What's in the sky tonight in Chengdu
Chengdu, China · 30.66° N, 104.06° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Chengdu's clock (Asia/Shanghai, GMT+8). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:22, rises 07:13 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:48 to 06:53)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:33, sets 07:07
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:38
- Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:58
- Saturn: up 18:48 to 04:48, highest in the S around 23:28 (61°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 26× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:33, 84° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:18, 53° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:53, 76° up in the SE
Live: tonight's sky over Chengdu
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.