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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong?

Waxing Gibbous moon at 66%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 22.43°, 114.03° (Asia/Hong_Kong).

Moon
Waxing Gibbous
66% lit
Sunset
5:54 PM
Dusk 7:09 PM
Dark hours
10.0 h
Dawn 5:07 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong — Tuesday, October 20

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Gibbous • 66% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 1 day
🌌 Milky WayMuted by moonlight tonight
🛰️ ISSNo visible ISS pass in the next 5 predicted passes
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 1.0)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 3:00 AM UTC

Tonight's sky above Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong

Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.

Local sky character in Yuen Long San Hui

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 8 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 22.4° above the horizon, so stars within 22° of it never set from here.
  • About 69.1% 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 38.6° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
  • At 8 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
22.4°
Sky reachable
69.1%
Milky Way core
38.6° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Yuen Long San Hui is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.

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Best nights this month in Yuen Long San Hui

Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.

  • 2026-10-21 — Orionids peak — up to 20/hour

    Radiant in Orion. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 72% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.

  • 2026-10-26 — 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.

  • 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour

    Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.

  • 2026-11-09 — 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 Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong.

  • 2026-11-17 — Leonids peak — up to 15/hour

    Radiant in Leo. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 45% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.

Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong?
Tonight from Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 66% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong?
Tonight in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong?
Astronomical darkness begins at 7:09 PM local time in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong tonight, the moment the Sun drops more than 18° below the horizon and the sky becomes fully dark for faint-object observing.
Can you see the aurora tonight in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong?
Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
What is the stargazing light pollution level in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong?
Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. These are typical ranges for this population size, not a measured reading for this exact spot — use tonight's Moon phase and the best-nights list above to time a visit away from direct lighting.
Is light pollution a problem in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong?
Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong is small enough that the Milky Way can be visible on clear, moonless nights away from the immediate centre. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
When can I see the Milky Way from Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong?
The core reaches about 38.6° altitude, so target the moonless nights listed in the best-nights section and get away from the city core.
How dark does it actually get in Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Hong Kong tonight?
About 10.0 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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