Prayer Times in Beijing, China

Beijing, hour by hour

There are around 10 hours and 35 minutes between sunrise and sunset in Beijing today. Prayer times are anchored to the sun rather than the clock, so as that figure grows and shrinks across the year, every time below moves with it.

How the times are worked out

Calculations come from Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. The disagreement between methods lives almost entirely in Fajr and Isha, where the sun is below the horizon and the chosen angle decides the time. Asr is Hanafi on this page, so expect it later than a Shafi timetable would show. If the mosque down the road announces something a few minutes different, pray with the mosque.

A walk through today's times

It starts in the dark, with Fajr at 5:07 am. The sun appears at 6:40 am, which ends the Fajr period. Midday brings Dhuhr at 11:58 am; Asr comes round at 3:35 pm. Maghrib is prayed at 5:15 pm as the light goes, then Isha at 6:45 pm. Sunrise to sunset, today runs about 10 hours and 35 minutes.

The yearly swing

The yearly swing here is substantial. In June, Fajr in Beijing can fall in the small hours with Isha holding off until late evening; in December the whole day from Fajr to Isha is over in a short span. Check the monthly timetable rather than assuming last season's times still hold.

Which way to face in Beijing

Turn west, about 279°, for the qibla. Makkah is around 7,386 kilometres (4,589 miles) away in a straight line. Compass apps usually read magnetic north rather than true north, so allow a few degrees of local declination if you are setting a prayer mat precisely.

Suhoor and iftar in Beijing

Stop eating by 5:07 am; break the fast at 5:15 pm. That is about 12 hours and 8 minutes on today's times. The monthly table further down shows the window widening or narrowing day by day, which helps when planning meals a week ahead.

Questions people ask

No need to bookmark a timetable: the page recalculates for Beijing daily.