What's in the sky tonight in Nanjing

Nanjing, China · 32.06° N, 118.78° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:21, rises 06:16 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:49 to 05:54)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:31, sets 06:08
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:39
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:59
  • Saturn: up 17:49 to 03:49, highest in the S around 22:29 (59°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 23× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:34, 82° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:19, 52° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:54, 75° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Nanjing

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