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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Changping, Beijing, China?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 40.22°, 116.23° (Asia/Shanghai).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Changping, Beijing, China — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Changping, Beijing, China
Changping, Beijing, China's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Changping, Beijing, China tonight (40.22°, 116.23°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.7 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 40.2°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.9 or higher — to reach Changping, Beijing, China.
Local sky character in Changping
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 68 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 40.2° above the horizon, so stars within 40° of it never set from here.
- About 82.3% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
- The Milky Way's core in Sagittarius culminates about 20.8° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 68 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Changping is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
Astronomy near Changping
Real great-circle distances from Changping, Beijing, China.
- Xinglong Station — observatory, 116 km away, 900 m
Best nights this month in Changping
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-12 — Darkest night of the coming month
The Moon is only 0% illuminated, giving the least lunar interference in the next 30 nights — the best window for the Milky Way and faint deep-sky targets from Changping, Beijing, China.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Changping, Beijing, China. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.
- 2026-08-27 — Full Moon
A 100%-lit Moon washes out faint objects, but lunar terrain along the limb is at its most striking — plan bright targets and planets instead of deep sky.
Changping, Beijing, China stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Changping, Beijing, China?
- Tonight from Changping, Beijing, China expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. The night offers about 6.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Changping, Beijing, China's elevation help stargazing?
- At 68 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Xinglong Station sits about 116 km from Changping, Beijing, China at 900 m.
- What should I plan for observing near Changping, Beijing, China?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 20.8° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Changping, Beijing, China tonight?
- About 6.7 hours of astronomical darkness (Sun more than 18° below the horizon). That is the real observing window for faint objects; brighter targets are workable from dusk onward.
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