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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Dingzhou, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 38.51°N, 114.99°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:21 AM |
| Sunset | 5:52 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:19 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:49 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:20 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:54 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:34 AM |
| Moonset | 4:32 PM |
| Illumination | 9% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.00°N, 157.70°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,604 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:31 AM | 6:44 PM | 1:38 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:34 AM | 6:14 PM | 1:24 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:36 AM | 2:56 PM | 7:47 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:55 AM | 3:38 PM | 8:46 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:47 PM | 6:07 AM | 11:55 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Dingzhou is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.