Sunset in Ürümqi today
September 4, 2026 · Ürümqi, China
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Sunset in Ürümqi today is at 18:43. Day length is 13h 6m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Ürümqi's coordinates and updated daily.
Ürümqi lies at 44°N. In Ürümqi, day length ranges from 8h 54m in winter to 15h 28m in summer — a swing of about 6h 33m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Ürümqi today, at a bearing of 281°. Civil twilight then lasts another 29 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 63 minutes later in Ürümqi than in Xining, 1440 km to the east-southeast.
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 Ürümqi.
The longest day in Ürümqi is around 15h 28m (around June 21). The shortest is around 8h 54m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 3 minutes per day.
Sunset in Ürümqi by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16:57 | 07:41 | 9h 16m |
| February | 17:39 | 07:10 | 10h 29m |
| March | 18:15 | 06:24 | 11h 52m |
| April | 18:53 | 05:28 | 13h 24m |
| May | 19:28 | 04:46 | 14h 43m |
| June | 19:54 | 04:28 | 15h 26m |
| July | 19:51 | 04:42 | 15h 9m |
| August | 19:16 | 05:14 | 14h 2m |
| September | 18:23 | 05:49 | 12h 34m |
| October | 17:28 | 06:24 | 11h 5m |
| November | 16:46 | 07:04 | 9h 42m |
| December | 16:34 | 07:37 | 8h 56m |