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Beijing, BJ, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 10.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 6:34:59 am
Sunrise Today: 5:03 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 7:18 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:00 am 52° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:11 pm 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 16 minutes (+2m)
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Today's Sun Position in Beijing

Time:6:34 am
Altitude:16.0°
Direction:80° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 15m 37s (May 11, 2024)

2 minutes longer than yesterday (May 10, 2024)

4 hours, 55 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

44 minutes, 45 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Beijing Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:15 am
Astro. Twilight3:15 am – 3:55 am
Nautical Twilight3:55 am – 4:33 am
Civil Twilight4:33 am – 5:03 am
Daylight5:03 am – 7:18 pm
Civil Twilight7:18 pm – 7:49 pm
Nautical Twilight7:49 pm – 8:26 pm
Astro. Twilight8:26 pm – 9:07 pm
Night9:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Beijing - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 115:03 am7:18 pm14:15:37+2:0012:10 pm (68.1°)93.888
May 125:02 am7:19 pm14:17:35+1:5812:10 pm (68.3°)93.909
May 135:01 am7:20 pm14:19:31+1:5612:10 pm (68.6°)93.929
May 145:00 am7:21 pm14:21:26+1:5412:10 pm (68.8°)93.949
May 154:59 am7:22 pm14:23:18+1:5212:10 pm (69.1°)93.968
May 164:58 am7:23 pm14:25:08+1:5012:10 pm (69.3°)93.988
May 174:57 am7:24 pm14:26:57+1:4812:10 pm (69.5°)94.007
* All times are local time for Beijing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Beijing

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Beijing - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 117:00 am11:11 pm-3:06 pm(78.4°)237,17312.5%
May 128:00 am--4:03 pm(77.5°)240,79920.7%
May 13-12:01 am9:04 am4:57 pm(75.1°)244,18929.9%
May 14-12:41 am10:10 am5:47 pm(71.4°)247,09139.7%
May 15-1:13 am11:15 am6:32 pm(66.9°)249,32049.6%
May 16-1:38 am12:17 pm7:14 pm(61.7°)250,76959.4%
May 17-2:01 am1:17 pm7:54 pm(56.1°)251,39968.7%
* All times are local time for Beijing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Beijing This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:08 amSat 4:58 pmSat 10:33 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 4:49 amSat 6:42 pmSat 11:45 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:19 amSat 3:38 pmSat 9:28 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 5:26 amSat 7:42 pmSat 12:34 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSat 2:34 amSat 1:53 pmSat 8:13 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:13 amSat 7:25 pmSat 12:19 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 2:59 amSat 2:53 pmSat 8:56 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Beijing.

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