What's in the sky tonight in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China · 22.28° N, 114.16° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Hong Kong's clock (Asia/Shanghai, GMT+8). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:51, rises 06:24 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:18 to 06:03)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:01, sets 06:13
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:08
- Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:28
- Saturn: up 18:18 to 04:08, highest in the S around 22:48 (69°)
- 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
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:03, 87° up in the NW
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:48, 62° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:03, 79° up in the ESE
Live: tonight's sky over Hong Kong
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.