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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

Timetable of July - December

- Last updated on May. 20, 2023 -

Questions & Answers on Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square

Asked by Jay from THE PHILIPPINES | May. 17, 2023 15:12

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

Yes, of course you can take photos and videos. That's totally allowed.

Answered by Jay | May. 20, 2023 13:18

Thank you very much for responding!

Asked by Andrea V from ITALY | Apr. 13, 2023 19:04

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

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 18:37

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

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 15:49

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

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 09:34

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

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.