What's in the sky tonight in Hefei

Hefei, China · 31.86° N, 117.28° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:28, rises 06:22 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:55 to 06:00)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:37, sets 06:14
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:45
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:05
  • Saturn: up 17:55 to 03:55, highest in the S around 22:35 (60°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 26× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:40, 82° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:25, 52° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:00, 75° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Hefei

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