What's in the sky tonight in Hengyang
Hengyang, China · 26.90° N, 112.59° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Hengyang's clock (Asia/Shanghai, GMT+8). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:52, rises 06:35 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:19 to 06:14)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:02, sets 06:26
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:09
- Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:29
- Saturn: up 18:19 to 04:19, highest in the S around 22:49 (64°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 6× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:04, 87° up in the SSW
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:49, 57° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:14, 78° up in the SE
Live: tonight's sky over Hengyang
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.