China
Time now in Beijing
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 07:18Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
25,187
Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
07:18
Day length
12h 51m
Coordinates
24.16, 107.48
Time difference from Beijing
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Beijing right now.
Beijing on the map
About the time in Beijing
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.
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.
Beijing sits at latitude 24.16, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 51m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Beijing
- When do the sun rise and set in Beijing today?
- Sunrise is at 06:27 and sunset at 07:18, giving 12h 51m of daylight.
- Does Beijing change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Beijing keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Beijing in?
- Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
- 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).
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