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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Shunyi, CN

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 40.12°N, 116.65°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:16 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Day length11 h 29 min
End of civil twilight6:12 PM
End of nautical twilight6:43 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:15 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:47 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:26 AM
Moonset4:26 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 145.73°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:19 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)8:27 AM6:34 PM1:31 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:32 AM6:03 PM1:18 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:26 AM2:54 PM7:40 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:45 AM3:35 PM8:40 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:40 PM6:01 AM11:48 PMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Shunyi 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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