Shanghai sunrise and sunset in May 2026

Earliest sunrise04:51day 31

Latest sunrise05:10day 1

Earliest sunset18:33day 1

Latest sunset18:53day 31

Day length change in the month+38m 24s

Day	Dawn	Sunrise	Noon	Sunset	Dusk	Day length	vs prev. day
1 Fri	04:44	05:10	11:51	18:33	18:59	13 h 23 min	+1m 37s
2 Sat	04:43	05:09	11:51	18:34	19:00	13 h 25 min	+1m 36s
3 Sun	04:42	05:08	11:51	18:34	19:00	13 h 26 min	+1m 35s
4 Mon	04:41	05:07	11:51	18:35	19:01	13 h 28 min	+1m 34s
5 Tue	04:40	05:06	11:51	18:36	19:02	13 h 30 min	+1m 33s
6 Wed	04:39	05:05	11:51	18:37	19:03	13 h 31 min	+1m 32s
7 Thu	04:39	05:05	11:51	18:37	19:03	13 h 33 min	+1m 31s
8 Fri	04:38	05:04	11:51	18:38	19:04	13 h 34 min	+1m 30s
9 Sat	04:37	05:03	11:51	18:39	19:05	13 h 36 min	+1m 29s
10 Sun	04:36	05:02	11:51	18:39	19:06	13 h 37 min	+1m 28s
11 Mon	04:35	05:01	11:51	18:40	19:06	13 h 38 min	+1m 26s
12 Tue	04:34	05:01	11:51	18:41	19:07	13 h 40 min	+1m 25s
13 Wed	04:34	05:00	11:50	18:41	19:08	13 h 41 min	+1m 24s
14 Thu	04:33	04:59	11:50	18:42	19:09	13 h 43 min	+1m 22s
15 Fri	04:32	04:59	11:50	18:43	19:09	13 h 44 min	+1m 21s
16 Sat	04:31	04:58	11:51	18:43	19:10	13 h 45 min	+1m 19s
17 Sun	04:31	04:57	11:51	18:44	19:11	13 h 47 min	+1m 18s
18 Mon	04:30	04:57	11:51	18:45	19:11	13 h 48 min	+1m 16s
19 Tue	04:29	04:56	11:51	18:45	19:12	13 h 49 min	+1m 14s
20 Wed	04:29	04:56	11:51	18:46	19:13	13 h 50 min	+1m 13s
21 Thu	04:28	04:55	11:51	18:47	19:14	13 h 52 min	+1m 11s
22 Fri	04:28	04:55	11:51	18:47	19:14	13 h 53 min	+1m 09s
23 Sat	04:27	04:54	11:51	18:48	19:15	13 h 54 min	+1m 07s
24 Sun	04:27	04:54	11:51	18:49	19:16	13 h 55 min	+1m 06s
25 Mon	04:26	04:53	11:51	18:49	19:16	13 h 56 min	+1m 04s
26 Tue	04:26	04:53	11:51	18:50	19:17	13 h 57 min	+1m 02s
27 Wed	04:25	04:52	11:51	18:50	19:18	13 h 58 min	+1m 00s
28 Thu	04:25	04:52	11:51	18:51	19:18	13 h 59 min	+58s
29 Fri	04:24	04:52	11:52	18:52	19:19	14 h	+56s
30 Sat	04:24	04:51	11:52	18:52	19:20	14 h 1 min	+54s
31 Sun	04:24	04:51	11:52	18:53	19:20	14 h 2 min	+52s

Day length on the 15th of each month (hours)

January10.3 h

February11.1 h

March11.9 h

April12.9 h

May13.7 h

June14.2 h

July14.0 h

August13.3 h

September12.4 h

October11.4 h

November10.6 h

December10.1 h

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Time zone: Asia/Shanghai · 31.222, 121.458

Values for 2026, computed with JPL DE421 and Skyfield. Sunrise/sunset use the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction (no elevation or terrain); twilight is civil (Sun 6° below the horizon). Year-to-year differences are usually within 1–2 minutes.

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In May 2026, sunrise in Shanghai moves from 05:10 (1st) to 04:51 (31th) and sunset from 18:33 to 18:53; day length on the 15th is 13 h 44 min.