The globe opens over Beijing (39.9° N, 116.4° E) with the latest satellite clouds and rain radar, and Beijing's place card open: its local time, current weather, sunrise and sunset, the Moon, and any alerts near it.
Below, as the page is served, are the alerts near Beijing and which sources were checked for them, its weather now and over the next day, its air quality, then its day on its own clock (Asia/Shanghai): sunrise, sunset and the length of the day, golden and blue hour, the Moon's phase and when it's up, the coming week's sunsets, and the next full Moon and eclipses seen from Beijing; then what might cross its sky.
Alerts near Beijing
Nothing active near Beijing at GMT+8 from what was checked: tropical cyclones, tsunami bulletins, earthquakes, GDACS disaster alerts, satellite fire detections and air quality. Beijing's national weather warnings aren't carried here, so check its national weather service too. This page is not a warning service: in an emergency, follow your local authorities.
Weather over Beijing
- Nowmainly clear, 5°C, feels 1°C · wind N 9 km/h · 41% cloud cover
- Next 24 hourshigh 9°C around , low -2°C around · under a 20% chance of rain or snow
- Hour by hour 5°C, mainly clear · 3°C, clear · 0°C, clear · -1°C, clear · -2°C, clear · 2°C, clear · 6°C, clear · 9°C, clear
- Air qualitymoderate, US AQI 98 · modeled for the area by Copernicus CAMS, not measured by a monitor
From Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), as of GMT+8. A forecast, not a warning: for warnings, see the alerts above and your local authorities.
Sun and Moon over Beijing, Sun Nov 8
- Sunrises in the ESE, sets in the WSW, 34° up at its highest at · 10 h 14 min of daylight, 2 min 10 s shorter than yesterday
- Golden hourmorning to , evening to
- Blue hourmorning to , evening to
- Twilightfirst light , last light
- Moonnew Moon, 1% lit: rises in the ESE, sets in the WSW
- Next Moonsnew Mon Nov 9 at , full Tue Nov 24 at
- Sunsets aheadMon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun
- Next solar eclipse hereJun 1, 2030, partial: 58% of the Sun covered at , 42° up
- Next lunar eclipse hereJul 7, 2028, partial: at its deepest at , 20° up
Times on Beijing's clock (GMT+8), worked out with astronomy-engine as this page was served.
Over Beijing
- Next ISS pass you can seeMon Nov 9 to · 49° high · SW → ENE · every pass
How to read it
Beijing's spring brings dust blown in from the Gobi, and its still winter days can trap haze over the plain, so its air matters as much as its clouds. This page gives Beijing's US AQI as it's served.
Beijing's longest day, around June 21, has 15 hours of daylight, and its shortest, around December 22, has 9 hours 20 minutes.
Sunset in Beijing comes earliest around December 2, at about 16:49, and latest around June 25, at about 19:46. That earliest sunset comes about 20 days before Beijing's shortest day, because the Sun's noon drifts against the clock through the year. Beijing keeps the same clock all year (Asia/Shanghai), so its sunset drifts with no jump.
Beijing's evening golden hour, the Sun from 6° up to 4° below the horizon, lasts about 50 minutes around the equinoxes; at midsummer about 60 minutes.
Questions
What time is sunset in Beijing today?
The list on this page gives it, worked out for today on Beijing's clock, with the coming week's. Through the year Beijing's sunset moves between about 16:49 and about 19:46.
When is golden hour in Beijing today?
The list gives Beijing's morning and evening golden hours, when the Sun is low and its light warm and long-shadowed, and the blue hours just outside them, on Beijing's clock.
When is the next full Moon in Beijing?
The list gives the date and time on Beijing's clock, with today's phase and when the Moon rises and sets there. It's full at the same moment everywhere on Earth, so what differs in Beijing is only the clock and when the Moon is up.
Are there any alerts near Beijing right now?
This page lists what's active near Beijing as it's served, with who issued it, and says which sources it checked and when, and which it couldn't. It's no warning service: in an emergency in Beijing, follow your local authorities.
What's the weather doing over Beijing right now?
This page gives Beijing's conditions now and its next day hour by hour, with the chance of rain or snow, from Open-Meteo. The globe shows the latest satellite clouds and rain radar over Beijing: drag it to see what's coming.
What is the air quality in Beijing today?
This page gives Beijing's US AQI as it's served, with the EPA's word for its band. It comes from Copernicus's CAMS forecast through Open-Meteo: a model for the area around Beijing rather than a monitor's reading, so a station nearby can differ.
