Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Beijing, China

In Beijing, China the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:05 and rises at 06:05. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 17:30 to 18:22.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:38
Sunrise
06:05
Solar noon
12:05
Sunset
18:05
Last light
18:32
Day length
12h 0m

18h 3m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:30 – 18:22
Blue hour
18:22 – 18:32
Max sun altitude
48.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:36 / 05:19

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 18:04 Golden hour 17:28 – 18:20 Day length 11h 57m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Beijing is

Coordinates
39.9075° N, 116.3972° E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Current offset
UTC+08:00
Elevation
49 m
Population
18,960,744

Sunrise and sunset in Beijing, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:14 05:41 12:14 18:46 19:14 13h 4m −2:30 18:10–19:03 🌖 83%
Wed 2 05:15 05:42 12:14 18:45 19:12 13h 2m −2:31 18:09–19:01 🌖 74%
Thu 3 05:15 05:43 12:13 18:43 19:11 12h 59m −2:31 18:07–19:00 🌖 63%
Fri 4 05:16 05:44 12:13 18:41 19:09 12h 57m −2:32 18:05–18:58 🌗 52%
Sat 5 05:17 05:45 12:13 18:40 19:07 12h 54m −2:32 18:04–18:57 🌘 40%
Sun 6 05:18 05:46 12:12 18:38 19:06 12h 52m −2:33 18:02–18:55 🌘 29%
Mon 7 05:19 05:47 12:12 18:37 19:04 12h 49m −2:33 18:01–18:53 🌘 19%
Tue 8 05:20 05:48 12:12 18:35 19:02 12h 47m −2:33 17:59–18:52 🌘 11%
Wed 9 05:21 05:49 12:11 18:33 19:01 12h 44m −2:34 17:58–18:50 🌘 5%
Thu 10 05:22 05:50 12:11 18:32 18:59 12h 41m −2:34 17:56–18:48 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:23 05:51 12:11 18:30 18:57 12h 39m −2:34 17:54–18:47 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:24 05:52 12:10 18:28 18:56 12h 36m −2:35 17:53–18:45 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:25 05:53 12:10 18:27 18:54 12h 34m −2:35 17:51–18:43 🌒 5%
Mon 14 05:26 05:53 12:10 18:25 18:52 12h 31m −2:35 17:49–18:42 🌒 11%
Tue 15 05:27 05:54 12:09 18:23 18:51 12h 29m −2:35 17:48–18:40 🌒 18%
Wed 16 05:28 05:55 12:09 18:22 18:49 12h 26m −2:35 17:46–18:38 🌒 26%
Thu 17 05:29 05:56 12:09 18:20 18:47 12h 23m −2:36 17:45–18:37 🌒 34%
Fri 18 05:30 05:57 12:08 18:18 18:46 12h 21m −2:36 17:43–18:35 🌒 44%
Sat 19 05:31 05:58 12:08 18:17 18:44 12h 18m −2:36 17:41–18:33 🌓 53%
Sun 20 05:32 05:59 12:07 18:15 18:42 12h 16m −2:36 17:40–18:32 🌔 62%
Mon 21 05:33 06:00 12:07 18:14 18:41 12h 13m −2:36 17:38–18:30 🌔 71%
Tue 22 05:34 06:01 12:07 18:12 18:39 12h 10m −2:36 17:36–18:28 🌔 79%
Wed 23 05:35 06:02 12:06 18:10 18:37 12h 8m −2:36 17:35–18:27 🌔 87%
Thu 24 05:36 06:03 12:06 18:09 18:36 12h 5m −2:36 17:33–18:25 🌔 93%
Fri 25 05:37 06:04 12:06 18:07 18:34 12h 3m −2:36 17:31–18:23 🌔 97%
Sat 26 05:38 06:05 12:05 18:05 18:32 12h 0m −2:36 17:30–18:22 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:39 06:06 12:05 18:04 18:31 11h 57m −2:36 17:28–18:20 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:40 06:07 12:05 18:02 18:29 11h 55m −2:36 17:26–18:18 🌖 98%
