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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Tongzhou, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 39.90°N, 116.66°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:16 AM |
| Sunset | 5:45 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 29 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:12 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:43 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:14 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 32 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 32 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:47 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:26 AM |
| Moonset | 4:26 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.53°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:27 AM | 6:34 PM | 1:31 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:31 AM | 6:04 PM | 1:18 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:26 AM | 2:53 PM | 7:40 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:45 AM | 3:34 PM | 8:40 AM | Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:40 PM | 6:01 AM | 11:48 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Tongzhou is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Beijing23 km away
- Shunyi24 km away
- Sanhe36 km away
- Langfang43 km away
- Mentougou49 km away
- Tianjin96 km away
- Hangu121 km away
- Tanggu130 km away
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