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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Zhijiang, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 30.42°N, 111.75°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:30 AM |
| Sunset | 6:10 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 40 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:34 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:02 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:30 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 21 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 41 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:11 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:54 AM |
| Moonset | 4:42 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.43°N, 133.80°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:29 AM | 7:12 PM | 1:51 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:28 AM | 6:46 PM | 1:37 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:08 AM | 2:51 PM | 7:59 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:21 AM | 3:38 PM | 8:59 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:02 PM | 6:18 AM | 12:12 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Zhijiang is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.