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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Jinchang, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 38.50°N, 102.19°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:13 AM |
| Sunset | 6:43 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:10 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:41 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:11 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:46 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:28 AM |
| Moonset | 5:24 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 146.97°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) | 9:22 AM | 7:35 PM | 2:29 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:25 AM | 7:05 PM | 2:15 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:28 AM | 3:47 PM | 8:38 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:46 AM | 4:29 PM | 9:38 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:38 PM | 6:58 AM | 12:50 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Jinchang is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.