What's in the sky tonight in Harbin

Harbin, China · 45.75° N, 126.63° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 16:31, rises 06:04 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:03 to 05:38)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 15:39, sets 06:02
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:53
  • Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 00:13
  • Saturn: up 17:03 to 03:13, highest in the S around 21:53 (46°)
Space station
next visible pass Tue 04:53: look NW, it climbs to 37° and sets in the E · 6 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 30× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:03, 68° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 02:48, 38° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:38, 64° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Harbin

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