July 30, 2026 · Shanghai, China
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Sunrise in Shanghai today is at 05:10. Day length is 13h 43m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Shanghai's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
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 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 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:54 | 17:14 | 10h 20m |
| February | 06:37 | 17:41 | 11h 4m |
| March | 06:06 | 18:02 | 11h 56m |
| April | 05:27 | 18:22 | 12h 55m |
| May | 05:00 | 18:43 | 13h 43m |
| June | 04:50 | 19:00 | 14h 10m |
| July | 05:01 | 19:00 | 13h 60m |
| August | 05:20 | 18:39 | 13h 19m |
| September | 05:39 | 18:02 | 12h 23m |
| October | 05:57 | 17:24 | 11h 27m |
| November | 06:22 | 16:57 | 10h 36m |
| December | 06:46 | 16:54 | 10h 8m |