What's in the sky tonight in Nantong

Nantong, China · 31.98° N, 120.89° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:13, rises 06:07 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:41 to 05:46)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:23, sets 05:59
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:31
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:51
  • Saturn: up 17:41 to 03:41, highest in the S around 22:21 (59°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 19× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:26, 82° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:11, 52° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:46, 75° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Nantong

Times in the live card follow your device's clock.

More