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Nanjing, JS, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 24.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:27:34 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:05 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:18 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 8:25 am 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:15 pm 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 13 minutes (+1m 58s)

Today's Sun Position in Nanjing

Time: 6:27 pm
Altitude: -1.9°
Direction: 273° W
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 12h 12m 45s (Mar 23, 2026)

1 minute, 58 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 2 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nanjing Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:43 am
Astro. Twilight 4:43 am – 5:12 am
Nautical Twilight 5:12 am – 5:40 am
Civil Twilight 5:40 am – 6:05 am
Daylight 6:05 am – 6:18 pm
Civil Twilight 6:18 pm – 6:42 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:42 pm – 7:11 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:11 pm – 7:39 pm
Night 7:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nanjing - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:05 am 6:18 pm 12:12:45 +1:58 12:11 pm (59.0°) 92.642
Mar 24 6:04 am 6:18 pm 12:14:44 +1:58 12:11 pm (59.4°) 92.668
Mar 25 6:02 am 6:19 pm 12:16:42 +1:58 12:10 pm (59.7°) 92.693
Mar 26 6:01 am 6:20 pm 12:18:41 +1:58 12:10 pm (60.1°) 92.719
Mar 27 6:00 am 6:20 pm 12:20:39 +1:58 12:10 pm (60.5°) 92.745
Mar 28 5:58 am 6:21 pm 12:22:37 +1:58 12:09 pm (60.9°) 92.771
Mar 29 5:57 am 6:22 pm 12:24:35 +1:57 12:09 pm (61.3°) 92.797
* All times are local time for Nanjing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nanjing

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Nanjing - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 8:25 am 11:15 pm - 3:46 pm (82.9°) 228,164 23.0%
Mar 24 9:15 am - - 4:48 pm (85.6°) 228,936 33.9%
Mar 25 - 12:24 am 10:14 am 5:51 pm (86.2°) 230,144 45.6%
Mar 26 - 1:27 am 11:19 am 6:53 pm (84.8°) 231,662 57.5%
Mar 27 - 2:21 am 12:27 pm 7:51 pm (81.5°) 233,381 68.7%
Mar 28 - 3:06 am 1:36 pm 8:44 pm (76.9°) 235,247 78.7%
Mar 29 - 3:44 am 2:42 pm 9:34 pm (71.3°) 237,226 87.1%
* All times are local time for Nanjing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nanjing This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Tue 4:57 am Tue 4:20 pm Tue 10:39 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 6:58 am Mon 7:41 pm Mon 1:19 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Tue 5:25 am Tue 4:59 pm Tue 11:12 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 12:04 pm Tue 2:11 am Mon 7:07 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Tue 6:16 am Tue 6:19 pm Tue 12:18 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 8:52 am Mon 10:39 pm Mon 3:46 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 6:06 am Tue 6:07 pm Tue 12:07 pm Not visible
* All times are local time for Nanjing.

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