Tue 29 05:41 06:08 12:04 18:00 18:27 11h 52m −2:36 17:25–18:17 🌖 93%
Wed 30 05:42 06:09 12:04 17:59 18:26 11h 50m −2:36 17:23–18:15 🌖 86%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 04:06 04:40 05:41 18:46 19:47 20:21 10h 56m 58.4° 281° WNW
Wed 2 04:07 04:41 05:42 18:45 19:45 20:19 10h 58m 58.0° 281° W
Thu 3 04:08 04:43 05:43 18:43 19:43 20:17 11h 1m 57.6° 280° W
Fri 4 04:09 04:44 05:44 18:41 19:42 20:16 11h 3m 57.3° 280° W
Sat 5 04:11 04:45 05:45 18:40 19:40 20:14 11h 6m 56.9° 279° W
Sun 6 04:12 04:46 05:46 18:38 19:38 20:12 11h 8m 56.5° 279° W
Mon 7 04:13 04:47 05:47 18:37 19:36 20:10 11h 11m 56.2° 279° W
Tue 8 04:14 04:48 05:48 18:35 19:35 20:08 11h 13m 55.8° 278° W
Wed 9 04:15 04:49 05:49 18:33 19:33 20:06 11h 16m 55.4° 278° W
Thu 10 04:17 04:50 05:50 18:32 19:31 20:04 11h 19m 55.0° 277° W
Fri 11 04:18 04:51 05:51 18:30 19:29 20:03 11h 21m 54.7° 277° W
Sat 12 04:19 04:52 05:52 18:28 19:28 20:01 11h 24m 54.3° 276° W
Sun 13 04:20 04:53 05:53 18:27 19:26 19:59 11h 26m 53.9° 276° W
Mon 14 04:21 04:54 05:53 18:25 19:24 19:57 11h 29m 53.5° 275° W
Tue 15 04:22 04:55 05:54 18:23 19:22 19:55 11h 31m 53.1° 275° W
Wed 16 04:24 04:56 05:55 18:22 19:21 19:53 11h 34m 52.7° 274° W
Thu 17 04:25 04:57 05:56 18:20 19:19 19:52 11h 37m 52.4° 274° W
Fri 18 04:26 04:58 05:57 18:18 19:17 19:50 11h 39m 52.0° 273° W
Sat 19 04:27 04:59 05:58 18:17 19:16 19:48 11h 42m 51.6° 273° W
Sun 20 04:28 05:00 05:59 18:15 19:14 19:46 11h 44m 51.2° 272° W
Mon 21 04:29 05:01 06:00 18:14 19:12 19:44 11h 47m 50.8° 272° W
Tue 22 04:30 05:02 06:01 18:12 19:10 19:43 11h 50m 50.4° 271° W
Wed 23 04:31 05:03 06:02 18:10 19:09 19:41 11h 52m 50.0° 270° W
Thu 24 04:32 05:04 06:03 18:09 19:07 19:39 11h 55m 49.6° 270° W
Fri 25 04:33 05:05 06:04 18:07 19:05 19:37 11h 57m 49.2° 269° W
Sat 26 04:34 05:06 06:05 18:05 19:04 19:36 12h 0m 48.9° 269° W
Sun 27 04:35 05:07 06:06 18:04 19:02 19:34 12h 3m 48.5° 268° W
Mon 28 04:36 05:08 06:07 18:02 19:00 19:32 12h 5m 48.1° 268° W
Tue 29 04:38 05:09 06:08 18:00 18:59 19:30 12h 8m 47.7° 267° W
Wed 30 04:39 05:10 06:09 17:59 18:57 19:29 12h 10m 47.3° 267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:43 06:10 12:04 17:57 18:24 11h 47m −2:36 17:21–18:14 🌖 77%
Fri 2 05:44 06:11 12:03 17:55 18:22 11h 44m −2:36 17:20–18:12 🌖 67%
Sat 3 05:45 06:12 12:03 17:54 18:21 11h 42m −2:36 17:18–18:10 🌗 55%
Sun 4 05:46 06:13 12:03 17:52 18:19 11h 39m −2:36 17:16–18:09 🌘 44%
Mon 5 05:47 06:14 12:02 17:51 18:18 11h 37m −2:35 17:15–18:07 🌘 32%
Tue 6 05:48 06:15 12:02 17:49 18:16 11h 34m −2:35 17:13–18:06 🌘 22%
Wed 7 05:49 06:16 12:02 17:47 18:14 11h 31m −2:35 17:11–18:04 🌘 13%
Thu 8 05:50 06:17 12:02 17:46 18:13 11h 29m −2:35 17:10–18:02 🌘 7%
Fri 9 05:51 06:18 12:01 17:44 18:11 11h 26m −2:35 17:08–18:01 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:52 06:19 12:01 17:43 18:10 11h 24m −2:34 17:06–17:59 🌘 0%
Sun 11 05:53 06:20 12:01 17:41 18:08 11h 21m −2:34 17:05–17:58 🌑 1%
Mon 12 05:54 06:21 12:00 17:40 18:07 11h 19m −2:34 17:03–17:56 🌒 3%
Tue 13 05:55 06:22 12:00 17:38 18:05 11h 16m −2:33 17:02–17:55 🌒 7%
