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Daylight hours in Shanghai today
October 27, 2026 · Shanghai, China
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Shanghai has 11h 6m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:06 and sunset is at 17:12. All times are calculated astronomically for Shanghai's exact coordinates.
Shanghai lies at 31°N. In Shanghai, day length ranges from 10h 7m in winter to 14h 11m in summer — a swing of about 4h 4m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:39 in Shanghai, 21 minutes before the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 46.2° above the horizon in Shanghai. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 35.3° at the winter solstice to 82.2° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Shanghai.
The longest day in Shanghai is around 14h 11m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 7m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Shanghai by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10h 20m | 06:54 | 17:14 |
| February | 11h 4m | 06:37 | 17:41 |
| March | 11h 56m | 06:06 | 18:02 |
| April | 12h 55m | 05:27 | 18:22 |
| May | 13h 43m | 05:00 | 18:43 |
| June | 14h 10m | 04:50 | 19:00 |
| July | 13h 60m | 05:01 | 19:00 |
| August | 13h 19m | 05:20 | 18:39 |
| September | 12h 23m | 05:39 | 18:02 |
| October | 11h 27m | 05:57 | 17:24 |
| November | 10h 36m | 06:22 | 16:57 |
| December | 10h 8m | 06:46 | 16:54 |