Time for Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square
2023 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 | ||||||
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 7 04:52 19:45 | 8 04:53 19:45 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 14 04:57 19:42 | 15 04:57 19:42 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 21 05:02 19:38 | 22 05:03 19:37 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 28 05:08 19:32 | 29 05:09 19:31 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 4 05:15 19:25 | 5 05:16 19:24 | ||
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 11 05:21 19:17 | 12 05:22 19:15 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 18 05:28 19:07 | 19 05:29 19:06 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 25 05:35 18:57 | 26 05:36 18:56 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | |||||
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 8 05:48 18:35 | 9 05:49 18:34 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 15 05:54 18:24 | 16 05:55 18:22 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 22 06:01 18:12 | 23 06:02 18:10 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 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 | 6 06:15 17:49 | 7 06:16 17:48 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 13 06:22 17:38 | 14 06:23 17:37 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 20 06:29 17:28 | 21 06:30 17:27 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 27 06:37 17:19 | 28 06:38 17:17 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 3 06:45 17:10 | 4 06:46 17:09 | |||
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 10 06:53 17:03 | 11 06:54 17:02 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 17 07:01 16:57 | 18 07:02 16:56 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 24 07:08 16:52 | 25 07:10 16:52 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | |||||
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 8 07:22 16:49 | 9 07:23 16:49 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 15 07:28 16:50 | 16 07:29 16:50 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 22 07:32 16:52 | 23 07:33 16:53 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 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 | 29 07:35 16:57 | 30 07:35 16:57 |
| Flag-raising Flag-lowering | 31 07:35 16:58 |
Timetable of January - June
- Last updated on Jul. 13, 2023 by Gabby Li -
Questions & Answers on Tiananmen Flag-Raising Ceremony
Asked by Anna from ITALY | Nov. 23, 2019 04:41
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ReplyHow 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?
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Answered by Nina from THAILAND | Nov. 25, 2019 02:01
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00ReplyMany people will go there 1-2 hours in advance to occupy a good position.
Asked by tjahjoselo from INDONESIA | Sep. 26, 2018 03:37Reply
Replyis the flag raising ceremony of Tian'anmen Square always crowded?
or only on special occasions?
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Answered by Hannah from USA | Sep. 26, 2018 20:3800Reply
00ReplyYes, it is always crowded.
Asked by Anna from NETHERLANDS | Aug. 20, 2018 03:19Reply
ReplyIs 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?
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Answered by Amy from SINGAPORE | Aug. 23, 2018 00:1800Reply
00ReplyActually, the guard changing is only available on the first flag-rising day every month.
Asked by SHEILAAKIKO | Aug. 30, 2017 09:32Reply
ReplyHow long do usually flag rising ceremony on Tiananmen Square takes time?
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Answered by Michelle from AUSTRALIA | Aug. 30, 2017 20:5300Reply
00ReplyGenerally speaking, it takes no more than half an hour.