What's in the sky tonight in Changsha

Changsha, China · 28.20° N, 112.97° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Changsha's clock (Asia/Shanghai, GMT+8). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:49, rises 06:35 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:18 to 06:13)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:59, sets 06:26
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:08
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:28
  • Saturn: up 18:18 to 04:08, highest in the S around 22:48 (63°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 20× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:03, 86° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:48, 56° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:13, 77° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Changsha

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