What's in the sky tonight in Handan

Handan, China · 36.61° N, 114.49° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:33, rises 06:39 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:02 to 06:17)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:43, sets 06:34
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:52
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:12
  • Saturn: up 18:02 to 04:02, highest in the S around 22:42 (55°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 11× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:02, 77° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:47, 47° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:17, 72° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Handan

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