Wed 14 05:56 06:23 12:00 17:37 18:04 11h 13m −2:33 17:00–17:53 🌒 13%
Thu 15 05:57 06:24 12:00 17:35 18:02 11h 11m −2:32 16:59–17:52 🌒 20%
Fri 16 05:58 06:25 12:00 17:34 18:01 11h 8m −2:32 16:57–17:50 🌒 28%
Sat 17 05:59 06:26 11:59 17:32 17:59 11h 6m −2:31 16:55–17:49 🌒 36%
Sun 18 06:00 06:27 11:59 17:31 17:58 11h 3m −2:31 16:54–17:48 🌓 45%
Mon 19 06:01 06:28 11:59 17:29 17:57 11h 1m −2:30 16:52–17:46 🌔 55%
Tue 20 06:02 06:29 11:59 17:28 17:55 10h 58m −2:30 16:51–17:45 🌔 64%
Wed 21 06:03 06:30 11:59 17:26 17:54 10h 56m −2:29 16:49–17:43 🌔 73%
Thu 22 06:04 06:31 11:58 17:25 17:53 10h 53m −2:28 16:48–17:42 🌔 82%
Fri 23 06:05 06:32 11:58 17:24 17:51 10h 51m −2:28 16:46–17:41 🌔 89%
Sat 24 06:06 06:33 11:58 17:22 17:50 10h 48m −2:27 16:45–17:39 🌔 95%
Sun 25 06:07 06:34 11:58 17:21 17:49 10h 46m −2:26 16:43–17:38 🌔 98%
Mon 26 06:08 06:36 11:58 17:20 17:47 10h 44m −2:25 16:42–17:37 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:09 06:37 11:58 17:18 17:46 10h 41m −2:25 16:41–17:35 🌖 99%
Wed 28 06:10 06:38 11:58 17:17 17:45 10h 39m −2:24 16:39–17:34 🌖 95%
Thu 29 06:11 06:39 11:58 17:16 17:44 10h 36m −2:23 16:38–17:33 🌖 89%
Fri 30 06:12 06:40 11:58 17:15 17:42 10h 34m −2:22 16:37–17:32 🌖 81%
Sat 31 06:13 06:41 11:57 17:13 17:41 10h 32m −2:21 16:35–17:31 🌖 71%

Longest and shortest day in Beijing

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 0m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 20m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 40m.

Daylight through 2026

00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:49 on 8 December; the latest is 19:47 on 28 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:45 on 14 June to 07:36 on 5 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Beijing different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 27 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 39.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Photographers get 52 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 5h 40m here — among the widest of the 677 cities tracked in China.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 62° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across September the sunset moves 47 minutes earlier, averaging about 98 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Beijing

Arrive by 17:15. Golden hour opens at 17:30 and the sun is down by 18:05, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:22 and runs to 18:32, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Beijing — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Beijing today?

The sun sets in Beijing at 18:05 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Beijing?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 18:32 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Beijing?

Evening golden hour runs 17:30 to 18:22 today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Beijing covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Beijing

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