sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Xining, China (Qinghai).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:40 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Shanghai
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All times are shown in Xining local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 13:09 (elapsed time: -5h 31m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 73.3°.
Day Length: 14h 14m 49s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:02:05 | 13:09:30 | 20:16:54 |
| Azimuth | 64.2° | 180° | 295.8° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
14h 14m 49s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 392 755 km
94 071 097 mi
Xining ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 695 151 km
93 637 625 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+08:00 |
| Latitude: | 36.62554° |
| Longitude: | 101.75739° |
| Country: | China Qinghai |
| Population: | 767 531 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 04:18:07 | 4h 18m 7s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:18:07 | 04:57:08 | 39m 1s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:57:08 | 05:32:57 | 35m 49s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:32:57 | 06:02:05 | 29m 8s | |
| Daylight | 06:02:05 | 20:16:54 | 14h 14m 49s | |
| Civil Twilight | 20:16:54 | 20:46:02 | 29m 8s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 20:46:02 | 21:21:52 | 35m 50s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 21:21:52 | 22:00:53 | 39m 1s | |
| Night | 22:00:53 | 23:59:59 | 1h 59m 6s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 17.4° (
18:40)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 282.3° (
18:40)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:03:30 | 06:02:47 | 06:02:05 | 06:01:25 | 06:00:47 |
| Solar noon: | 13:09:24 | 13:09:27 | 13:09:30 | 13:09:34 | 13:09:38 |
| Sunset: | 20:15:18 | 20:16:06 | 20:16:54 | 20:17:42 | 20:18:29 |
| Day Length: | 14h 11m 48s | 14h 13m 19s | 14h 14m 49s | 14h 16m 17s | 14h 17m 42s |
Xining sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):