Beijing, BJ, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Beijing, BJ, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: May 21, 2018 at 1:18:09 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:54 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:27 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:38 am↑ 68° East
Moonset Today: 12:13 am↑ 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 32 minutes (+1m 40s)
Today's Sun Position in Beijing
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
1:18 pm
Altitude
65.6°Heading
221° SWPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 32m 51s
Change since
Yesterday: +1m 40s
Winter: +5h 12m
Summer: -27m 29s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Beijing Today
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
| Night | 12:00 am – 3:01 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:01 am – 3:45 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 3:45 am – 4:23 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:23 am – 4:54 am | |
| Daylight | 4:54 am – 7:27 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:27 pm – 7:58 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:58 pm – 8:37 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:37 pm – 9:21 pm | |
| Night | 9:21 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Beijing - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 21 | 4:54 am | 7:27 pm | 14:32:51 | +1:40 | 12:10 pm (70.3°) | 94.076 |
| May 22 | 4:54 am | 7:28 pm | 14:34:29 | +1:37 | 12:11 pm (70.5°) | 94.094 |
| May 23 | 4:53 am | 7:29 pm | 14:36:04 | +1:35 | 12:11 pm (70.6°) | 94.111 |
| May 24 | 4:52 am | 7:30 pm | 14:37:37 | +1:32 | 12:11 pm (70.8°) | 94.128 |
| May 25 | 4:51 am | 7:31 pm | 14:39:07 | +1:30 | 12:11 pm (71.0°) | 94.144 |
| May 26 | 4:51 am | 7:31 pm | 14:40:35 | +1:27 | 12:11 pm (71.2°) | 94.160 |
| May 27 | 4:50 am | 7:32 pm | 14:42:00 | +1:24 | 12:11 pm (71.4°) | 94.176 |
| * All times are local time for Beijing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 21 | 12:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 6:07 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 9:54 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 22 | 6:23 am |
| * All times are local Beijing time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Beijing
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
1:18 pm
Altitude
27.9°Heading
92° EPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
39.5%
Moon in Beijing - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 21 | - | 12:13 am | 10:38 am | 5:51 pm | (65.3°) | 230,259 | 41.7% | |||
 May 22 | - | 12:56 am | 11:47 am | 6:45 pm | (61.4°) | 232,500 | 53.4% | |||
| May 23 | - | 1:34 am | 12:54 pm | 7:35 pm | (56.9°) | 234,879 | 64.6% | |||
| May 24 | - | 2:08 am | 1:59 pm | 8:24 pm | (52.1°) | 237,283 | 74.9% | |||
| May 25 | - | 2:39 am | 3:03 pm | 9:11 pm | (47.2°) | 239,643 | 83.7% | |||
| May 26 | - | 3:10 am | 4:06 pm | 9:57 pm | (42.6°) | 241,919 | 90.8% | |||
| May 27 | - | 3:41 am | 5:08 pm | 10:43 pm | (38.3°) | 244,086 | 95.9% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Beijing This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 21, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 4:12 am | Mon 5:55 pm | Mon 11:02 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 6:52 am | Mon 10:04 pm | Mon 2:28 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 11:52 pm | Tue 9:20 am | Tue 4:36 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 6:08 pm | Tue 4:24 am | Mon 11:16 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 10:10 pm | Tue 7:35 am | Tue 2:52 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 3:33 am | Mon 4:52 pm | Mon 10:13 am | Very difficult to see |
| Neptune | Tue 1:46 am | Tue 1:08 pm | Tue 7:27 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Beijing. | ||||
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