What's in the sky tonight in Beijing
Beijing, China · 39.90° N, 116.41° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Beijing's clock (Asia/Shanghai, GMT+8). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:21, rises 06:36 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:49 to 06:09)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:30, sets 06:32
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:39
- Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:59
- Saturn: up 17:49 to 03:59, highest in the S around 22:39 (51°)
- Space station
- next visible pass Mon 05:40: look NNW, it climbs to 13° and sets in the NE · 3 min · low; look for a steady moving light
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 36× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:49, 74° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:34, 44° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:09, 69° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Beijing
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.