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Beijing, China (CN)
Exact Time in Beijing
Asia/Shanghai•GMT+8•Daytime ☀️
04:53:42
PM
Mon, Oct 12, 2026
Coordinates
39.90° N, 116.41° E
Local latitude and longitude.
Population
21,500,000
Urban metropolitan area.
Sun Times
06:21 / 17:40
Sunrise and sunset today.
Moon Phase
🌒Waxing Crescent
4% illuminated · Day 2
Photographer's Twilight and Golden Hour Window
Optimal outdoor light windows calculated for Beijing coordinates
Morning Blue Hour05:41 – 06:06
Morning Golden Hour06:06 – 07:06
Evening Golden Hour16:55 – 17:55
Evening Blue Hour17:55 – 18:20
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Status
Seasonal clock changes and standardized timeline for Beijing
No DST Observed
Continuous Standard Time:
China abolished seasonal daylight transitions in 1992 and operates strictly on UTC+08:00 year-round.
Annual Timeline (2026)
Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Jan
+08:00
Feb
+08:00
Mar
+08:00
Apr
+08:00
May
+08:00
Jun
+08:00
Jul
+08:00
Aug
+08:00
Sep
+08:00
Oct
+08:00
Nov
+08:00
Dec
+08:00
Highlighted segment with dot indicates the current month (Oct).
About Beijing Time Zone and Standards
Beijing is a major city in China operating under the official IANA time zone identifier Asia/Shanghai. Time Clock 24 continuously calculates local wall-clock times, UTC offsets, and seasonal standard vs daylight saving time transitions natively inside your browser.