Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Beijing, China

In Beijing, China the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:43 and rises at 06:19. Daylight lasts 11h 24m; evening golden hour runs from 17:06 to 17:59.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:52
Sunrise
06:19
Solar noon
12:01
Sunset
17:43
Last light
18:10
Day length
11h 24m

17h 41m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:06 – 17:59
Blue hour
17:59 – 18:10
Max sun altitude
43.5°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:49 / 17:20

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:20 Sunset 17:41 Golden hour 17:05 – 17:58 Day length 11h 21m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Beijing is

Coordinates
39.9075° N, 116.3972° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
49 m
Population
18,960,744

Sunrise and sunset in Beijing, October 2026

October 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:43 06:10 12:04 17:57 18:24 11h 47m −2:36 17:21–18:14 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:44 06:11 12:03 17:55 18:22 11h 44m −2:36 17:20–18:12 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:45 06:12 12:03 17:54 18:21 11h 42m −2:36 17:18–18:10 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:46 06:13 12:03 17:52 18:19 11h 39m −2:36 17:16–18:09 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:47 06:14 12:02 17:51 18:18 11h 37m −2:35 17:15–18:07 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:48 06:15 12:02 17:49 18:16 11h 34m −2:35 17:13–18:06 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:49 06:16 12:02 17:47 18:14 11h 31m −2:35 17:11–18:04 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:50 06:17 12:02 17:46 18:13 11h 29m −2:35 17:10–18:02 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:51 06:18 12:01 17:44 18:11 11h 26m −2:35 17:08–18:01 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:52 06:19 12:01 17:43 18:10 11h 24m −2:34 17:06–17:59 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:53 06:20 12:01 17:41 18:08 11h 21m −2:34 17:05–17:58 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:54 06:21 12:00 17:40 18:07 11h 19m −2:34 17:03–17:56 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:55 06:22 12:00 17:38 18:05 11h 16m −2:33 17:02–17:55 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:56 06:23 12:00 17:37 18:04 11h 13m −2:33 17:00–17:53 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:57 06:24 12:00 17:35 18:02 11h 11m −2:32 16:59–17:52 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:58 06:25 12:00 17:34 18:01 11h 8m −2:32 16:57–17:50 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:59 06:26 11:59 17:32 17:59 11h 6m −2:31 16:55–17:49 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:00 06:27 11:59 17:31 17:58 11h 3m −2:31 16:54–17:48 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:01 06:28 11:59 17:29 17:57 11h 1m −2:30 16:52–17:46 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:02 06:29 11:59 17:28 17:55 10h 58m −2:30 16:51–17:45 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:03 06:30 11:59 17:26 17:54 10h 56m −2:29 16:49–17:43 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:04 06:31 11:58 17:25 17:53 10h 53m −2:28 16:48–17:42 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:05 06:32 11:58 17:24 17:51 10h 51m −2:28 16:46–17:41 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:06 