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Lanzhou
golden hour tonight
Sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Lanzhou — updated daily. Use the tables below to plan photography, hikes and any activity that depends on the light.
Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.
Today · Asia/Shanghai
Sky chart for Lanzhou
Day length
11:05
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
07:16
Solar noon
12:49
Sunset
18:21
Day length
11:05
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
07:00 → 07:51
Golden hour · evening
17:46 → 18:37
Next 7 days · Lanzhou
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 21 Oct | 07:16 | 18:21 | 17:46 → 18:37 | 18:37 → 18:47 | 11:05 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 07:17 | 18:20 | 17:45 → 18:36 | 18:36 → 18:46 | 11:03 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 07:18 | 18:19 | 17:44 → 18:35 | 18:35 → 18:45 | 11:00 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 07:19 | 18:18 | 17:42 → 18:34 | 18:34 → 18:44 | 10:58 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 07:20 | 18:17 | 17:41 → 18:33 | 18:33 → 18:43 | 10:56 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 07:21 | 18:15 | 17:40 → 18:32 | 18:32 → 18:42 | 10:54 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 07:22 | 18:14 | 17:39 → 18:30 | 18:30 → 18:41 | 10:52 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Tuesday, 27 October
Longest evening golden window: 17:39 → 18:30. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 21 Oct | 07:16 | 07:00 → 07:51 | 12:49 | 17:46 → 18:37 | 18:21 | 11:05 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 07:17 | 07:01 → 07:52 | 12:49 | 17:45 → 18:36 | 18:20 | 11:03 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 07:18 | 07:02 → 07:53 | 12:48 | 17:44 → 18:35 | 18:19 | 11:00 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 07:19 | 07:03 → 07:54 | 12:48 | 17:42 → 18:34 | 18:18 | 10:58 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 07:20 | 07:04 → 07:55 | 12:48 | 17:41 → 18:33 | 18:17 | 10:56 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 07:21 | 07:05 → 07:56 | 12:48 | 17:40 → 18:32 | 18:15 | 10:54 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 07:22 | 07:06 → 07:57 | 12:48 | 17:39 → 18:30 | 18:14 | 10:52 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 07:23 | 07:07 → 07:58 | 12:48 | 17:38 → 18:29 | 18:13 | 10:50 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 07:24 | 07:07 → 07:59 | 12:48 | 17:36 → 18:28 | 18:12 | 10:48 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 07:25 | 07:08 → 08:00 | 12:48 | 17:35 → 18:27 | 18:11 | 10:46 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 07:26 | 07:09 → 08:01 | 12:48 | 17:34 → 18:26 | 18:10 | 10:44 |
| Sun, 1 Nov | 07:27 | 07:10 → 08:03 | 12:48 | 17:33 → 18:25 | 18:09 | 10:42 |
| Mon, 2 Nov | 07:28 | 07:11 → 08:04 | 12:48 | 17:32 → 18:24 | 18:08 | 10:40 |
| Tue, 3 Nov | 07:28 | 07:12 → 08:05 | 12:48 | 17:31 → 18:23 | 18:07 | 10:38 |
| Wed, 4 Nov | 07:29 | 07:13 → 08:06 | 12:48 | 17:30 → 18:22 | 18:06 | 10:36 |
| Thu, 5 Nov | 07:30 | 07:14 → 08:07 | 12:48 | 17:29 → 18:21 | 18:05 | 10:34 |
| Fri, 6 Nov | 07:31 | 07:15 → 08:08 | 12:48 | 17:27 → 18:20 | 18:04 | 10:32 |
| Sat, 7 Nov | 07:32 | 07:16 → 08:09 | 12:48 | 17:26 → 18:20 | 18:03 | 10:30 |
| Sun, 8 Nov | 07:33 | 07:17 → 08:10 | 12:48 | 17:26 → 18:19 | 18:02 | 10:28 |
| Mon, 9 Nov | 07:34 | 07:18 → 08:11 | 12:48 | 17:25 → 18:18 | 18:01 | 10:26 |
| Tue, 10 Nov | 07:35 | 07:19 → 08:12 | 12:48 | 17:24 → 18:17 | 18:01 | 10:25 |
| Wed, 11 Nov | 07:36 | 07:20 → 08:13 | 12:48 | 17:23 → 18:16 | 18:00 | 10:23 |
| Thu, 12 Nov | 07:37 | 07:21 → 08:15 | 12:48 | 17:22 → 18:16 | 17:59 | 10:21 |
| Fri, 13 Nov | 07:38 | 07:22 → 08:16 | 12:48 | 17:21 → 18:15 | 17:58 | 10:19 |
| Sat, 14 Nov | 07:39 | 07:23 → 08:17 | 12:49 | 17:20 → 18:14 | 17:57 | 10:17 |
| Sun, 15 Nov | 07:41 | 07:24 → 08:18 | 12:49 | 17:19 → 18:14 | 17:57 | 10:16 |
| Mon, 16 Nov | 07:42 | 07:25 → 08:19 | 12:49 | 17:19 → 18:13 | 17:56 | 10:14 |
| Tue, 17 Nov | 07:43 | 07:26 → 08:20 | 12:49 | 17:18 → 18:12 | 17:56 | 10:12 |
| Wed, 18 Nov | 07:44 | 07:27 → 08:21 | 12:49 | 17:17 → 18:12 | 17:55 | 10:11 |
| Thu, 19 Nov | 07:45 | 07:28 → 08:22 | 12:50 | 17:17 → 18:11 | 17:54 | 10:09 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in Lanzhou today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 17:46 and lasts until 18:37 local time. Morning golden hour is from 07:00 to 07:51.
- When does the sun rise and set in Lanzhou?
- Today the sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:21. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 12:49.
- What's the moon phase in Lanzhou tonight?
- 🌓 First Quarter — 67% illuminated. Moonrise at 15:50, moonset at 02:00.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in Lanzhou?
- Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.