Sunset in Guangzhou today
September 12, 2026 · Guangzhou, China
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Sunset in Guangzhou today is at 18:35. Day length is 12h 22m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Guangzhou's coordinates and updated daily.
Guangzhou lies at 23°N. In Guangzhou, day length ranges from 10h 43m in winter to 13h 33m in summer — a swing of about 2h 51m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Guangzhou today, at a bearing of 275°. Civil twilight then lasts another 23 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 29 minutes later in Guangzhou than in Shanghai, 1212 km to the northeast.
Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Guangzhou.
The longest day in Guangzhou is around 13h 33m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 43m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunset in Guangzhou by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18:03 | 07:11 | 10h 52m |
| February | 18:23 | 07:01 | 11h 23m |
| March | 18:37 | 06:37 | 11h 59m |
| April | 18:48 | 06:07 | 12h 41m |
| May | 19:01 | 05:47 | 13h 14m |
| June | 19:15 | 05:42 | 13h 33m |
| July | 19:16 | 05:51 | 13h 26m |
| August | 19:01 | 06:04 | 12h 57m |
| September | 18:32 | 06:14 | 12h 18m |
| October | 18:03 | 06:24 | 11h 39m |
| November | 17:44 | 06:41 | 11h 3m |
| December | 17:44 | 07:01 | 10h 43m |