06:33 11:58 17:22 17:50 10h 48m −2:27 16:45–17:39 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:07 06:34 11:58 17:21 17:49 10h 46m −2:26 16:43–17:38 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:08 06:36 11:58 17:20 17:47 10h 44m −2:25 16:42–17:37 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:09 06:37 11:58 17:18 17:46 10h 41m −2:25 16:41–17:35 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:10 06:38 11:58 17:17 17:45 10h 39m −2:24 16:39–17:34 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:11 06:39 11:58 17:16 17:44 10h 36m −2:23 16:38–17:33 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:12 06:40 11:58 17:15 17:42 10h 34m −2:22 16:37–17:32 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:13 06:41 11:57 17:13 17:41 10h 32m −2:21 16:35–17:31 🌖 71%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:40 05:11 06:10 17:57 18:55 19:27 12h 13m 46.9° 266° W
Fri 2 04:41 05:12 06:11 17:55 18:54 19:25 12h 16m 46.5° 266° W
Sat 3 04:42 05:13 06:12 17:54 18:52 19:24 12h 18m 46.1° 265° W
Sun 4 04:43 05:14 06:13 17:52 18:50 19:22 12h 21m 45.8° 265° W
Mon 5 04:44 05:15 06:14 17:51 18:49 19:20 12h 23m 45.4° 264° W
Tue 6 04:45 05:16 06:15 17:49 18:47 19:19 12h 26m 45.0° 264° W
Wed 7 04:46 05:17 06:16 17:47 18:46 19:17 12h 29m 44.6° 263° W
Thu 8 04:47 05:18 06:17 17:46 18:44 19:16 12h 31m 44.2° 263° W
Fri 9 04:48 05:19 06:18 17:44 18:43 19:14 12h 34m 43.8° 262° W
Sat 10 04:49 05:20 06:19 17:43 18:41 19:12 12h 36m 43.5° 262° W
Sun 11 04:50 05:21 06:20 17:41 18:40 19:11 12h 39m 43.1° 261° W
Mon 12 04:51 05:22 06:21 17:40 18:38 19:09 12h 42m 42.7° 261° W
Tue 13 04:52 05:23 06:22 17:38 18:37 19:08 12h 44m 42.3° 260° W
Wed 14 04:53 05:24 06:23 17:37 18:35 19:06 12h 47m 42.0° 260° W
Thu 15 04:54 05:25 06:24 17:35 18:34 19:05 12h 49m 41.6° 259° W
Fri 16 04:55 05:26 06:25 17:34 18:32 19:04 12h 52m 41.2° 259° W
Sat 17 04:56 05:27 06:26 17:32 18:31 19:02 12h 54m 40.9° 259° WSW
Sun 18 04:57 05:28 06:27 17:31 18:29 19:01 12h 57m 40.5° 258° WSW
Mon 19 04:58 05:29 06:28 17:29 18:28 18:59 12h 59m 40.1° 258° WSW
Tue 20 04:59 05:30 06:29 17:28 18:27 18:58 13h 2m 39.8° 257° WSW
Wed 21 05:00 05:31 06:30 17:26 18:25 18:57 13h 4m 39.4° 257° WSW
Thu 22 05:01 05:32 06:31 17:25 18:24 18:55 13h 7m 39.1° 256° WSW
Fri 23 05:02 05:33 06:32 17:24 18:23 18:54 13h 9m 38.7° 256° WSW
Sat 24 05:03 05:34 06:33 17:22 18:21 18:53 13h 12m 38.4° 255° WSW
Sun 25 05:04 05:35 06:34 17:21 18:20 18:52 13h 14m 38.0° 255° WSW
Mon 26 05:05 05:36 06:36 17:20 18:19 18:50 13h 17m 37.7° 254° WSW
Tue 27 05:06 05:37 06:37 17:18 18:18 18:49 13h 19m 37.3° 254° WSW
Wed 28 05:07 05:38 06:38 17:17 18:17 18:48 13h 21m 37.0° 253° WSW
Thu 29 05:08 05:39 06:39 17:16 18:15 18:47 13h 24m 36.7° 253° WSW
Fri 30 05:09 05:40 06:40 17:15 18:14 18:46 13h 26m 36.3° 253° WSW
Sat 31 05:10 05:41 06:41 17:13 18:13 18:45 13h 28m 36.0° 252° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 06:14 06:42 11:57 17:12 17:40 10h 29m −2:20 16:34–17:29 🌖 59%
Mon 2 06:15 06:43 11:57 17:11 17:39 10h 27m −2:18 16:33–17:28 🌗 48%
Tue 3 06:16 06:45 11:57 17:10 17:38 10h 25m −2:17 16:31–17:27 🌘 36%
Wed 4 06:17 06:46 11:57 17:09 17:37 10h 23m −2:16 16:30–17:26 🌘 26%
Thu 5 06:19 06:47 11:57 17:08 17:36 10h 20m −2:15 16:29–17:25 🌘 17%
Fri 6 06:20 06:48 11:57 17:07 17:35 10h 18m −2:13 16:28–17:24 🌘 10%
