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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Beijing

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Beijing, in local time: the Sun rises at 4:45 AM and sets at 7:45 PM, giving about 15h 00m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · BEIJING
Sunrise4:45 AM
Sunset7:45 PM
Day length15h 00m
Sun right nowup, 73°

Computed for Beijing (39.90°, 116.41°), shown in local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Twilight & the golden hour for Beijing

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour7:04 PM – 8:05 PM
Blue hour8:05 PM – 8:18 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°8:18 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°8:59 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark9:48 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°2:42 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°3:31 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°4:12 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°4:45 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Beijing

Moonrise8:00 AM
Moonset10:10 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently above the horizon at Beijing. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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