Sunrise and sunset in Qiaotou, China
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:22 in Qiaotou (GMT+8): 10 h 48 min of daylight, 2 min 10 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:58, it is 40.1° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Solar noon
- 12:58, 40.1° high
- Day length
- 10 h 48 min
- Golden hour
- 07:33–08:09 and 17:46–18:22
- Blue hour
- 06:57–07:17 and 18:39–18:59
See the sun’s path over Qiaotou on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:06–06:36 | 19:19–19:50 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:36–07:07 | 18:49–19:19 |
| Civil twilight | 07:07–07:33 | 18:22–18:49 |
Sunrise and sunset in Qiaotou through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:27 | 18:07 | 9 h 40 min | 30° |
| February | 08:17 | 18:38 | 10 h 21 min | 35.8° |
| March | 07:46 | 19:07 | 11 h 21 min | 45.3° |
| April | 07:01 | 19:35 | 12 h 34 min | 57.4° |
| May | 06:20 | 20:02 | 13 h 41 min | 68° |
| June | 05:57 | 20:27 | 14 h 30 min | 75.1° |
| July | 05:58 | 20:37 | 14 h 39 min | 76.2° |
| August | 06:19 | 20:22 | 14 h 03 min | 71.2° |
| September | 06:45 | 19:44 | 12 h 59 min | 61.5° |
| October | 07:09 | 18:59 | 11 h 50 min | 50.1° |
| November | 07:37 | 18:18 | 10 h 40 min | 38.8° |
| December | 08:08 | 17:58 | 9 h 49 min | 31.3° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Qiaotou
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 37% of the sun covered at 15:25 (annular eclipse)
- Wednesday, 3 November 2032: 38% of the sun covered at 13:30 (partial eclipse)
- Monday, 20 March 2034: 25% of the sun covered at 19:20 (total eclipse)
- Sunday, 2 September 2035: 89% of the sun covered at 08:19 (total eclipse)
Places near Qiaotou
- Xining 35 km
- Nianbo 83 km
- Wuwei 139 km
- Tongren 161 km
- Jinchang 180 km
- Linxia Chengguanzhen 202 km
- Lanzhou 217 km
- Baiyin 227 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for 36.9350°, 101.6736° at sea level, in the Asia/Shanghai time zone.