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

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Moon: 48.8%
Waning Crescent

Current Time: Jul 13, 2020 at 10:50:55 am


Sunrise Today: 4:57 am↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:43 pm↑ 300° Northwest


Moonset Today: 12:38 pm↑ 276° West


Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 46 minutes (-1m 13s)

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Today's Sun Position in Beijing

Time:10:50 am
Altitude:63.8°
Direction:127° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 46m (Jul 13, 2020)

1 minute, 13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 12, 2020)

5 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2019)

14 minutes, 21 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2020)

The Sun's altitude in Beijing today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Beijing Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Beijing today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 2:59 am
Astro. Twilight2:59 am – 3:44 am
Nautical Twilight3:44 am – 4:25 am
Civil Twilight4:25 am – 4:57 am
Daylight4:57 am – 7:43 pm
Civil Twilight7:43 pm – 8:14 pm
Nautical Twilight8:14 pm – 8:54 pm
Astro. Twilight8:54 pm – 9:40 pm
Night9:40 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Beijing - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 134:57 am7:43 pm14:46:00−1:1312:20 pm (71.8°)94.495
Jul 144:57 am7:42 pm14:44:44−1:1512:20 pm (71.7°)94.491
Jul 154:58 am7:41 pm14:43:25−1:1812:20 pm (71.5°)94.488
Jul 164:59 am7:41 pm14:42:04−1:2112:20 pm (71.4°)94.483
Jul 175:00 am7:40 pm14:40:39−1:2412:20 pm (71.2°)94.478
Jul 185:00 am7:40 pm14:39:13−1:2612:20 pm (71.0°)94.473
Jul 195:01 am7:39 pm14:37:43−1:2912:20 pm (70.9°)94.467
* All times are local time for Beijing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2020

March EquinoxMar 2011:50 am
June SolsticeJun 215:44 am
September EquinoxSep 229:31 pm
December SolsticeDec 216:02 pm
* All times are local Beijing time.

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Today's Moon in Beijing

Percent Illuminated:48.8%
Time:10:50 am
Altitude:18.9°
Direction:259° W
Position:Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Beijing today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Beijing - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 13-12:38 pm-6:12 am(53.0°)251,15350.6%
Jul 1412:18 am1:36 pm-6:53 am(57.9°)250,63640.9%
Jul 1512:44 am2:35 pm-7:35 am(62.5°)249,31131.4%
Jul 161:13 am3:36 pm-8:20 am(66.6°)247,27622.5%
Jul 171:46 am4:38 pm-9:08 am(70.1°)244,68914.5%
Jul 182:25 am5:40 pm-10:00 am(72.6°)241,7587.9%
Jul 193:12 am6:39 pm-10:54 am(73.8°)238,7223.1%
* 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, Mon, Jul 13, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:02 amMon 6:21 pmMon 11:11 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 2:23 amMon 4:31 pmMon 9:27 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 11:23 pmMon 11:30 amMon 5:26 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 7:39 pmTue 5:07 amTue 12:23 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 8:02 pmTue 5:41 amTue 12:51 amPerfect visibility
UranusMon 12:29 amMon 2:12 pmMon 7:21 amDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 10:27 pmTue 10:00 amTue 4:13 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Beijing.

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