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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chengzhong, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 30.94°N, 113.55°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:23 AM |
| Sunset | 6:02 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 39 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:27 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:55 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:23 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 21 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 41 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:03 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:46 AM |
| Moonset | 4:35 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 146.99°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:24 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:23 AM | 7:03 PM | 1:43 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:22 AM | 6:38 PM | 1:30 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:59 AM | 2:45 PM | 7:52 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:13 AM | 3:31 PM | 8:52 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:55 PM | 6:11 AM | 12:05 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Chengzhong is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.