Sunrise
Jingshan Park
Area: North of the Forbidden City
A high eastern view over roofs; pollution or closed gates can remove the distant scene.
Find today's sunrise and sunset times in Beijing, along with day length, civil twilight and photography golden hour, plus a two-week and full-year overview. All times are in Beijing local time.
On 2026-08-27, the sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 18:55 in Beijing (local time).
Today's morning golden hour in Beijing is around 05:36 ~ 06:12 and the evening golden hour is around 18:19 ~ 18:55 — the best light for portraits and landscapes.
Tomorrow (2026-08-28), sunrise in Beijing is 05:37 and sunset is 18:54 (local time).
Tonight's sunset in Beijing is 18:55 on 2026-08-27, followed by civil dusk around 19:24 (local time).
For sunrise around Beijing, try Jingshan Park. Check the sunrise time above and arrive before the sky starts brightening.
For sunset around Beijing, try Olympic Park, Mutianyu Great Wall. West-coast viewpoints usually work best, especially when the weather is clear.
Daylight in Beijing is shortening — about 17 minutes less than a week ago, with 13h 20m of daylight today.
Today the sun rises toward the East (75°) and sets toward the West (284°) — useful for planning your shooting angle or which coast to face.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | 05:36 | 18:55 | 13h 20m |
| 2026-08-28 | 05:37 | 18:54 | 13h 17m |
Tomorrow in Beijing, sunrise is 05:37, sunset is 18:54, and daylight lasts 13h 17m.
Based on Open-Meteo cloud forecasts, here's today's (2026-08-27) afterglow estimate for Beijing:
Sunrise glow：34（Low，05:37） ｜ Sunset glow：8（Low，18:54）
Low 0% · Mid 100% · High 98% Visibility is about 10 km.
Use the local times above to plan when to arrive, then choose a viewpoint by direction: east and southeast for sunrise, west coast for sunset.
Sunrise
Area: North of the Forbidden City
A high eastern view over roofs; pollution or closed gates can remove the distant scene.
Sunset
Area: North Beijing
The open axis suits architecture at dusk; in smog, switch to geometric close-ups.
Sunset
Area: Beijing northern hills
Western ridge light gives wall layers; snow, fog or closures are reasons not to climb for gold light.
Sunrise and sunset on the 1st, 11th, and 21st of each month for comparing daylight through the year in Beijing.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | 07:35 | 16:58 | 9h 23m |
| 2026-01-11 | 07:35 | 17:07 | 9h 32m |
| 2026-01-21 | 07:31 | 17:18 | 9h 47m |
| 2026-02-01 | 07:23 | 17:31 | 10h 08m |
| 2026-02-11 | 07:13 | 17:43 | 10h 30m |
| 2026-02-21 | 07:01 | 17:55 | 10h 54m |
| 2026-03-01 | 06:50 | 18:05 | 11h 15m |
| 2026-03-11 | 06:35 | 18:15 | 11h 41m |
| 2026-03-21 | 06:19 | 18:26 | 12h 07m |
| 2026-04-01 | 06:01 | 18:37 | 12h 36m |
| 2026-04-11 | 05:45 | 18:47 | 13h 02m |
| 2026-04-21 | 05:30 | 18:57 | 13h 27m |
| 2026-05-01 | 05:16 | 19:07 | 13h 51m |
| 2026-05-11 | 05:04 | 19:17 | 14h 12m |
| 2026-05-21 | 04:55 | 19:26 | 14h 31m |
| 2026-06-01 | 04:48 | 19:35 | 14h 47m |
| 2026-06-11 | 04:45 | 19:41 | 14h 57m |
| 2026-06-21 | 04:45 | 19:45 | 15h 00m |
| 2026-07-01 | 04:48 | 19:46 | 14h 58m |
| 2026-07-11 | 04:54 | 19:44 | 14h 50m |
| 2026-07-21 | 05:01 | 19:39 | 14h 37m |
| 2026-08-01 | 05:11 | 19:29 | 14h 18m |
| 2026-08-11 | 05:21 | 19:18 | 13h 57m |
| 2026-08-21 | 05:30 | 19:04 | 13h 34m |
| 2026-09-01 | 05:40 | 18:48 | 13h 07m |
| 2026-09-11 | 05:49 | 18:32 | 12h 42m |
| 2026-09-21 | 05:59 | 18:15 | 12h 16m |
| 2026-10-01 | 06:08 | 17:58 | 11h 50m |
| 2026-10-11 | 06:18 | 17:42 | 11h 24m |
| 2026-10-21 | 06:29 | 17:28 | 10h 59m |
| 2026-11-01 | 06:41 | 17:13 | 10h 32m |
| 2026-11-11 | 06:53 | 17:03 | 10h 10m |
| 2026-11-21 | 07:05 | 16:55 | 9h 50m |
| 2026-12-01 | 07:15 | 16:50 | 9h 35m |
| 2026-12-11 | 07:25 | 16:49 | 9h 25m |
| 2026-12-21 | 07:31 | 16:52 | 9h 20m |
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