Current time in Beijing, China
China Standard Time
UTC+08:00- Time zone
- China Standard Time · Asia/Shanghai
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+8 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- China (capital) · 39.91° N, 116.40° E
- Population
- 18,960,744
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Beijing at about 12:14 standard time: the clock runs about 14 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:58 and 12:29 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:18 | 18:25 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:45 | 19:46 | 15h 00m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:02 | 18:10 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:32 | 16:52 | 9h 20m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:08–18:00 (11 h 52 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.