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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Mingguang, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 32.78°N, 117.96°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:06 AM |
| Sunset | 5:44 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 37 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:08 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:37 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:06 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 23 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 40 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:45 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:26 AM |
| Moonset | 4:17 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.26°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:08 AM | 6:43 PM | 1:26 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:09 AM | 6:16 PM | 1:12 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:38 AM | 2:31 PM | 7:35 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:53 AM | 3:17 PM | 8:35 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:37 PM | 5:54 AM | 11:43 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Mingguang is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.