What time is sunset in Zitong today?

Sunset in Zitong is at 6:34 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Zitong?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:53 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:35 AM.

Moonrise in Zitong is at 4:19 AM and moonset is at 5:06 PM local time.

Zitong 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 · 30.18°N, 105.83°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:54 AM
Sunset	6:34 PM
Day length	11 h 40 min
End of civil twilight	6:58 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:25 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:53 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 20 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:35 AM

Moonrise	4:19 AM
Moonset	5:06 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.24°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)	8:52 AM	7:36 PM	2:14 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:51 AM	7:10 PM	2:01 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:32 AM	3:14 PM	8:23 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:45 AM	4:01 PM	9:23 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:26 PM	6:42 AM	12:36 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 62° toward the S.

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