Stargazing in Tianjin, Tianjin, China

Dark-sky rating for Tianjin

Tianjin, Tianjin, China is a large metropolitan area (population about 11,090,314). A place this size typically has a bright inner-city sky: only the Moon, planets and the brightest stars show from inside the urban core. That is an estimate of Bortle class 7–9 from population, not a measurement: the real value depends on the exact spot you observe from.

For a measured reading at any point, open the live Dark Sky map.

Nearest dark-sky places and observatories

• Xinglong Station · observatory · about 144 km away

Milky Way season in Tianjin

The bright core of the Milky Way stays low, so you need a clear southern or northern horizon. It climbs at least 20° above the horizon during astronomical darkness in April, May, June, July, August, peaking in June at about 22°.

• The north celestial pole stands 39.1° above the horizon, so stars within 39° of it never set from here.
• About 81.6% 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 21.9° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
• At 11 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Tonight and aurora

As of October 19, 2026 (UTC) the Moon is a Waxing Gibbous at 62% illumination. Aurora at 39.1° latitude generally needs about Kp 9.0.

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