Live Sky Report
What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Yuxi, Yunnan, China?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 24.36°, 102.54° (Asia/Shanghai).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Yuxi, Yunnan, China — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Yuxi, Yunnan, China
Skywatchers in Yuxi, 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 Yuxi, Yunnan, China tonight (24.36°, 102.54°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.3 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 24.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Yuxi, Yunnan, China.
Local sky character in Yuxi
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1638 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 24.4° above the horizon, so stars within 24° of it never set from here.
- About 70.6% 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 36.6° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- At 1638 m elevation, roughly 18% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Yuxi is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
Best nights this month in Yuxi
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-13 — 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 Yuxi, Yunnan, China.
- 2026-08-28 — 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.
Yuxi, Yunnan, China stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Yuxi, Yunnan, China?
- Tonight from Yuxi, 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 8.3 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Yuxi, Yunnan, China's elevation help stargazing?
- At 1638 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 Yuxi, Yunnan, China?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 36.6° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Yuxi, Yunnan, China tonight?
- About 8.3 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 Yuxi, 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.