Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Shenzhen

Sunrise in Shenzhen today is at 05:38:53 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:04:57 PM, giving Shenzhen 13h 26min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:13:33 AM and ends at 07:30:20 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Shenzhen or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Shenzhen. Get a full year of light data with the printable Shenzhen Photography Planner 2026.

Shenzhen lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Shenzhen receives 13.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:40 AM and sunset at 07:10 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 10.7 hours — a difference of 2.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 10 at 05:38, while the latest sunset falls around July 05 at 19:12. The evening golden hour in Shenzhen lasts about 48 minutes in summer and 48 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.