Time for Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square

2024 Time Arrangement for Flag-raising Ceremony on Tiananmen Square

The boldfaced time is for large-scale flag-raising ceremony with the accompaniment of military band.

See:  January - June      July - December

January

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
07:36
16:59
2
07:36
17:00
3
07:36
17:01
4
07:36
17:02
5
07:36
17:03
6
07:36
17:04
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
7
07:36
17:05
8
07:36
 17:06
9
07:36
17:07
10
07:35
17:08
11
07:35
17:09
12
07:35
17:10
13
07:36
 17:11
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
14
07:34
17:12
15
07:34
17:13
16
07:34
17:14
17
07:33
17:15
18
07:33
17:16
19
07:32
17:17
20
07:31
17:18
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
21
07:31
17:20
22
07:31
17:21
23
07:30
17:22
24
07:29
17:23
25
07:29
17:24
26
07:28
17:25
27
07:27
17:27
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
28
07:26
17:28
29
07:26
17:29
30
07:25
17:30
31
07:24
17:31
 

February

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
07:23
17:33
2
07:22
17:34
3
07:21
17:35
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
4
07:20
17:36
5
07:19
17:37
6
07:18
17:39
7
07:17
17:40
8
07:16
17:41
9
07:15
17:42
10
07:14
17:43
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
11
07:12
17:45
12
07:11
17:46
13
07:10
17:47
14
07:09
 17:48
15
07:08
17:49
16
07:06
17:50
17
07:05
17:52
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
18
07:04
17:53
19
07:02
17:54
20
07:01
17:55
21
07:00
17:56
22
06:58
17:57
23
06:57
17:59
24
06:56
18:00
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
25
06:54
18:01
26
06:53
18:02
27
06:51
18:03
28
06:50
18:04
29
06:49
18:05
 

March

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur, Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
06:48
18:05
2
06:47
18:06
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
3
06:45
18:07
4
06:44
18:08
5
 06:42
18:10
6
06:41
18:11
7
06:39
18:12
8
06:38
18:13
9
06:36
18:14
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
10
06:35
18:15
11
06:33
18:16
12
06:31
 18:17
13
06:30
 18:18
14
06:28
18:19
15
06:27
18:20
16
06:25
18:21
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
17
06:23
18:22
18
06:22
 18:23
19
06:20
18:24
20
06:19
18:25
21
06:17
18:26
22
06:15
18:27
23
06:14
18:28
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
24
06:12
18:29
25
06:10
18:31
26
06:09
18:32
27
06:07
18:33
28
06:06
18:34
29
06:04
18:35
30
06:02
18:36
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
31
06:01
18:37
 
 

April

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
05:59
18:38
2
05:58
18:39
3
05:56
18:40
4
05:54
18:41
5
05:53
18:42
6
05:51
18:43
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
7
05:50
18:44
8
05:48
 18:45
9
05:46
 18:46
10
05:45
18:47
11
05:43
18:48
12
05:42
18:49
13
05:40
18:50
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
14
05:39
18:51
15
05:37
18:52
16
05:36
18:53
17
05:34
18:54
18
05:33
18:55
19
 05:31
18:56
20
05:30
18:57
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
21
05:28
18:58
22
05:27
18:59
23
05:26
19:00
24
05:24
19:01
25
05:23
19:02
26
05:22
19:03
27
05:20
19:04
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
28
05:19
19:05
29
05:18
19:06
30
05:16
19:07
 

May

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
05:15
19:08
2
05:14
19:09
3
05:13
19:10
4
05:11
19:11
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
5
05:10
19:12
6
05:09
19:13
7
05:08
19:14
8
05:07
19:15
9
05:06
19:16
10
05:05
19:19
11
05:03
19:18
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
12
05:02
19:19
13
05:01
19:20
14
05:00
19:21
15
05:00
19:22
16
04:59
 19:23
17
04:58
 19:24
18
04:57
19:24
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
19
04:56
19:25
20
04:55
19:26
21
 04:54
 19:27
22
04:52
19:28
23
04:52
19:29
24
04:52
19:30
25
04:52
19:31
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
26
 04:51
 19:31
27
04:50
19:32
28
04:50
19:33
29
04:49
19:34
30
04:49
19:35
31
04:48
19:35
 

June

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
04:48
19:36
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
2
04:47
19:37
3
04:47
 19:38
4
04:47
19:38
5
04:46
19:39
6
04:46
19:39
7
04:46
19:40
8
04:45
19:41
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
9
04:45
19:41
10
 04:45
19:42
11
04:45
19:42
12
04:45
19:43
13
04:45
19:43
14
04:45
19:44
15
04:45
19:44
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
16
04:45
19:44
17
 04:45
19:45
18
04:45
19:45
19
04:45
19:45
20
04:45
19:46
21
04:45
19:46
22
04:46
19:46
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
23
04:46
19:46
24
04:47
19:46
25
04:46
19:47
26
04:47
19:47
27
04:47
19:47
28
04:47
19:47
29
04:47
19:47
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
30
04:47
19:47

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- Last updated on Jan. 30, 2024 by Gabby Li -
Questions & Answers on Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square
Asked by Lory from ITALY | Aug. 21, 2023 08:59Reply
Do i need to book to go the flag raising ceremony?
Answers (1)
Answered by Cissy | Aug. 21, 2023 20:26
00Reply


You don't need to book to see the flag raising ceremony, but you need to book to enter the Tian'anmen Square on its official WeChat account.
Asked by Jay from THE PHILIPPINES | May. 17, 2023 15:12Reply
Taking Photos & Videos
Hello all, is it okay for a foreigner to take out a camera and take photos during the ceremony?
Thank you.
Answers (2)
Answered by Linda | May. 17, 2023 23:00
00Reply


Yes, of course you can take photos and videos. That's totally allowed.
Answered by Jay | May. 20, 2023 13:18
00Reply


Thank you very much for responding!
Asked by Andrea V from ITALY | Apr. 13, 2023 19:04Reply
Time in advance
Hi,
My hotel is 20 minutes from Tiananmen, on 4.16 the sunrise will be at 05:36. What about reaching the square at 05:15? is it enough to find a good place?
Answers (1)
Answered by Rita | Apr. 14, 2023 02:13
00Reply


It's not enough at all. People need to queue up to enter the site one by one which takes some time. Generally, it is advised to get there 1.5-2 hours before the sunrise if you want to find a good place.
Asked by Xin from CHINA | Mar. 30, 2023 18:37Reply
Is the flag raising ceremony happening now in April 2023?
If so is there a schedule? Thanks.
Answers (1)
Answered by Ivy | Apr. 02, 2023 20:19
00Reply


Yes, it is happening every day. Recently, it takes place around 05:50 and as time passes by it will happen around 05:15 by the end of April. It is in consistent with the local sunrise time.
Asked by Jakob from SWEDEN | Dec. 28, 2015 15:49Reply
Same times 2016?
Hi,
I will be visiting Tiananmen in february 2016. Will the flag cermony be the samt time as the 2015 schedule?

Best regards
Jakob
Answers (1)
Answered by Tom from NETHERLANDS | Dec. 30, 2015 02:18
21Reply


Yes, as I know, the schedules are the same with the February in 2015. And this page should be updated by then. Keep an eye:)
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