Time for Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square

2022 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

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

February

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
07:23
17:33
2
07:22
17:34
3
07:21
17:36
4
07:20
17:37
5
07:19
17:38
6
07:18
17:39
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
7
07:17
17:40
8
07:16
17:42
9
07:15
17:43
10
07:14
17:44
11
07:13
17:45
12
07:12
17:46
13
07:10
17:48
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
14
07:09
17:49
15
07:08
17:50
16
07:07
17:51
17
07:05
17:52
18
07:04
17:53
19
07:03
17:55
20
07:01
17:56
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
21
07:00
17:57
22
06:59
17:58
23
06:57
17:59
24
06:56
18:00
25
06:54
18:01
26
06:53
18:03
27
06:51
18:04
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
28
06:50
18:05
 

March

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur, Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
06:49
18:06
2
06:47
18:07
3
06:46
18:08
4
06:44
18:09
5
06:42
18:10
6
06:41
18:11
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
7
06:39
18:12
8
06:38
18:13
9
06:36
18:15
10
06:35
18:16
11
06:33
18:17
12
06:32
18:18
13
06:30
18:19
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
14
06:28
18:20
15
06:27
18:21
16
06:25
18:22
17
06:24
18:23
18
06:22
18:24
19
06:20
18:25
20
06:19
18:26
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
21
06:17
18:27
22
06:16
18:28
23
06:14
18:29
24
06:12
18:30
25
06:11
18:31
26
06:09
18:32
27
06:07
18:33
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
28
06:06
18:34
29
06:04
18:35
30
06:03
18:36
31
06:01
18:37
 

April

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
05:59
18:38
2
05:58
18:39
3
05:56
18:40
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
4
05:55
18:41
5
05:53
18:42
6
05:51
18:43
7
05:50
18:44
8
05:48
18:45
9
05:47
18:46
10
05:45
18:47
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
11
05:44
18:48
12
05:42
18:49
13
05:41
18:50
14
05:39
18:51
15
05:38
18:52
16
05:36
18:53
17
05:35
18:54
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
18
05:33
18:55
19
05:32
18:56
20
05:30
18:58
21
05:29
18:59
22
05:27
17:00
23
05:26
19:01
24
05:25
19:02
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
25
05:23
19:03
26
05:22
19:04
27
05:21
19:05
28
05:19
19:06
29
05:18
19:07
30
05:17
19:08
 

May

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
1
05:15
19:09
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
2
05:14
19:10
3
05:13
19:11
4
05:12
19:12
5
05:10
19:13
6
05:09
19:14
7
05:08
19:15
8
05:07
19:16
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
9
05:06
19:17
10
05:05
19:18
11
05:04
19:19
12
05:03
19:20
13
05:02
19:21
14
05:01
19:21
15
05:00
19:22
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
16
04:59
19:23
17
04:58
19:24
18
04:57
19:25
19
04:56
19:26
20
04:56
19:27
21
04:55
19:28
22
04:54
19:29
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
23
04:53
19:30
24
04:53
19:31
25
04:52
19:31
26
04:51
19:32
27
04:51
19:33
28
04:50
19:34
29
04:50
19:35
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
30
04:49
19:35
31
04:49
19:36
 

June

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

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- Last updated on May. 20, 2023 -
Questions & Answers on Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square
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:)
Asked by Rajesh from INDIA | Feb. 25, 2015 09:34Reply
which is better to watch? Flag raising or lowering at Tiananmen Square?
do we need to reach there in advance to see this?
Answers (1)
Answered by Iris from ITALY | Feb. 25, 2015 19:43
13Reply


Flag raising ceremony always attracts tourists' eyes. So it's better for you to see the flag raising. And yes, you need to arrive at the square in advance and find a good place to watch the ceremony.
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