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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Ghulja, CN

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Urumqi · 43.92°N, 81.32°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:40 AM
Sunset6:03 PM
Day length11 h 23 min
End of civil twilight6:32 PM
End of nautical twilight7:05 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:39 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 38 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:05 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:51 AM
Moonset4:51 PM
Illumination9%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)6.99°N, 157.97°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)8:58 AM6:46 PM1:52 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:04 AM6:13 PM1:38 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:36 AM3:26 PM8:01 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:58 AM4:04 PM9:01 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:00 PM6:23 AM12:13 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Ghulja 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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