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

Moon: 3.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 9, 2024 at 11:54:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:05 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 7:16 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:24 am 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 8:59 pm 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 12 minutes (+2m 3s)
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Today's Sun Position in Beijing

Time:11:54 pm
Altitude:-32.4°
Direction:355° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 11m 34s (May 9, 2024)

2 minutes, 3 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2024)

4 hours, 51 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

48 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Beijing Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:18 am
Astro. Twilight3:18 am – 3:58 am
Nautical Twilight3:58 am – 4:35 am
Civil Twilight4:35 am – 5:05 am
Daylight5:05 am – 7:16 pm
Civil Twilight7:16 pm – 7:47 pm
Nautical Twilight7:47 pm – 8:24 pm
Astro. Twilight8:24 pm – 9:04 pm
Night9:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Beijing - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 95:05 am7:16 pm14:11:34+2:0312:10 pm (67.6°)93.846
May 105:04 am7:17 pm14:13:36+2:0112:10 pm (67.8°)93.867
May 115:03 am7:18 pm14:15:37+2:0012:10 pm (68.1°)93.888
May 125:02 am7:19 pm14:17:35+1:5812:10 pm (68.3°)93.909
May 135:01 am7:20 pm14:19:31+1:5612:10 pm (68.6°)93.929
May 145:00 am7:21 pm14:21:26+1:5412:10 pm (68.8°)93.949
May 154:59 am7:22 pm14:23:18+1:5212:10 pm (69.1°)93.968
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 95:24 am8:59 pm-1:06 pm(74.5°)230,4451.7%
May 106:08 am10:10 pm-2:06 pm(77.4°)233,6156.0%
May 117:00 am11:11 pm-3:06 pm(78.4°)237,17312.5%
May 128:00 am--4:03 pm(77.5°)240,79920.7%
May 13-12:01 am9:04 am4:57 pm(75.1°)244,18929.9%
May 14-12:41 am10:10 am5:47 pm(71.4°)247,09139.7%
May 15-1:13 am11:15 am6:32 pm(66.9°)249,32049.6%
* 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, Thu, May 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:09 amFri 4:57 pmFri 10:33 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 4:50 amFri 6:39 pmFri 11:44 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:21 amFri 3:38 pmFri 9:29 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 5:29 amFri 7:44 pmFri 12:37 pmDifficult to see
SaturnFri 2:37 amFri 1:57 pmFri 8:17 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 5:16 amFri 7:29 pmFri 12:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:03 amFri 2:57 pmFri 9:00 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Beijing.

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