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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Zhalantun, CN

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 48.01°N, 122.74°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset5:15 PM
Day length11 h 18 min
End of civil twilight5:46 PM
End of nautical twilight6:21 PM
End of astronomical twilight6:58 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 44 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 18 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:15 AM

Moon

Moonrise2:52 AM
Moonset4:05 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 146.02°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)8:22 AM5:50 PM1:07 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:33 AM5:14 PM12:53 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:36 PM2:54 PM7:16 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 53° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:03 AM3:28 PM8:16 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:14 PM5:39 AM11:24 PMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 44° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Zhalantun 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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