Sunrise & Sunset in Beijing
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
5:26 PM
Today in Beijing, China, sunrise is at 6:32 AM and sunset at 5:26 PM, giving 10 h 54 min of daylight — 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 5:01 AM | 6:56 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 5:33 AM | 6:25 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 6:04 AM | 5:53 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:32 AM | 5:26 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 7:09 AM | 4:48 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:59 AM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Beijing sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 6:10 AM | 5:57 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 2 Fri | 6:11 AM | 5:56 PM | 11 h 45 min |
| 3 Sat | 6:12 AM | 5:54 PM | 11 h 42 min |
| 4 Sun | 6:13 AM | 5:53 PM | 11 h 40 min |
| 5 Mon | 6:14 AM | 5:51 PM | 11 h 37 min |
| 6 Tue | 6:15 AM | 5:49 PM | 11 h 34 min |
| 7 Wed | 6:16 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 32 min |
| 8 Thu | 6:17 AM | 5:46 PM | 11 h 29 min |
| 9 Fri | 6:18 AM | 5:45 PM | 11 h 27 min |
| 10 Sat | 6:19 AM | 5:43 PM | 11 h 24 min |
| 11 Sun | 6:20 AM | 5:42 PM | 11 h 21 min |
| 12 Mon | 6:21 AM | 5:40 PM | 11 h 19 min |
| 13 Tue | 6:22 AM | 5:39 PM | 11 h 16 min |
| 14 Wed | 6:23 AM | 5:37 PM | 11 h 14 min |
| 15 Thu | 6:24 AM | 5:36 PM | 11 h 11 min |
| 16 Fri | 6:25 AM | 5:34 PM | 11 h 9 min |
| 17 Sat | 6:26 AM | 5:33 PM | 11 h 6 min |
| 18 Sun | 6:27 AM | 5:31 PM | 11 h 4 min |
| 19 Mon | 6:29 AM | 5:30 PM | 11 h 1 min |
| 20 Tue | 6:30 AM | 5:28 PM | 10 h 59 min |
| 21 Wed | 6:31 AM | 5:27 PM | 10 h 56 min |
| 22 Thu | 6:32 AM | 5:26 PM | 10 h 54 min |
| 23 Fri | 6:33 AM | 5:24 PM | 10 h 51 min |
| 24 Sat | 6:34 AM | 5:23 PM | 10 h 49 min |
| 25 Sun | 6:35 AM | 5:21 PM | 10 h 46 min |
| 26 Mon | 6:36 AM | 5:20 PM | 10 h 44 min |
| 27 Tue | 6:37 AM | 5:19 PM | 10 h 42 min |
| 28 Wed | 6:38 AM | 5:18 PM | 10 h 39 min |
| 29 Thu | 6:39 AM | 5:16 PM | 10 h 37 min |
| 30 Fri | 6:41 AM | 5:15 PM | 10 h 35 min |
| 31 Sat | 6:42 AM | 5:14 PM | 10 h 32 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Beijing: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Beijing today?
5:26 PM local time (China Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 5:53 PM.
What time is sunrise in Beijing tomorrow?
6:33 AM.
When is golden hour in Beijing today?
In the evening from about 4:48 PM until sunset at 5:26 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 7:09 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Beijing?
About 15 h 0 min at the June solstice, and about 9 h 20 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 39.91°, 116.40°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.