What's in the sky tonight in Dalian

Dalian, China · 38.90° N, 121.60° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:02, rises 06:13 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:33 to 05:48)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:11, sets 06:08
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:23
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:43
  • Saturn: up 17:33 to 03:33, highest in the S around 22:13 (52°)
Space station
next visible pass Mon 05:41: look NNW, it climbs to 13° and sets in the NE · 3 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 17× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:33, 75° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:18, 45° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:48, 70° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Dalian

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