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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Xiangcheng, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 25.47°N, 100.56°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:12 AM |
| Sunset | 6:57 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 45 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:20 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:47 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:13 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 16 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 43 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:57 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:44 AM |
| Moonset | 5:26 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.23°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) | 9:06 AM | 8:04 PM | 2:35 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:03 AM | 7:41 PM | 2:22 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:02 AM | 3:26 PM | 8:44 AM | Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:13 AM | 4:15 PM | 9:44 AM | Visible about 3.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:48 PM | 7:02 AM | 12:57 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 66° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Xiangcheng is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.