July 21, 2026 · Nanjing, China
Sunrise in Nanjing today is at 05:13. Day length is 13h 57m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Nanjing's coordinates and updated daily.
Nanjing lies at 32°N. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Nanjing.
The longest day in Nanjing is around 14h 15m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 3m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:07 | 17:23 | 10h 16m |
| February | 06:49 | 17:51 | 11h 2m |
| March | 06:17 | 18:13 | 11h 56m |
| April | 05:37 | 18:34 | 12h 57m |
| May | 05:09 | 18:55 | 13h 47m |
| June | 04:59 | 19:13 | 14h 14m |
| July | 05:10 | 19:13 | 14h 4m |
| August | 05:30 | 18:51 | 13h 21m |
| September | 05:49 | 18:13 | 12h 24m |
| October | 06:09 | 17:34 | 11h 26m |
| November | 06:34 | 17:07 | 10h 32m |
| December | 06:59 | 17:03 | 10h 4m |