Sunrise and Sunset

Platform: API iOS Android

Get the sunrise and sunset times for the next 60 days at any location worldwide.

Request URL

https://api.qweather.com/v7/astronomy/sun?{QueryParams}

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Request Parameters

All parameters are separated by &. If no optional parameters are set, the default value will be used.

key(required)API authentication key, please refer to How To Get Your Key. Support Signature Authentication. Example: key=12334567890ABC
location(required)The location to be queried, support LocationID or comma-separated longitude and latitude (decimal, up to 2 decimal places), LocationID can be obtained by GeoAPI. Example: location=101010100 or location=116.41,39.92
date(required)Set the date, up to 60 days in the future (including today). The date format is yyyyMMdd. Example: date=20200531

Request Example

Sunrise and sunset on 2021-02-20 for Beijing, replace date=20210220 with next 60 days.

curl -L -X GET --compressed 'https://api.qweather.com/v7/astronomy/sun?location=101010100&date=20210220&key=YOUR_KEY'

Response

The response is in JSON format and is Gzip compressed.

{
  "code": "200",
  "updateTime": "2021-02-17T11:00+08:00",
  "fxLink": "http://hfx.link/2ax1",
  "sunrise": "2021-02-20T06:58+08:00",
  "sunset": "2021-02-20T17:57+08:00",
  "refer": {
    "sources": [
      "QWeather"
    ],
    "license": [
      "QWeather Developers License"
    ]
  }
}

code See Status Code
updateTime API last update time
fxLink Responsive web page of this data, for embedded in website or APP
sunrise Sunrise time. Maybe null in high latitude area
sunset Sunset time. Maybe null in high latitude area
refer.sources Data source and other statements, may be null
refer.license Data license, may be null