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Sunrise, sunset & golden hour in Beijing

On 25 July 2026, Beijing has sunrise at 05:06 and sunset at 19:35, 14h 30m of daylight. The evening golden hour runs 18:56–19:54.

Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
19:35
Daylight
14h 30m
Light windows today
Golden hour, morning 04:47 – 05:45
Golden hour, evening 18:56 – 19:54
Blue hour, morning 04:35 – 04:47
Blue hour, evening 19:54 – 20:06

Computed with the NOAA solar model for 25 July 2026. Rebuild daily to keep current.

Golden hour, blue hour & daylight in Beijing

Golden hour is the soft, warm light while the sun sits between −4° and +6° of the horizon, a photographer's favourite window. Blue hour is the cooler stretch on the far side, the sun between −6° and −4°. The exact times shift a little every day, so the windows above are computed for today with the NOAA solar model.

Beijing sits at 39.9° N, in the temperate band. That means daylight swings from about 15h 0m at the June solstice down to 9h 20m around Christmas, a clear seasonal shift. The higher the latitude, the longer and more dramatic golden hour becomes.

Daylight through the year in Beijing

Beijing is in summer right now. Between the shortest and longest month the day length swings by 5.6 hours.

January 9.7 h
February 10.7 h
March 11.9 h
April 13.3 h
May 14.4 h
June 15 h
July 14.7 h
August 13.8 h
September 12.5 h
October 11.2 h
November 10 h
December 9.4 h

Hours from sunrise to sunset, sampled mid-month and computed from the NOAA solar algorithm. This is available daylight, not measured sunshine: cloud cover is weather, not astronomy.

FAQ

When is golden hour in Beijing today?

Evening golden hour is 18:56–19:54; morning is 04:47–05:45.

How many hours of daylight does Beijing get?

14h 30m on 25 July 2026.