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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chang-hua, TW
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Taipei · 24.07°N, 120.56°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:52 AM |
| Sunset | 5:38 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 46 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:00 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:27 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 6:53 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 14 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 44 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:37 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:21 AM |
| Moonset | 4:04 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.09°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:44 AM | 6:46 PM | 1:15 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:41 AM | 6:24 PM | 1:02 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:45 AM | 2:04 PM | 7:24 AM | Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:55 AM | 2:54 PM | 8:24 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:28 PM | 5:42 AM | 11:33 PM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 68° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Chang-hua is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Changhua1 km away
- Yuanlin13 km away
- Taichung15 km away
- Chiayi City67 km away
- Hsinchu91 km away
- Zhubei96 km away
- Bade120 km away
- Yongkang121 km away
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