 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.61°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:55 AM	7:41 PM	2:19 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:54 AM	7:16 PM	2:05 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:38 AM	3:17 PM	8:27 AM	Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:50 AM	4:04 PM	9:27 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:30 PM	6:46 AM	12:40 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 62° toward the S.

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