What's in the sky tonight in Luoyang
Luoyang, China · 34.66° N, 112.42° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Luoyang's clock (Asia/Shanghai, GMT+8). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:44, rises 06:44 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:10 to 06:20)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:54, sets 06:39
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 02:00
- Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:20
- Saturn: up 18:10 to 04:10, highest in the S around 22:50 (57°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 11× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:10, 79° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:55, 49° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:20, 73° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Luoyang
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.