Sat 7 06:21 06:49 11:58 17:05 17:34 10h 16m −2:12 16:26–17:23 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:22 06:50 11:58 17:04 17:33 10h 14m −2:10 16:25–17:22 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:23 06:51 11:58 17:03 17:32 10h 12m −2:09 16:24–17:21 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:24 06:53 11:58 17:02 17:31 10h 9m −2:07 16:23–17:20 🌒 1%
Wed 11 06:25 06:54 11:58 17:02 17:30 10h 7m −2:06 16:22–17:19 🌒 4%
Thu 12 06:26 06:55 11:58 17:01 17:29 10h 5m −2:04 16:21–17:18 🌒 8%
Fri 13 06:27 06:56 11:58 17:00 17:29 10h 3m −2:02 16:20–17:18 🌒 14%
Sat 14 06:28 06:57 11:58 16:59 17:28 10h 1m −2:00 16:19–17:17 🌒 21%
Sun 15 06:29 06:58 11:58 16:58 17:27 9h 59m −1:58 16:18–17:16 🌒 29%
Mon 16 06:30 06:59 11:59 16:57 17:26 9h 57m −1:56 16:17–17:15 🌒 38%
Tue 17 06:32 07:01 11:59 16:57 17:26 9h 55m −1:54 16:16–17:14 🌓 48%
Wed 18 06:33 07:02 11:59 16:56 17:25 9h 54m −1:52 16:15–17:14 🌔 57%
Thu 19 06:34 07:03 11:59 16:55 17:24 9h 52m −1:50 16:15–17:13 🌔 67%
Fri 20 06:35 07:04 11:59 16:54 17:24 9h 50m −1:47 16:14–17:13 🌔 77%
Sat 21 06:36 07:05 12:00 16:54 17:23 9h 48m −1:45 16:13–17:12 🌔 85%
Sun 22 06:37 07:06 12:00 16:53 17:23 9h 46m −1:43 16:12–17:11 🌔 92%
Mon 23 06:38 07:07 12:00 16:53 17:22 9h 45m −1:40 16:12–17:11 🌔 97%
Tue 24 06:39 07:08 12:00 16:52 17:22 9h 43m −1:37 16:11–17:10 🌔 99%
Wed 25 06:40 07:10 12:01 16:52 17:21 9h 42m −1:35 16:10–17:10 🌕 100%
Thu 26 06:41 07:11 12:01 16:51 17:21 9h 40m −1:32 16:10–17:10 🌖 97%
Fri 27 06:42 07:12 12:01 16:51 17:21 9h 39m −1:29 16:09–17:09 🌖 92%
Sat 28 06:43 07:13 12:02 16:50 17:20 9h 37m −1:26 16:09–17:09 🌖 84%
Sun 29 06:44 07:14 12:02 16:50 17:20 9h 36m −1:23 16:08–17:08 🌖 75%
Mon 30 06:45 07:15 12:02 16:50 17:20 9h 34m −1:20 16:08–17:08 🌖 64%

Longest and shortest day in Beijing

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 0m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 20m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 40m.

Daylight through 2026

00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:49 on 8 December; the latest is 19:47 on 28 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:45 on 14 June to 07:36 on 5 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Beijing different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 27 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 39.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Photographers get 53 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 5h 40m here — among the widest of the 677 cities tracked in China.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 62° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across October the sunset moves 44 minutes earlier, averaging about 88 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Beijing

Arrive by 16:51. Golden hour opens at 17:06 and the sun is down by 17:43, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 17:59 and runs to 18:10, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Beijing — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Beijing today?

The sun sets in Beijing at 17:43 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Beijing?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 18:10 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Beijing?

Evening golden hour runs 17:06 to 17:59 today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Beijing covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Beijing

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