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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Yushu, CN

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 44.83°N, 126.54°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise5:39 AM
Sunset5:02 PM
Day length11 h 22 min
End of civil twilight5:31 PM
End of nautical twilight6:05 PM
End of astronomical twilight6:39 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 39 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 24 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:03 AM

Moon

Moonrise2:40 AM
Moonset3:48 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 145.88°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)7:59 AM5:43 PM12:51 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:07 AM5:10 PM12:38 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:31 PM2:28 PM7:00 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)12:55 AM3:05 PM8:00 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)4:59 PM5:23 AM11:09 PMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Yushu 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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