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Xinyuan
blue hour today
Blue hour in Xinyuan is the short, cool-toned window when the sun sits just below the horizon and the sky glows deep blue — prized for cityscapes and waterfronts. Below are today's blue hour, golden hour and sunset times.
Summer here means long days, late golden hour, and warm horizons — best for late-evening portraits and architecture photography in soft amber light.
Today · Asia/Urumqi
Sky chart for Xinyuan
Day length
13:29
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
05:44
Solar noon
12:28
Sunset
19:13
Day length
13:29
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
05:25 → 06:22
Golden hour · evening
18:35 → 19:31
Next 7 days · Xinyuan
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 26 Aug | 05:44 | 19:13 | 18:35 → 19:31 | 19:31 → 19:43 | 13:29 |
| Thu, 27 Aug | 05:45 | 19:11 | 18:33 → 19:30 | 19:30 → 19:41 | 13:26 |
| Fri, 28 Aug | 05:46 | 19:10 | 18:31 → 19:28 | 19:28 → 19:39 | 13:23 |
| Sat, 29 Aug | 05:47 | 19:08 | 18:30 → 19:26 | 19:26 → 19:38 | 13:20 |
| Sun, 30 Aug | 05:48 | 19:06 | 18:28 → 19:24 | 19:24 → 19:36 | 13:18 |
| Mon, 31 Aug | 05:49 | 19:05 | 18:26 → 19:23 | 19:23 → 19:34 | 13:15 |
| Tue, 1 Sep | 05:50 | 19:03 | 18:25 → 19:21 | 19:21 → 19:32 | 13:12 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Wednesday, 26 August
Longest evening golden window: 18:35 → 19:31. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 26 Aug | 05:44 | 05:25 → 06:22 | 12:28 | 18:35 → 19:31 | 19:13 | 13:29 |
| Thu, 27 Aug | 05:45 | 05:27 → 06:23 | 12:28 | 18:33 → 19:30 | 19:11 | 13:26 |
| Fri, 28 Aug | 05:46 | 05:28 → 06:24 | 12:28 | 18:31 → 19:28 | 19:10 | 13:23 |
| Sat, 29 Aug | 05:47 | 05:29 → 06:25 | 12:27 | 18:30 → 19:26 | 19:08 | 13:20 |
| Sun, 30 Aug | 05:48 | 05:30 → 06:26 | 12:27 | 18:28 → 19:24 | 19:06 | 13:18 |
| Mon, 31 Aug | 05:49 | 05:31 → 06:27 | 12:27 | 18:26 → 19:23 | 19:05 | 13:15 |
| Tue, 1 Sep | 05:50 | 05:32 → 06:28 | 12:27 | 18:25 → 19:21 | 19:03 | 13:12 |
| Wed, 2 Sep | 05:51 | 05:34 → 06:30 | 12:26 | 18:23 → 19:19 | 19:01 | 13:09 |
| Thu, 3 Sep | 05:53 | 05:35 → 06:31 | 12:26 | 18:21 → 19:17 | 18:59 | 13:06 |
| Fri, 4 Sep | 05:54 | 05:36 → 06:32 | 12:26 | 18:20 → 19:15 | 18:58 | 13:03 |
| Sat, 5 Sep | 05:55 | 05:37 → 06:33 | 12:25 | 18:18 → 19:14 | 18:56 | 13:01 |
| Sun, 6 Sep | 05:56 | 05:38 → 06:34 | 12:25 | 18:16 → 19:12 | 18:54 | 12:58 |
| Mon, 7 Sep | 05:57 | 05:39 → 06:35 | 12:25 | 18:14 → 19:10 | 18:52 | 12:55 |
| Tue, 8 Sep | 05:58 | 05:40 → 06:36 | 12:24 | 18:13 → 19:08 | 18:50 | 12:52 |
| Wed, 9 Sep | 05:59 | 05:42 → 06:37 | 12:24 | 18:11 → 19:06 | 18:49 | 12:49 |
| Thu, 10 Sep | 06:00 | 05:43 → 06:38 | 12:24 | 18:09 → 19:05 | 18:47 | 12:46 |
| Fri, 11 Sep | 06:01 | 05:44 → 06:39 | 12:23 | 18:07 → 19:03 | 18:45 | 12:43 |
| Sat, 12 Sep | 06:03 | 05:45 → 06:40 | 12:23 | 18:06 → 19:01 | 18:43 | 12:40 |
| Sun, 13 Sep | 06:04 | 05:46 → 06:41 | 12:22 | 18:04 → 18:59 | 18:41 | 12:37 |
| Mon, 14 Sep | 06:05 | 05:47 → 06:42 | 12:22 | 18:02 → 18:57 | 18:40 | 12:34 |
| Tue, 15 Sep | 06:06 | 05:48 → 06:44 | 12:22 | 18:00 → 18:55 | 18:38 | 12:31 |
| Wed, 16 Sep | 06:07 | 05:49 → 06:45 | 12:21 | 17:58 → 18:54 | 18:36 | 12:29 |
| Thu, 17 Sep | 06:08 | 05:51 → 06:46 | 12:21 | 17:56 → 18:52 | 18:34 | 12:26 |
| Fri, 18 Sep | 06:09 | 05:52 → 06:47 | 12:21 | 17:55 → 18:50 | 18:32 | 12:23 |
| Sat, 19 Sep | 06:10 | 05:53 → 06:48 | 12:20 | 17:53 → 18:48 | 18:30 | 12:20 |
| Sun, 20 Sep | 06:11 | 05:54 → 06:49 | 12:20 | 17:51 → 18:46 | 18:29 | 12:17 |
| Mon, 21 Sep | 06:13 | 05:55 → 06:50 | 12:20 | 17:49 → 18:44 | 18:27 | 12:14 |
| Tue, 22 Sep | 06:14 | 05:56 → 06:51 | 12:19 | 17:47 → 18:42 | 18:25 | 12:11 |
| Wed, 23 Sep | 06:15 | 05:57 → 06:52 | 12:19 | 17:45 → 18:41 | 18:23 | 12:08 |
| Thu, 24 Sep | 06:16 | 05:58 → 06:54 | 12:19 | 17:44 → 18:39 | 18:21 | 12:05 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in Xinyuan today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 18:35 and lasts until 19:31 local time. Morning golden hour is from 05:25 to 06:22.
- When does the sun rise and set in Xinyuan?
- Today the sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:13. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 12:28.
- What's the moon phase in Xinyuan tonight?
- 🌕 Full Moon — 97% illuminated. Moonrise at 18:30, moonset at 03:30.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in Xinyuan?
- Summer here means long days, late golden hour, and warm horizons — best for late-evening portraits and architecture photography in soft amber light.