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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:11 am – 7:12 pm
14 hours, 1 minute

Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 4:40:51 pm
Sun Direction: 268° West
Sun Altitude: 27.5°
Sun Distance: 93.738 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:11 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 7:12 pm 292° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Beijing

December 2024 — Sun in Beijing

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:16 am (118°)4:49 pm (242°)9:33:07−1:155:40 am6:26 pm6:13 am5:53 pm6:46 am5:19 pm12:03 pm (28.2°)91.662
27:17 am (118°)4:49 pm (241°)9:31:54−1:125:41 am6:25 pm6:14 am5:53 pm6:47 am5:19 pm12:03 pm (28.1°)91.648
37:18 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:30:45−1:095:42 am6:25 pm6:15 am5:53 pm6:48 am5:19 pm12:04 pm (28.0°)91.633
47:19 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:29:39−1:055:43 am6:25 pm6:15 am5:53 pm6:49 am5:19 pm12:04 pm (27.8°)91.619
57:20 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:28:36−1:025:44 am6:25 pm6:16 am5:53 pm6:50 am5:19 pm12:05 pm (27.7°)91.605
67:21 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:27:37−0:595:44 am6:25 pm6:17 am5:53 pm6:51 am5:19 pm12:05 pm (27.6°)91.591
77:22 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:26:42−0:555:45 am6:26 pm6:18 am5:53 pm6:52 am5:19 pm12:05 pm (27.5°)91.578
87:23 am (119°)4:49 pm (240°)9:25:49−0:525:46 am6:26 pm6:19 am5:53 pm6:53 am5:19 pm12:06 pm (27.4°)91.565
97:24 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:25:01−0:485:47 am6:26 pm6:20 am5:53 pm6:53 am5:19 pm12:06 pm (27.3°)91.553
107:25 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:24:16−0:445:47 am6:26 pm6:20 am5:53 pm6:54 am5:19 pm12:07 pm (27.2°)91.541
117:25 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:23:35−0:415:48 am6:26 pm6:21 am5:53 pm6:55 am5:19 pm12:07 pm (27.1°)91.529
127:26 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:22:57−0:375:49 am6:26 pm6:22 am5:53 pm6:56 am5:20 pm12:08 pm (27.0°)91.518
137:27 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:22:24−0:335:50 am6:27 pm6:23 am5:54 pm6:56 am5:20 pm12:08 pm (26.9°)91.508
147:28 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:21:54−0:295:50 am6:27 pm6:23 am5:54 pm6:57 am5:20 pm12:09 pm (26.9°)91.498
157:28 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:21:28−0:265:51 am6:27 pm6:24 am5:54 pm6:58 am5:20 pm12:09 pm (26.8°)91.489
167:29 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:21:05−0:225:52 am6:28 pm6:25 am5:55 pm6:59 am5:21 pm12:10 pm (26.8°)91.480
177:30 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:20:47−0:185:52 am6:28 pm6:25 am5:55 pm6:59 am5:21 pm12:10 pm (26.7°)91.472
187:30 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:20:32−0:145:53 am6:28 pm6:26 am5:55 pm7:00 am5:21 pm12:11 pm (26.7°)91.464
197:31 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:20:22−0:105:53 am6:29 pm6:26 am5:56 pm7:00 am5:22 pm12:11 pm (26.7°)91.457
207:31 am (120°)4:52 pm (240°)9:20:15−0:065:54 am6:29 pm6:27 am5:56 pm7:01 am5:22 pm12:12 pm (26.7°)91.451
217:32 am (120°)4:52 pm (240°)9:20:12−0:025:54 am6:30 pm6:27 am5:57 pm7:01 am5:23 pm12:12 pm (26.7°)91.445
227:32 am (120°)4:53 pm (240°)9:20:13+0:015:55 am6:30 pm6:28 am5:57 pm7:02 am5:23 pm12:13 pm (26.7°)91.439
237:33 am (120°)4:53 pm (240°)9:20:18+0:055:55 am6:31 pm6:28 am5:58 pm7:02 am5:24 pm12:13 pm (26.7°)91.434
247:33 am (120°)4:54 pm (240°)9:20:27+0:095:56 am6:31 pm6:29 am5:58 pm7:03 am5:24 pm12:14 pm (26.7°)91.430
257:34 am (120°)4:54 pm (240°)9:20:40+0:125:56 am6:32 pm6:29 am5:59 pm7:03 am5:25 pm12:14 pm (26.7°)91.426
267:34 am (120°)4:55 pm (240°)9:20:57+0:165:57 am6:33 pm6:30 am6:00 pm7:04 am5:26 pm12:15 pm (26.8°)91.422
277:34 am (120°)4:56 pm (240°)9:21:18+0:205:57 am6:33 pm6:30 am6:00 pm7:04 am5:26 pm12:15 pm (26.8°)91.419
287:35 am (120°)4:56 pm (240°)9:21:43+0:245:57 am6:34 pm6:30 am6:01 pm7:04 am5:27 pm12:16 pm (26.9°)91.416
297:35 am (120°)4:57 pm (240°)9:22:11+0:285:58 am6:34 pm6:31 am6:02 pm7:05 am5:28 pm12:16 pm (26.9°)91.413
307:35 am (120°)4:58 pm (240°)9:22:43+0:325:58 am6:35 pm6:31 am6:02 pm7:05 am5:28 pm12:17 pm (27.0°)91.411
317:35 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:23:20+0:365:58 am6:36 pm6:31 am6:03 pm7:05 am5:29 pm12:17 pm (27.1°)91.410
* All times are local time for Beijing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Beijing is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 40 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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