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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Qianjiang, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 30.42°N, 112.89°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:25 AM |
| Sunset | 6:05 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 40 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:29 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:57 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:25 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 21 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 41 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:06 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:49 AM |
| Moonset | 4:37 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.71°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:23 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:25 AM | 7:07 PM | 1:46 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:24 AM | 6:42 PM | 1:33 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:03 AM | 2:46 PM | 7:55 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:16 AM | 3:33 PM | 8:55 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:57 PM | 6:13 AM | 12:08 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Qianjiang is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.