What's in the sky tonight in Chongqing

Chongqing, China · 29.55° N, 106.51° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:13, rises 07:02 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:38 to 06:38)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:24, sets 06:55
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:28
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:48
  • Saturn: up 18:38 to 04:38, highest in the S around 23:18 (62°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 16× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:23, 85° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:08, 55° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:38, 77° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Chongqing

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