Sunset in Beijing today

Beijing lies at 40°N. In Beijing, day length ranges from 9h 20m in winter to 15h 0m in summer — a swing of about 5h 40m.

The sun goes down towards the west-southwest in Beijing today, at a bearing of 254°. Civil twilight then lasts another 28 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 9 minutes later in Beijing than in Shanghai, 1067 km to the south-southeast.

Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Beijing.

The longest day in Beijing is around 15h 0m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 20m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.