Sunrise Times in China 🇨🇳

Find today's sunrise times for every major city in China 🇨🇳. Sunrise.am tracks daily sunrise, sunrise, sunset and twilight for cities across China — updated every day with accurate astronomical data. Whether you're planning a sunrise hike, photographing the golden hour, or simply curious about how daylight changes through the year in China, this page gives you the times you need at a glance.

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Sunrise Times & Overview for Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

As the Earth rotates into this Wednesday, China follows a summer solar path dictated by its temperate geography. In the capital, Beijing, the first light breaks at 05:37. Across the country, the arrival of light is staggered by 2h 1m today; dawn begins first in Harbin (04:47), eventually reaching Kunming at 06:48.

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Sunrise in Beijing today — Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Sunrise
05:36
Sunset
18:55
Day length
13h 19m
Sun right now
Daylight
Sun position
SE (51.76°)
Next Equinox
Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)

In Beijing, the earliest sunrise is on August 01 and the latest sunset is on August 01.

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Day Sunrise/Sunset Daylight Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1
05:12
↑ 65° ENE
19:28
↑ 294° WNW
14h 15m -1m 56s 03:23 21:16 04:04 20:35 04:41 19:58 12:20 151.83
2
05:13
↑ 66° ENE
19:26
↑ 294° WNW
14h 13m -1m 58s 03:25 21:14 04:05 20:34 04:42 19:57 12:20 151.81
3
05:14
↑ 66° ENE
19:25
↑ 294° WNW
14h 11m -2m 00s 03:26 21:13 04:07 20:33 04:43 19:56 12:20 151.80
4
05:15
↑ 66° ENE
19:24
↑ 293° WNW
14h 09m -2m 02s 03:28 21:11 04:08 20:31 04:45 19:55 12:20 151.78
5
05:16
↑ 67° ENE
19:23
↑ 293° WNW
14h 07m -2m 03s 03:29 21:10 04:09 20:30 04:46 19:54 12:20 151.76
6
05:17
↑ 67° ENE
19:22
↑ 293° WNW
14h 05m -2m 05s 03:30 21:08 04:10 20:29 04:47 19:52 12:20 151.74
7
05:18
↑ 68° ENE
19:21
↑ 292° WNW
14h 02m -2m 06s 03:32 21:06 04:11 20:27 04:48 19:51 12:20 151.72
8
05:19
↑ 68° ENE
19:20
↑ 292° WNW
14h 00m -2m 08s 03:33 21:05 04:13 20:26 04:49 19:50 12:20 151.69
9
05:20
↑ 68° ENE
19:18
↑ 292° WNW
13h 58m -2m 09s 03:35 21:03 04:14 20:24 04:50 19:48 12:19 151.67
10
05:21
↑ 69° ENE
19:17
↑ 291° WNW
13h 56m -2m 11s 03:36 21:01 04:15 20:23 04:51 19:47 12:19 151.65
11
05:22
↑ 69° ENE
19:16
↑ 291° WNW
13h 54m -2m 12s 03:38 21:00 04:16 20:21 04:52 19:46 12:19 151.63
12
05:23
↑ 70° ENE
19:15
↑ 290° WNW
13h 52m -2m 13s 03:39 20:58 04:17 20:20 04:53 19:44 12:19 151.60
13
05:24
↑ 70° ENE
19:13
↑ 290° WNW
13h 49m -2m 14s 03:40 20:56 04:19 20:18 04:54 19:43 12:19 151.57
14
05:25
↑ 70° ENE
19:12
↑ 289° WNW
13h 47m -2m 15s 03:42 20:54 04:20 20:17 04:55 19:42 12:19 151.55
15
05:25
↑ 71° ENE
19:11
↑ 289° WNW
13h 45m -2m 17s 03:43 20:52 04:21 20:15 04:56 19:40 12:18 151.52
16
05:26
↑ 71° ENE
19:09
↑ 289° WNW
13h 42m -2m 18s 03:45 20:51 04:22 20:13 04:57 19:39 12:18 151.49
17
05:27
↑ 72° ENE
19:08
↑ 288° WNW
13h 40m -2m 19s 03:46 20:49 04:23 20:12 04:58 19:37 12:18 151.47
18
05:28
↑ 72° ENE
19:07
↑ 288° WNW
13h 38m -2m 20s 03:47 20:47 04:24 20:10 04:59 19:36 12:18 151.44
19
05:29
↑ 72° ENE
19:05
↑ 287° WNW
13h 35m -2m 21s 03:49 20:45 04:26 20:09 05:00 19:34 12:18 151.41
20
05:30
↑ 73° ENE
19:04
↑ 287° WNW
13h 33m -2m 22s 03:50 20:43 04:27 20:07 05:01 19:33 12:17 151.38
21
05:31
↑ 73° ENE
19:02
↑ 286° WNW
13h 31m -2m 22s 03:51 20:42 04:28 20:05 05:02 19:31 12:17 151.35
22
05:32
↑ 74° ENE
19:01
↑ 286° WNW
13h 28m -2m 23s 03:53 20:40 04:29 20:04 05:03 19:30 12:17 151.31
23
05:33
↑ 74° ENE
18:59
↑ 286° WNW
13h 26m -2m 24s 03:54 20:38 04:30 20:02 05:04 19:28 12:17 151.28
24
05:34
↑ 75° ENE
18:58
↑ 285° WNW
13h 23m -2m 25s 03:55 20:36 04:31 20:00 05:05 19:27 12:16 151.25
25
05:35
↑ 75° ENE
18:56
↑ 285° WNW
13h 21m -2m 26s 03:57 20:34 04:32 19:59 05:06 19:25 12:16 151.22
26
05:36
↑ 76° ENE
18:55
↑ 284° WNW
13h 19m -2m 26s 03:58 20:32 04:34 19:57 05:07 19:24 12:16 151.18
27
05:37
↑ 76° ENE
18:53
↑ 284° WNW
13h 16m -2m 27s 03:59 20:30 04:35 19:55 05:08 19:22 12:16 151.15
28
05:38
↑ 76° ENE
18:52
↑ 283° WNW
13h 14m -2m 28s 04:01 20:29 04:36 19:54 05:09 19:20 12:15 151.12
29
05:39
↑ 77° ENE
18:50
↑ 283° WNW
13h 11m -2m 28s 04:02 20:27 04:37 19:52 05:10 19:19 12:15 151.08
30
05:40
↑ 77° ENE
18:49
↑ 282° WNW
13h 09m -2m 29s 04:03 20:25 04:38 19:50 05:11 19:17 12:15 151.05
31
05:41
↑ 78° ENE
18:47
↑ 282° WNW
13h 06m -2m 29s 04:05 20:23 04:39 19:49 05:12 19:16 12:14 151.02

All times are local for Beijing. DST is not currently in effect. Calculations based on Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.