What's in the sky tonight in Shaoyang

Shaoyang, China · 27.24° N, 111.47° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:56, rises 06:40 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:24 to 06:19)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:07, sets 06:31
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:14
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:34
  • Saturn: up 18:24 to 04:24, highest in the S around 22:54 (64°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 4 (rural/suburban transition): about 20.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 3× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:09, 87° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:54, 57° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:19, 78° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Shaoyang

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