What's in the sky tonight in Guangzhou

Guangzhou, China · 23.13° N, 113.26° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:53, rises 06:28 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:16 to 06:06)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:04, sets 06:18
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:06
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:36
  • Saturn: up 18:16 to 04:16, highest in the S around 22:46 (68°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 27× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:01, 89° up in the NNW
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:46, 61° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:06, 79° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Guangzhou

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