China
Time now in Beijing
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:33Sunset 07:01Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
07:01
Day length
13h 28m
Coordinates
39.89, 116.42
Time difference from Beijing
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Beijing right now.
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About the time in Beijing
Sunrise today lands at 05:33 and sunset at 07:01 local time, giving 13h 28m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (39.89, 116.42) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Beijing.
Beijing runs on Asia/Shanghai, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
The zone identifier Asia/Shanghai is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Shanghai keeps pointing at Shanghai time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Beijing
- What time is it in Beijing right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Beijing, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Which time zone is Beijing in?
- Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
- What are normal business hours in Beijing in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Beijing runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- Does Beijing change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Beijing keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
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