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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

7:34 am – 4:54 pm
9 hours, 21 minutes

Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 2:22:00 pm
Sun Direction: 211° Southwest
Sun Altitude: 20.1°
Sun Distance: 91.425 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2025 5:01 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:34 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:54 pm 240° Southwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Beijing

December 2024 — Sun in Beijing

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:16 am (118°)4:49 pm (242°)9:33:07−1:155:40 am6:26 pm6:13 am5:53 pm6:46 am5:19 pm12:03 pm (28.2°)91.662
27:17 am (118°)4:49 pm (241°)9:31:54−1:125:41 am6:25 pm6:14 am5:53 pm6:47 am5:19 pm12:03 pm (28.1°)91.648
37:18 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:30:45−1:095:42 am6:25 pm6:15 am5:53 pm6:48 am5:19 pm12:04 pm (28.0°)91.633
47:19 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:29:39−1:055:43 am6:25 pm6:15 am5:53 pm6:49 am5:19 pm12:04 pm (27.8°)91.619
57:20 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:28:36−1:025:44 am6:25 pm6:16 am5:53 pm6:50 am5:19 pm12:05 pm (27.7°)91.605
67:21 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:27:37−0:595:44 am6:25 pm6:17 am5:53 pm6:51 am5:19 pm12:05 pm (27.6°)91.591
77:22 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:26:42−0:555:45 am6:26 pm6:18 am5:53 pm6:52 am5:19 pm12:05 pm (27.5°)91.578
87:23 am (119°)4:49 pm (240°)9:25:49−0:525:46 am6:26 pm6:19 am5:53 pm6:53 am5:19 pm12:06 pm (27.4°)91.565
97:24 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:25:01−0:485:47 am6:26 pm6:20 am5:53 pm6:53 am5:19 pm12:06 pm (27.3°)91.553
107:25 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:24:16−0:445:47 am6:26 pm6:20 am5:53 pm6:54 am5:19 pm12:07 pm (27.2°)91.541
117:25 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:23:35−0:415:48 am6:26 pm6:21 am5:53 pm6:55 am5:19 pm12:07 pm (27.1°)91.529
127:26 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:22:57−0:375:49 am6:26 pm6:22 am5:53 pm6:56 am5:20 pm12:08 pm (27.0°)91.518
137:27 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:22:24−0:335:50 am6:27 pm6:23 am5:54 pm6:56 am5:20 pm12:08 pm (26.9°)91.508
147:28 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:21:54−0:295:50 am6:27 pm6:23 am5:54 pm6:57 am5:20 pm12:09 pm (26.9°)91.498
157:28 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:21:28−0:265:51 am6:27 pm6:24 am5:54 pm6:58 am5:20 pm12:09 pm (26.8°)91.489
167:29 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:21:05−0:225:52 am6:28 pm6:25 am5:55 pm6:59 am5:21 pm12:10 pm (26.8°)91.480
177:30 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:20:47−0:185:52 am6:28 pm6:25 am5:55 pm6:59 am5:21 pm12:10 pm (26.7°)91.472
187:30 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:20:32−0:145:53 am6:28 pm6:26 am5:55 pm7:00 am5:21 pm12:11 pm (26.7°)91.464
197:31 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:20:22−0:105:53 am6:29 pm6:26 am5:56 pm7:00 am5:22 pm12:11 pm (26.7°)91.457
207:31 am (120°)4:52 pm (240°)9:20:15−0:065:54 am6:29 pm6:27 am5:56 pm7:01 am5:22 pm12:12 pm (26.7°)91.451
217:32 am (120°)4:52 pm (240°)9:20:12−0:025:54 am6:30 pm6:27 am5:57 pm7:01 am5:23 pm12:12 pm (26.7°)91.445
227:32 am (120°)4:53 pm (240°)9:20:13+0:015:55 am6:30 pm6:28 am5:57 pm7:02 am5:23 pm12:13 pm (26.7°)91.439
237:33 am (120°)4:53 pm (240°)9:20:18+0:055:55 am6:31 pm6:28 am5:58 pm7:02 am5:24 pm12:13 pm (26.7°)91.434
247:33 am (120°)4:54 pm (240°)9:20:27+0:095:56 am6:31 pm6:29 am5:58 pm7:03 am5:24 pm12:14 pm (26.7°)91.430
257:34 am (120°)4:54 pm (240°)9:20:40+0:125:56 am6:32 pm6:29 am5:59 pm7:03 am5:25 pm12:14 pm (26.7°)91.426
267:34 am (120°)4:55 pm (240°)9:20:57+0:165:57 am6:33 pm6:30 am6:00 pm7:04 am5:26 pm12:15 pm (26.8°)91.422
277:34 am (120°)4:56 pm (240°)9:21:18+0:205:57 am6:33 pm6:30 am6:00 pm7:04 am5:26 pm12:15 pm (26.8°)91.419
287:35 am (120°)4:56 pm (240°)9:21:43+0:245:57 am6:34 pm6:30 am6:01 pm7:04 am5:27 pm12:16 pm (26.9°)91.416
297:35 am (120°)4:57 pm (240°)9:22:11+0:285:58 am6:34 pm6:31 am6:02 pm7:05 am5:28 pm12:16 pm (26.9°)91.413
307:35 am (120°)4:58 pm (240°)9:22:43+0:325:58 am6:35 pm6:31 am6:02 pm7:05 am5:28 pm12:17 pm (27.0°)91.411
317:35 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:23:20+0:365:58 am6:36 pm6:31 am6:03 pm7:05 am5:29 pm12:17 pm (27.1°)91.410
* All times are local time for Beijing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Beijing is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 40 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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