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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Zhaotong, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 27.32°N, 103.72°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM |
| Sunset | 6:44 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 43 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:07 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:34 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:01 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 18 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 43 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:44 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:30 AM |
| Moonset | 5:14 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 147.27°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:56 AM | 7:49 PM | 2:23 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:54 AM | 7:24 PM | 2:09 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:46 AM | 3:17 PM | 8:32 AM | Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:58 AM | 4:05 PM | 9:31 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:35 PM | 6:49 AM | 12:44 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 65° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Zhaotong is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.