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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Yanji, CN

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 42.89°N, 129.50°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset4:51 PM
Day length11 h 25 min
End of civil twilight5:20 PM
End of nautical twilight5:52 PM
End of astronomical twilight6:25 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 36 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 28 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)3:53 AM

Moon

Moonrise2:29 AM
Moonset3:35 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.65°N, 121.29°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)7:42 AM5:36 PM12:40 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)7:49 AM5:04 PM12:26 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:26 PM2:10 PM6:49 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)12:48 AM2:49 PM7:49 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)4:48 PM5:10 AM10:57 PMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Yanji is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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