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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
 

July

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
04:49
19:47		 2
04:49
19:46		 3
04:50
19:46		 4
04:50
19:46		 5
04:51
19:46		 6
04:51
19:46
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 7
04:52
19:45		 8
04:53
19:45		 9
04:53
19:45		 10
04:54
19:44		 11
04:55
19:44		 12
04:55
19:43		 13
04:56
19:43
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 14
04:57
19:42		 15
04:57
19:42		 16
04:58
19:41		 17
04:59
19:41		 18
05:00
19:40		 19
05:01
19:39		 20
05:01
19:39
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 21
05:02
19:38		 22
05:03
19:37		 23
05:04
19:37		 24
05:05
19:36		 25
05:06
19:35		 26
05:07
19:34		 27
05:07
19:33
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 28
05:08
19:32		 29
05:09
19:31		 30
05:10
19:30		 31
05:11
19:29
 

August

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
 		 1
05:12
19:28		 2
 05:13
19:27		 3
05:14
19:26
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 4
05:15
19:25		 5
05:16
19:24		 6
05:17
19:23		 7
05:18
19:22		 8
05:18
19:20		 9
05:19
19:19		 10
05:20
19:18
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 11
05:21
19:17		 12
05:22
19:15		 13
05:23
19:14		 14
05:24
19:13		 15
05:25
19:11		 16
05:26
19:10		 17
05:27
19:09
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 18
05:28
19:07		 19
05:29
19:06		 20
05:30
19:04		 21
05:31
19:03		 22
05:32
19:02		 23
05:33
19:00		 24
05:34
18:59
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 25
05:35
18:57		 26
05:36
18:56		 27
05:37
18:54		 28
05:37
18:53		 29
05:38
18:51		 30
05:39
18:50		 31
05:40
18:48
 

September

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
05:41
18:46		 2
05:42
18:45		 3
05:43
18:43		 4
05:44
18:42		 5
05:45
18:40		 6
05:46
18:38		 7
05:47
18:37
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 8
05:48
18:35		 9
05:49
18:34		 10
05:50
18:32		 11
05:51
18:30		 12
05:52
 18:29		 13
05:53
18:27		 14
05:53
18:25
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 15
05:54
18:24		 16
05:55
18:22		 17
05:56
18:20		 18
05:57
18:19		 19
05:58
18:17		 20
05:59
18:15		 21
06:00
18:14
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 22
06:01
18:12		 23
06:02
 18:10		 24
06:03
 18:09		 25
06:04
 18:07		 26
06:05
18:06		 27
06:06
18:04		 28
06:07
18:02
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 29
06:08
18:01		 30
06:09
17:59
 

October

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
06:10
17:57		 2
06:11
17:56		 3
06:12
 17:54		 4
06:13
 17:53		 5
06:14
17:51
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 6
06:15
17:49		 7
06:16
17:48		 8
06:17
17:46		 9
06:18
17:45		 10
06:19
17:43		 11
06:20
17:42		 12
06:21
17:40
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 13
06:22
17:38		 14
06:23
17:37		 15
06:24
17:35		 16
06:25
17:34		 17
06:26
 17:33		 18
06:27
17:31		 19
06:28
17:30
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 20
06:29
17:28		 21
06:30
 17:27		 22
06:31
 17:25		 23
06:32
17:24		 24
06:33
17:23		 25
06:34
 17:21		 26
 06:36
17:20
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 27
06:37
17:19		 28
06:38
17:17		 29
06:39
17:16		 30
06:40
17:15		 31
06:41
17:14
 

November

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering
 		 1
06:42
17:12		 2
06:43
17:11
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 3
06:45
17:10		 4
06:46
 17:09		 5
06:47
 17:08		 6
06:48
 17:07		 7
06:49
17:06		 8
06:50
17:05		 9
06:51
17:04
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 10
06:53
17:03		 11
06:54
17:02		 12
06:55
17:01		 13
06:56
17:00		 14
06:57
16:59		 15
06:58
16:58		 16
06:59
16:58
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 17
07:01
16:57		 18
07:02
16:56		 19
07:03
16:55		 20
07:04
16:55		 21
07:05
16:54		 22
07:06
16:53		 23
07:07
16:53
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 24
07:08
16:52		 25
07:10
16:52		 26
07:11
16:51		 27
07:12
16:51		 28
07:13
16:51		 29
07:14
16:50		 30
07:15
16:50
 

December

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

Timetable of January - June

- Last updated on Jan. 30, 2024 by Gabby Li -
Questions & Answers on Tiananmen Flag-Raising Ceremony
Asked by Jessica | Mar. 02, 2024 22:12Reply
Can you stay in Tiananmen Square after the flag rising to take pictures and wait for things to open?
Or do you have to make another reservation to come in?
Answers (1)
Answered by Gina | Mar. 04, 2024 00:43
00Reply


If you have made reservation of Tian'anmen, then you can surely stay after the flag rising and take pictures. However, if you want to visit other attractions on the square, you have to make another reservation to enter.
Asked by Anna from ITALY | Nov. 23, 2019 04:41Reply
How long before Tiananmen Square flag rising to arrive
How long shall I arrive before the flag rising ceremony starts? I plan to go on a Tuesday, is it during the week not as busy as on the weekend?
Answers (1)
Answered by Nina from THAILAND | Nov. 25, 2019 02:01
00Reply


Many people will go there 1-2 hours in advance to occupy a good position.
Asked by tjahjoselo from INDONESIA | Sep. 26, 2018 03:37Reply
is the flag raising ceremony of Tian'anmen Square always crowded?
or only on special occasions?
Answers (1)
Answered by Hannah from USA | Sep. 26, 2018 20:38
00Reply


Yes, it is always crowded.
Asked by Anna from NETHERLANDS | Aug. 20, 2018 03:19Reply
Is the raising of the flag the same as changing the guards at Tiananmen Square?
Or are these two different ceremonies? And if they are different, at what times do they change the guard?
Answers (1)
Answered by Amy from SINGAPORE | Aug. 23, 2018 00:18
00Reply


Actually, the guard changing is only available on the first flag-rising day every month.
Asked by SHEILAAKIKO | Aug. 30, 2017 09:32Reply
How long do usually flag rising ceremony on Tiananmen Square takes time?
Answers (1)
Answered by Michelle from AUSTRALIA | Aug. 30, 2017 20:53
00Reply


Generally speaking, it takes no more than half an hour.
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