What time is sunset in Beijing today?

Sunset in Beijing is at 5:46 PM local time (Asia/Shanghai) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Beijing?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:15 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:48 AM.

Moonrise in Beijing is at 3:27 AM and moonset is at 4:27 PM local time.

Beijing is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 39.91°N, 116.40°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:17 AM
Sunset	5:46 PM
Day length	11 h 29 min
End of civil twilight	6:13 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:15 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:48 AM

Moonrise	3:27 AM
Moonset	4:27 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.73°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:28 AM	6:35 PM	1:32 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:32 AM	6:05 PM	1:19 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:27 AM	2:54 PM	7:41 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:46 AM	3:35 PM	8:41 AM	Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:41 PM	6:02 AM	11:49 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Beijing is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.