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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chaoyang, CN

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 41.57°N, 120.46°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:01 AM
Sunset5:28 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight5:56 PM
End of nautical twilight6:28 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:00 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 30 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:30 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:09 AM
Moonset4:11 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.42°N, 133.93°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)8:15 AM6:15 PM1:16 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:21 AM5:44 PM1:02 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:06 AM2:43 PM7:25 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:27 AM3:22 PM8:25 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:25 PM5:46 AM11:33 PMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Chaoyang is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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