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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Yinchuan, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 38.47°N, 106.27°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:56 AM |
| Sunset | 6:27 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:54 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:24 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:55 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:29 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:11 AM |
| Moonset | 5:07 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.62°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) | 9:06 AM | 7:19 PM | 2:13 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:09 AM | 6:49 PM | 1:59 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:11 AM | 3:31 PM | 8:21 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:29 AM | 4:13 PM | 9:21 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:22 PM | 6:42 AM | 12:34 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Yinchuan is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Wuzhong54 km away
- Shizuishan58 km away
- Dawukou65 km away
- Huinong95 km away
- Wuda121 km away
- Wuhai143 km away
- Zhongwei143 km away
- Bayan Nur270 km away
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