Sunrise and sunset in Yancheng, China
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:13 in Yancheng (GMT+8): 10 h 58 min of daylight, 1 min 53 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 11:44, it is 43.7° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Solar noon
- 11:44, 43.7° high
- Day length
- 10 h 58 min
- Golden hour
- 06:15–06:49 and 16:39–17:13
- Blue hour
- 05:39–05:59 and 17:29–17:48
See the sun’s path over Yancheng on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:51–05:20 | 18:08–18:37 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:20–05:49 | 17:39–18:08 |
| Civil twilight | 05:49–06:15 | 17:13–17:39 |
Sunrise and sunset in Yancheng through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:04 | 17:03 | 9 h 58 min | 33.6° |
| February | 06:57 | 17:31 | 10 h 34 min | 39.4° |
| March | 06:29 | 17:56 | 11 h 26 min | 48.9° |
| April | 05:49 | 18:20 | 12 h 31 min | 61° |
| May | 05:13 | 18:42 | 13 h 29 min | 71.6° |
| June | 04:52 | 19:04 | 14 h 12 min | 78.6° |
| July | 04:54 | 19:14 | 14 h 19 min | 79.8° |
| August | 05:12 | 19:01 | 13 h 48 min | 74.8° |
| September | 05:34 | 18:27 | 12 h 53 min | 65.1° |
| October | 05:54 | 17:46 | 11 h 52 min | 53.7° |
| November | 06:18 | 17:09 | 10 h 51 min | 42.4° |
| December | 06:46 | 16:53 | 10 h 07 min | 34.9° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Yancheng
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 44% of the sun covered at 16:01 (annular eclipse)
- Wednesday, 3 November 2032: 39% of the sun covered at 14:12 (partial eclipse)
- Sunday, 2 September 2035: 76% of the sun covered at 08:34 (total eclipse)
Places near Yancheng
- Xinghua 55 km
- Dongtai 58 km
- Taizhou 99 km
- Huai'an 109 km
- Rugao 117 km
- Yangzhou 126 km
- Zhenjiang 143 km
- Zhenzhou 151 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 33.3575°, 120.1573° at sea level, in the Asia/Shanghai time zone.