What's in the sky tonight in Qingdao

Qingdao, China · 36.12° N, 120.40° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:10, rises 06:14 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:38 to 05:53)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:19, sets 06:08
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:28
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:48
  • Saturn: up 17:38 to 03:38, highest in the S around 22:18 (55°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 20× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:38, 78° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:23, 48° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:53, 72° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Qingdao

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

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