City Sun Guide
Sunrise and Sunset in Shanghai, China
Shanghai is located at 31.23°N, 121.47°E in the Asia/Shanghai timezone. Today, sunrise is at 5:44 AM GMT+8 and sunset at 6:13 PM GMT+8, giving a day length of 12h 29m. Use this city page for monthly planning, then jump into the interactive map for exact location and time control.
Today overview
Today sunrise
5:44 AM GMT+8
Today sunset
6:13 PM GMT+8
Golden hour (morning)
5:44 AM GMT+8 - 6:16 AM GMT+8
Blue hour (evening)
6:28 PM GMT+8 - 6:37 PM GMT+8
Day length
12h 29m
Seasonal daylight chart
Compare sunrise, sunset, and daylight length across the year in Shanghai.
Seasonal insights
Daylight expands and contracts across the year for this location.
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Major landmarks in Shanghai
Explore sun alignment data for famous landmarks in Shanghai.
Monthly sun times
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden AM | Golden PM | Blue AM | Blue PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:54 AM GMT+8 | 5:14 PM GMT+8 | 6:54 AM GMT+8 - 7:30 AM GMT+8 | 4:38 PM GMT+8 - 5:14 PM GMT+8 | 6:09 AM GMT+8 - 7:09 AM GMT+8 | 5:29 PM GMT+8 - 5:39 PM GMT+8 |
| February | 6:37 AM GMT+8 | 5:41 PM GMT+8 | 6:37 AM GMT+8 - 7:10 AM GMT+8 | 5:08 PM GMT+8 - 5:41 PM GMT+8 | 5:52 AM GMT+8 - 6:52 AM GMT+8 | 5:56 PM GMT+8 - 6:05 PM GMT+8 |
| March | 6:06 AM GMT+8 | 6:02 PM GMT+8 | 6:06 AM GMT+8 - 6:38 AM GMT+8 | 5:30 PM GMT+8 - 6:02 PM GMT+8 | 5:21 AM GMT+8 - 6:21 AM GMT+8 | 6:16 PM GMT+8 - 6:26 PM GMT+8 |
| April | 5:27 AM GMT+8 | 6:22 PM GMT+8 | 5:27 AM GMT+8 - 6:00 AM GMT+8 | 5:50 PM GMT+8 - 6:22 PM GMT+8 | 4:42 AM GMT+8 - 5:42 AM GMT+8 | 6:37 PM GMT+8 - 6:47 PM GMT+8 |
| May | 5:00 AM GMT+8 | 6:43 PM GMT+8 | 5:00 AM GMT+8 - 5:34 AM GMT+8 | 6:09 PM GMT+8 - 6:43 PM GMT+8 | 4:15 AM GMT+8 - 5:15 AM GMT+8 | 6:58 PM GMT+8 - 7:09 PM GMT+8 |
| June | 4:50 AM GMT+8 | 7:00 PM GMT+8 | 4:50 AM GMT+8 - 5:26 AM GMT+8 | 6:25 PM GMT+8 - 7:00 PM GMT+8 | 4:05 AM GMT+8 - 5:05 AM GMT+8 | 7:16 PM GMT+8 - 7:27 PM GMT+8 |
| July | 5:01 AM GMT+8 | 7:00 PM GMT+8 | 5:01 AM GMT+8 - 5:36 AM GMT+8 | 6:26 PM GMT+8 - 7:00 PM GMT+8 | 4:16 AM GMT+8 - 5:16 AM GMT+8 | 7:16 PM GMT+8 - 7:27 PM GMT+8 |
| August | 5:20 AM GMT+8 | 6:39 PM GMT+8 | 5:20 AM GMT+8 - 5:53 AM GMT+8 | 6:06 PM GMT+8 - 6:39 PM GMT+8 | 4:35 AM GMT+8 - 5:35 AM GMT+8 | 6:53 PM GMT+8 - 7:03 PM GMT+8 |
| September | 5:39 AM GMT+8 | 6:02 PM GMT+8 | 5:39 AM GMT+8 - 6:11 AM GMT+8 | 5:30 PM GMT+8 - 6:02 PM GMT+8 | 4:54 AM GMT+8 - 5:54 AM GMT+8 | 6:16 PM GMT+8 - 6:25 PM GMT+8 |
| October | 5:57 AM GMT+8 | 5:24 PM GMT+8 | 5:57 AM GMT+8 - 6:30 AM GMT+8 | 4:52 PM GMT+8 - 5:24 PM GMT+8 | 5:12 AM GMT+8 - 6:12 AM GMT+8 | 5:38 PM GMT+8 - 5:48 PM GMT+8 |
| November | 6:22 AM GMT+8 | 4:57 PM GMT+8 | 6:22 AM GMT+8 - 6:57 AM GMT+8 | 4:22 PM GMT+8 - 4:57 PM GMT+8 | 5:37 AM GMT+8 - 6:37 AM GMT+8 | 5:12 PM GMT+8 - 5:22 PM GMT+8 |
| December | 6:46 AM GMT+8 | 4:54 PM GMT+8 | 6:46 AM GMT+8 - 7:23 AM GMT+8 | 4:17 PM GMT+8 - 4:54 PM GMT+8 | 6:01 AM GMT+8 - 7:01 AM GMT+8 | 5:09 PM GMT+8 - 5:20 PM GMT+8 |