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

Moon: 28.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 3:05:07 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:34 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:54 pm 240° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:58 am 104° East
Moonset Today: 12:54 pm 253° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 21 minutes (+12s)
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Today's Sun Position in Beijing

Time:3:05 pm
Altitude:15.3°
Direction:220° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 20m 40s (Dec 25, 2024)

12 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

28 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

5 hours, 39 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Beijing Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:56 am
Astro. Twilight5:56 am – 6:29 am
Nautical Twilight6:29 am – 7:03 am
Civil Twilight7:03 am – 7:34 am
Daylight7:34 am – 4:54 pm
Civil Twilight4:54 pm – 5:25 pm
Nautical Twilight5:25 pm – 5:59 pm
Astro. Twilight5:59 pm – 6:32 pm
Night6:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Beijing - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 257:34 am4:54 pm9:20:40+0:1212:14 pm (26.7°)91.426
Dec 267:34 am4:55 pm9:20:57+0:1612:15 pm (26.8°)91.422
Dec 277:34 am4:56 pm9:21:18+0:2012:15 pm (26.8°)91.419
Dec 287:35 am4:56 pm9:21:43+0:2412:16 pm (26.9°)91.416
Dec 297:35 am4:57 pm9:22:11+0:2812:16 pm (26.9°)91.413
Dec 307:35 am4:58 pm9:22:43+0:3212:17 pm (27.0°)91.411
Dec 317:35 am4:59 pm9:23:20+0:3612:17 pm (27.1°)91.410
* All times are local time for Beijing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Beijing

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Beijing - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 251:58 am12:54 pm-7:31 am(37.5°)251,15831.3%
Dec 262:59 am1:18 pm-8:12 am(32.4°)250,24022.7%
Dec 274:02 am1:46 pm-8:57 am(27.8°)248,64115.0%
Dec 285:07 am2:20 pm-9:46 am(24.2°)246,5258.6%
Dec 296:12 am3:03 pm-10:39 am(21.8°)244,0803.7%
Dec 307:13 am3:57 pm-11:35 am(20.8°)241,5100.9%
Dec 318:09 am4:59 pm-12:33 pm(21.6°)239,0060.3%
* 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, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:48 amWed 3:32 pmWed 10:40 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 10:25 amWed 8:37 pmWed 3:30 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 6:58 pmThu 9:48 amThu 2:23 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 3:26 pmThu 6:07 amWed 10:46 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:26 amWed 10:36 pmWed 5:01 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 2:15 pmThu 4:29 amWed 9:22 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 11:54 amWed 11:43 pmWed 5:48 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Beijing.

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