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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Linxia Chengguanzhen, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 35.60°N, 103.21°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:07 AM |
| Sunset | 6:41 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 34 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:07 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:36 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:06 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 27 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 37 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:43 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:26 AM |
| Moonset | 5:19 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.18°N, 147.32°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:12 AM | 7:37 PM | 2:25 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:14 AM | 7:09 PM | 2:11 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:31 AM | 3:36 PM | 8:34 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:47 AM | 4:20 PM | 9:34 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:35 PM | 6:53 AM | 12:46 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Linxia Chengguanzhen is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.