Live Sky Report
What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Jinding, Yunnan, China?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 26.44°, 99.44° (Asia/Shanghai).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Jinding, Yunnan, China — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Jinding, Yunnan, China
Skywatchers in Jinding, Yunnan, China have the same live tools professional observers use — a real ephemeris, live Kp readings from NOAA SWPC, and hourly cloud forecasts — condensed into one report on this page.
Above Jinding, Yunnan, China tonight (26.44°, 99.44°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.1 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 26.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Jinding, Yunnan, China.
Local sky character in Jinding
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 2511 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 26.4° above the horizon, so stars within 26° of it never set from here.
- About 72.3% 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 34.6° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 2511 m elevation, roughly 26% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Jinding is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Best nights this month in Jinding
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 Jinding, Yunnan, China.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Jinding, Yunnan, 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.
Jinding, Yunnan, China stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Jinding, Yunnan, China?
- Tonight from Jinding, Yunnan, 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 8.1 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Jinding, Yunnan, China's elevation help stargazing?
- At 2511 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high.
- What should I plan for observing near Jinding, Yunnan, China?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 34.6° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Jinding, Yunnan, China tonight?
- About 8.1 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Jinding, Yunnan, China.
More in Yunnan
Other sky reports in the same region.
Sky tonight across China
Other cities in China with live sky reports.
Popular astronomy destinations
Aurora hubs, dark-sky sites, and observatory towns.