Daylight & clock · Asia/Harbin
Daylight and clock changes in Beijing
In short
In Beijing the longest day of the next 12 months has 15 hours 1 minute of daylight (21 June 2027) and the shortest 9 hours 20 minutes (22 December 2026).
On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:59 local time (CST).
There are no clock changes in the period.
Computed with the NOAA solar equations and IANA tzdb 2026e.
Data updated
Longest day
15 h 01 min
21 Jun
Shortest day
9 h 20 min
22 Dec
Earliest sunrise
04:45
11 Jun
Latest sunset
19:47
22 Jun
Daylight through the year
Sunrise, sunset and day length by month
On the 15th of each month, in local clock time (CST UTC+08:00).
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026CST | 06:30 | 06:59 | 11:59 | 16:59 | 17:28 | 10 h 00 min |
| December 2026CST | 06:58 | 07:29 | 12:09 | 16:50 | 17:21 | 9 h 22 min |
| January 2027CST | 07:05 | 07:34 | 12:24 | 17:13 | 17:43 | 9 h 39 min |
| February 2027CST | 06:40 | 07:08 | 12:29 | 17:50 | 18:17 | 10 h 42 min |
| March 2027CST | 06:00 | 06:27 | 12:23 | 18:21 | 18:48 | 11 h 54 min |
| April 2027CST | 05:10 | 05:38 | 12:15 | 18:52 | 19:20 | 13 h 14 min |
| May 2027CST | 04:30 | 05:00 | 12:11 | 19:22 | 19:53 | 14 h 22 min |
| June 2027CST | 04:13 | 04:45 | 12:15 | 19:45 | 20:17 | 14 h 59 min |
| July 2027CST | 04:26 | 04:58 | 12:20 | 19:42 | 20:14 | 14 h 45 min |
| August 2027CST | 04:57 | 05:26 | 12:19 | 19:12 | 19:41 | 13 h 46 min |
| September 2027CST | 05:28 | 05:55 | 12:10 | 18:24 | 18:51 | 12 h 29 min |
| October 2027CST | 05:57 | 06:24 | 12:00 | 17:36 | 18:03 | 11 h 12 min |
First and last light are civil twilight (sun 6° below the horizon), when outdoor activities are possible without lights.
Golden hour and blue hour by month
The soft light photographers and sightseers plan around, on the 15th of each month in local clock time.
| Month | Golden hourmorning / evening | Blue hourmorning / evening |
|---|---|---|
| November | Morning 06:41–07:39Evening 16:19–17:16 | Morning 06:30–06:41Evening 17:16–17:28 |
| December | Morning 07:10–08:11Evening 16:07–17:09 | Morning 06:58–07:10Evening 17:09–17:21 |
| January | Morning 07:16–08:16Evening 16:32–17:31 | Morning 07:05–07:16Evening 17:31–17:43 |
| February | Morning 06:51–07:46Evening 17:12–18:07 | Morning 06:40–06:51Evening 18:07–18:17 |
| March | Morning 06:11–07:03Evening 17:45–18:37 | Morning 06:00–06:11Evening 18:37–18:48 |
| April | Morning 05:21–06:14Evening 18:16–19:09 | Morning 05:10–05:21Evening 19:09–19:20 |
| May | Morning 04:42–05:39Evening 18:43–19:41 | Morning 04:30–04:42Evening 19:41–19:53 |
| June | Morning 04:25–05:26Evening 19:04–20:04 | Morning 04:13–04:25Evening 20:04–20:17 |
| July | Morning 04:39–05:38Evening 19:03–20:02 | Morning 04:26–04:39Evening 20:02–20:14 |
| August | Morning 05:08–06:03Evening 18:35–19:30 | Morning 04:57–05:08Evening 19:30–19:41 |
| September | Morning 05:38–06:31Evening 17:49–18:41 | Morning 05:28–05:38Evening 18:41–18:51 |
| October | Morning 06:07–07:01Evening 16:59–17:53 | Morning 05:57–06:07Evening 17:53–18:03 |
Golden hour: the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon; blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. Definitions vary between sources by a few minutes; clouds and terrain are not modelled.
Clock changes
Beijing
Asia/Harbin
No clock changes in this period.
Same clock as Beijing
- Manila, Philippines
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Singapore, Singapore
- George Town, Malaysia
- Perth, Australia
- Makassar, Indonesia
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
What the data shows
Day length in Beijing ranges from 9 hours 20 minutes on 22 December 2026 to 15 hours 1 minute on 21 June 2027 — a swing of 5 hours 40 minutes.
How we calculated this: Longest and shortest sunrise-to-sunset span over every day of the period.
The earliest sunrise is at 04:45 (11 June 2027) and the latest sunset at 19:47 (22 June 2027), local clock time.
How we calculated this: Earliest sunrise and latest sunset (local clock) over every day of the period.
Clocks in Beijing do not change between 1 November 2026 and the end of the period (Asia/Harbin).
How we calculated this: UTC-offset changes of Asia/Shanghai in tzdb 2026e during the period.
Nearby places with the same clock and almost identical sun times: Langfang, Zhuozhou, Changping.
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