What's in the sky tonight in Hangzhou

Hangzhou, China · 30.25° N, 120.17° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:18, rises 06:08 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:44 to 05:44)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:27, sets 05:59
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:34
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:54
  • Saturn: up 17:44 to 03:44, highest in the S around 22:24 (61°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 22× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:29, 84° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:14, 54° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:44, 76° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Hangzhou

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