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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Zhongshan, CN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Shanghai · 22.52°N, 113.38°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:20 AM |
| Sunset | 6:07 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 48 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:30 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:56 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:22 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 13 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 44 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:06 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:52 AM |
| Moonset | 4:33 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.77°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:11 AM | 7:17 PM | 1:44 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:06 AM | 6:55 PM | 1:31 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:16 AM | 2:30 PM | 7:53 AM | Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:25 AM | 3:20 PM | 8:53 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:57 PM | 6:10 AM | 12:06 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 69° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Zhongshan is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Shiqi1 km away
- Nantou24 km away
- Jiangmen31 km away
- Tanzhou31 km away
- Zhuhai34 km away
- Jing'an36 km away
- Daliang38 km away
- Nossa Senhora de Fatima39 km away
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