Beijing
Sunrise and sunset in Beijing
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Beijing, in local time. At 39.9° N, the day lasts from 9 h 20 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 00 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 17:26.
Day length 10 h 56 min, 2 min 29 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:59, with the Sun 39° above the horizon.
Times are Beijing time (GMT+8).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:00 | 18:57 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:31 | 18:25 |
| Civil twilight | 06:03 | 17:54 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:30 | 17:26 |
| Golden hour | 06:30–07:07 | 16:49–17:26 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Beijing
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 00 min, from sunrise at 04:45 to sunset at 19:46.
- Shortest day: December 22, 9 h 20 min, from sunrise at 07:32 to sunset at 16:52.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:31 | 17:20 | 9 h 49 min |
| February 21 | 06:59 | 17:56 | 10 h 57 min |
| March 21 | 06:16 | 18:27 | 12 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 05:28 | 18:58 | 13 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 04:54 | 19:27 | 14 h 33 min |
| June 21 | 04:45 | 19:46 | 15 h 00 min |
| July 21 | 05:02 | 19:38 | 14 h 35 min |
| August 21 | 05:31 | 19:03 | 13 h 32 min |
| September 21 | 06:00 | 18:13 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 06:30 | 17:26 | 10 h 56 min |
| November 21 | 07:05 | 16:54 | 9 h 49 min |
| December 21 | 07:32 | 16:52 | 9 h 20 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 39.9° N, 116.4° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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