What's in the sky tonight in Suzhou

Suzhou, China · 31.30° N, 120.62° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:15, rises 06:08 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:42 to 05:47)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:24, sets 05:59
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:32
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:52
  • Saturn: up 17:42 to 03:42, highest in the S around 22:22 (60°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 32× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:27, 83° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:12, 53° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:47, 76° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Suzhou

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

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