Sunrise and sunset in China

Today's sunrise, sunset and day length for 6 cities in China, on the local clock with daylight saving time, and the best fixed angle for solar panels in each.

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The sun across China today

The sun rises first in Shanghai, at 06:12 local time, and 1 h 09 min later last in Chengdu, at 07:21; it sets first in Shanghai (17:03) and 1 h 10 min later last in Chengdu (18:14).
The longest day today is in Shenzhen, 11 h 15 min, and the shortest in Beijing, 10 h 23 min.
From Shenzhen at 22.5° N to Beijing at 39.9° N, the day on 21 June lasts 15 h 00 min in the north and 13 h 31 min in the south.
The cities here keep one time, UTC+8, with no daylight saving time.
Solar panels fixed for the best year do best facing due south, towards the equator, from a tilt of about 20° in Shenzhen to 33° in Beijing.

Sunrise and sunset in every city

Times for 4 November 2026 on each city's own clock. The noon sun is how high it stands at solar noon, and the panel tilt is the fixed angle that collects the most over a year, facing due south, towards the equator. Open a city for its sun path, the whole year month by month and its own records.

Today on the local clock, daylight saving time included
City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon sun	Panel tilt
Beijing	06:46	17:09	10 h 23 min	34.7°	33°
Chengdu	07:21	18:14	10 h 53 min	44.0°	26°
Chongqing	07:09	18:05	10 h 56 min	45.1°	26°
Guangzhou	06:34	17:47	11 h 14 min	51.5°	21°
Shanghai	06:12	17:03	10 h 52 min	43.4°	27°
Shenzhen	06:30	17:45	11 h 15 min	52.1°	20°

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