🌙 Ramadan 2023 · 1444 AH

Ramadan 2023 Timetable for Beijing

29 days of suhoor, iftar and prayer times · China

First suhoor ends
04:43
Fajr · Thursday 23 March
First iftar
18:29
Maghrib · 13h 46m fast
Longest fast
15h 05m
Thursday 20 April
Shortest fast
13h 46m
Thursday 23 March
Iftar over the month
+28 min
18:29 → 18:57
Total fasting
418 hours
29 days

Beijing Ramadan 2023 Timetable

Thursday, 23 March 2023 – Thursday 20 April · local time (Asia/Shanghai)

DayDateSuhoorFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrIftarMaghribIshaFast
1Thu 23 MarThursday 23 March04:4306:1412:2216:4118:2919:5413h 46m
2Fri 24 MarFriday 24 March04:4206:1312:2216:4218:3019:5613h 48m
3Sat 25 MarSaturday 25 March04:4006:1112:2116:4318:3119:5713h 51m
4Sun 26 MarSunday 26 March04:3806:0912:2116:4318:3219:5813h 54m
5Mon 27 MarMonday 27 March04:3606:0812:2116:4418:3319:5913h 57m
6Tue 28 MarTuesday 28 March04:3406:0612:2116:4518:3420:0014h 00m
7Wed 29 MarWednesday 29 March04:3306:0412:2016:4518:3520:0114h 02m
8Thu 30 MarThursday 30 March04:3106:0312:2016:4618:3620:0314h 05m
9Fri 31 MarFriday 31 March04:2906:0112:2016:4718:3720:0414h 08m
10Sat 1 AprSaturday 1 April04:2705:5912:1916:4718:3820:0514h 11m
11Sun 2 AprSunday 2 April04:2505:5812:1916:4818:3920:0614h 14m
12Mon 3 AprMonday 3 April04:2405:5612:1916:4918:4020:0714h 16m
13Tue 4 AprTuesday 4 April04:2205:5512:1916:4918:4120:0914h 19m
14Wed 5 AprWednesday 5 April04:2005:5312:1816:5018:4220:1014h 22m
15Thu 6 AprThursday 6 April04:1805:5212:1816:5118:4320:1114h 25m
16Fri 7 AprFriday 7 April04:1605:5012:1816:5118:4420:1214h 28m
17Sat 8 AprSaturday 8 April04:1405:4812:1716:5218:4520:1414h 31m
18Sun 9 AprSunday 9 April04:1305:4712:1716:5318:4620:1514h 33m
19Mon 10 AprMonday 10 April04:1105:4512:1716:5318:4720:1614h 36m
20Tue 11 AprTuesday 11 April04:0905:4412:1716:5418:4820:1814h 39m
21Wed 12 AprWednesday 12 April04:0705:4212:1616:5518:4920:1914h 42m
22Thu 13 AprThursday 13 April04:0505:4112:1616:5518:5020:2014h 45m
23Fri 14 AprFriday 14 April04:0305:3912:1616:5618:5120:2114h 48m
24Sat 15 AprSaturday 15 April04:0105:3812:1616:5618:5220:2314h 51m
25Sun 16 AprSunday 16 April03:5905:3612:1516:5718:5320:2414h 54m
26Mon 17 AprMonday 17 April03:5805:3512:1516:5818:5420:2514h 56m
27Tue 18 AprTuesday 18 April 27th night03:5605:3312:1516:5818:5520:2714h 59m
28Wed 19 AprWednesday 19 April03:5405:3212:1516:5918:5620:2815h 02m
29Thu 20 AprThursday 20 April03:5205:3012:1416:5918:5720:2915h 05m

Calculated for Beijing city centre with the Muslim World League (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) method (Hanafi Asr). Suhoor ends at Fajr; many mosques stop eating 5–10 minutes earlier as a precaution (imsak). The start of Ramadan follows the Umm al-Qura calendar and may be one day later where the month begins with a local moon sighting. Daily times: prayer times in Beijing.

Ramadan 2023 in Beijing

Ramadan 1444 AH begins on Thursday, 23 March 2023 and lasts 29 days. In Beijing the first suhoor ends at 04:43 and the first iftar is at 18:29, a fast of 13h 46m.

Over the month iftar moves 28 minutes later and the end of suhoor moves 51 minutes earlier, so the last fast on Thursday 20 April lasts 15h 05m. In total you fast about 418 hours this Ramadan. For comparison, the first fast in Makkah lasts 13h 27m.

The 27th night, most widely observed as Laylat al-Qadr, begins at Maghrib (18:55) on Tuesday 18 April. Eid al-Fitr is expected on Friday, 21 April 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

The first iftar in Beijing is at 18:29 local time on Thursday, 23 March 2023, and the first suhoor ends at Fajr, 04:43.

The fast lasts 13h 46m on the first day and 15h 05m on the last day; the longest fast is 15h 05m on Thursday 20 April.

Eid al-Fitr is expected on Friday, 21 April 2023 according to the Umm al-Qura calendar. If China begins Shawwal with a local moon sighting, it may be one day later.