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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chengde, CN

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 40.95°N, 117.96°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:11 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Day length11 h 28 min
End of civil twilight6:06 PM
End of nautical twilight6:38 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:10 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 33 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:41 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:20 AM
Moonset4:21 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.89°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)8:24 AM6:27 PM1:26 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:29 AM5:56 PM1:12 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:18 AM2:51 PM7:35 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:38 AM3:31 PM8:35 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:35 PM5:56 AM11:43 PMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Chengde 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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