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Datong, Shanxi, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:26 am – 6:41 pm
12 hours, 15 minutes

Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:58:16 pm
Sun Direction: 275° West
Sun Altitude: -4.0°
Sun Distance: 92.649 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 4:24 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:26 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:41 pm 272° West

2026 Sun Graph for Datong

December 2026 — Sun in Datong

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 7:29 am (118°) 5:01 pm (242°) 9:32:49 −1:17 5:52 am 6:38 pm 6:25 am 6:05 pm 6:59 am 5:32 pm 12:15 pm (28.2°) 91.669
2 7:30 am (118°) 5:01 pm (242°) 9:31:34 −1:14 5:53 am 6:38 pm 6:26 am 6:05 pm 7:00 am 5:31 pm 12:16 pm (28.0°) 91.655
3 7:31 am (119°) 5:01 pm (241°) 9:30:23 −1:11 5:54 am 6:38 pm 6:27 am 6:05 pm 7:01 am 5:31 pm 12:16 pm (27.9°) 91.641
4 7:32 am (119°) 5:01 pm (241°) 9:29:15 −1:07 5:55 am 6:38 pm 6:28 am 6:05 pm 7:01 am 5:31 pm 12:16 pm (27.7°) 91.627
5 7:33 am (119°) 5:01 pm (241°) 9:28:11 −1:04 5:56 am 6:38 pm 6:29 am 6:05 pm 7:02 am 5:31 pm 12:17 pm (27.6°) 91.614
6 7:34 am (119°) 5:01 pm (241°) 9:27:10 −1:01 5:57 am 6:38 pm 6:29 am 6:05 pm 7:03 am 5:31 pm 12:17 pm (27.5°) 91.601
7 7:34 am (119°) 5:01 pm (241°) 9:26:12 −0:57 5:57 am 6:38 pm 6:30 am 6:05 pm 7:04 am 5:31 pm 12:18 pm (27.4°) 91.589
8 7:35 am (119°) 5:01 pm (240°) 9:25:18 −0:54 5:58 am 6:38 pm 6:31 am 6:05 pm 7:05 am 5:31 pm 12:18 pm (27.2°) 91.576
9 7:36 am (120°) 5:01 pm (240°) 9:24:27 −0:50 5:59 am 6:38 pm 6:32 am 6:05 pm 7:06 am 5:31 pm 12:19 pm (27.1°) 91.564
10 7:37 am (120°) 5:01 pm (240°) 9:23:40 −0:46 6:00 am 6:38 pm 6:33 am 6:05 pm 7:07 am 5:31 pm 12:19 pm (27.0°) 91.552
11 7:38 am (120°) 5:01 pm (240°) 9:22:57 −0:43 6:00 am 6:38 pm 6:33 am 6:05 pm 7:07 am 5:31 pm 12:19 pm (27.0°) 91.541
12 7:39 am (120°) 5:01 pm (240°) 9:22:17 −0:39 6:01 am 6:38 pm 6:34 am 6:05 pm 7:08 am 5:31 pm 12:20 pm (26.9°) 91.530
13 7:39 am (120°) 5:01 pm (240°) 9:21:42 −0:35 6:02 am 6:39 pm 6:35 am 6:06 pm 7:09 am 5:32 pm 12:20 pm (26.8°) 91.519
14 7:40 am (120°) 5:01 pm (240°) 9:21:10 −0:31 6:03 am 6:39 pm 6:36 am 6:06 pm 7:10 am 5:32 pm 12:21 pm (26.7°) 91.509
15 7:41 am (120°) 5:02 pm (240°) 9:20:42 −0:28 6:03 am 6:39 pm 6:36 am 6:06 pm 7:10 am 5:32 pm 12:21 pm (26.7°) 91.499
16 7:42 am (120°) 5:02 pm (240°) 9:20:17 −0:24 6:04 am 6:40 pm 6:37 am 6:07 pm 7:11 am 5:32 pm 12:22 pm (26.6°) 91.489
17 7:42 am (120°) 5:02 pm (240°) 9:19:57 −0:20 6:05 am 6:40 pm 6:38 am 6:07 pm 7:12 am 5:33 pm 12:22 pm (26.6°) 91.480
18 7:43 am (120°) 5:03 pm (240°) 9:19:40 −0:16 6:05 am 6:40 pm 6:38 am 6:07 pm 7:12 am 5:33 pm 12:23 pm (26.6°) 91.471
19 7:43 am (120°) 5:03 pm (240°) 9:19:28 −0:12 6:06 am 6:41 pm 6:39 am 6:08 pm 7:13 am 5:34 pm 12:23 pm (26.5°) 91.463
20 7:44 am (120°) 5:03 pm (240°) 9:19:19 −0:08 6:06 am 6:41 pm 6:39 am 6:08 pm 7:13 am 5:34 pm 12:24 pm (26.5°) 91.455
21 7:45 am (120°) 5:04 pm (239°) 9:19:15 −0:04 6:07 am 6:42 pm 6:40 am 6:09 pm 7:14 am 5:34 pm 12:24 pm (26.5°) 91.448
22 7:45 am (121°) 5:04 pm (239°) 9:19:14 < 1s 6:07 am 6:42 pm 6:40 am 6:09 pm 7:14 am 5:35 pm 12:25 pm (26.5°) 91.442
23 7:46 am (120°) 5:05 pm (240°) 9:19:17 +0:03 6:08 am 6:43 pm 6:41 am 6:10 pm 7:15 am 5:35 pm 12:25 pm (26.5°) 91.435
24 7:46 am (120°) 5:05 pm (240°) 9:19:24 +0:07 6:08 am 6:43 pm 6:41 am 6:10 pm 7:15 am 5:36 pm 12:26 pm (26.5°) 91.430
25 7:46 am (120°) 5:06 pm (240°) 9:19:36 +0:11 6:09 am 6:44 pm 6:42 am 6:11 pm 7:16 am 5:37 pm 12:26 pm (26.6°) 91.425
26 7:47 am (120°) 5:07 pm (240°) 9:19:51 +0:15 6:09 am 6:44 pm 6:42 am 6:11 pm 7:16 am 5:37 pm 12:27 pm (26.6°) 91.421
27 7:47 am (120°) 5:07 pm (240°) 9:20:10 +0:19 6:09 am 6:45 pm 6:42 am 6:12 pm 7:17 am 5:38 pm 12:27 pm (26.6°) 91.417
28 7:47 am (120°) 5:08 pm (240°) 9:20:33 +0:22 6:10 am 6:46 pm 6:43 am 6:13 pm 7:17 am 5:39 pm 12:28 pm (26.7°) 91.414
29 7:48 am (120°) 5:09 pm (240°) 9:20:59 +0:26 6:10 am 6:46 pm 6:43 am 6:13 pm 7:17 am 5:39 pm 12:28 pm (26.7°) 91.412
30 7:48 am (120°) 5:09 pm (240°) 9:21:30 +0:30 6:10 am 6:47 pm 6:43 am 6:14 pm 7:17 am 5:40 pm 12:29 pm (26.8°) 91.410
31 7:48 am (120°) 5:10 pm (240°) 9:22:05 +0:34 6:11 am 6:48 pm 6:44 am 6:15 pm 7:18 am 5:41 pm 12:29 pm (26.9°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Datong. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Datong is at 4:50 am on Tuesday, December 22, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 42 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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