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Saturday, 7 November 2026

Time zone information for Beijing

UTC +8

China Time (CST) , currently 1 hours ahead of Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

▪Beijing does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Beijing is always 1 hours ahead of Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Beijing is Asia/Shanghai.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Beijing

  • ▪Sunrise: 06:49
  • ▪Sunset: 17:05
  • ▪Day length: 10h 16m
  • ▪Solar noon: 11:58
  • ▪Current time in Beijing is currently 2 minutes behind solar time.

Beijing on map

  • ▪Location: Beijing, China
  • ▪Latitude: 39,91. Longitude: 116,40
  • ▪Population: 18,960,744
  • ▪Elevation: 49 m

Time difference

from Beijing

−16h
21:48(-1d)
−14h
23:48(-1d)
−13h
00:48
−13h
00:48
−11h
02:48
−8h
05:48
−8h
05:48
−7h
06:48
−7h
06:48
−7h
06:48
−6h
07:48
−6h
07:48
−5h
08:48
−5h
08:48
−4h
09:48
−2,5h
11:18
−1h
12:48
0h
13:48
0h
13:48
0h
13:48
+1h
14:48
+3h
16:48

Sun cycle

3h 17m of daylight remaining
Sunrise 06:49
Solar noon 11:58
Sunset 17:05

Time zone & DST

IANA identifier
Asia/Shanghai
Abbreviation
CST
UTC offset
UTC+08:00
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Current Unix epoch
1794030520

Sun & astronomy

Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
17:05
Solar noon
11:58
Day length
10h 16m
Night length
13h 43m
Civil twilight
06:21 – 17:34

Geography & country

Country
China
Region / State
Beijing
Elevation
49 m
Population
18,960,744
Classification
Capital city

Nearby places

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