What's in the sky tonight in Taichung

Taichung, Taiwan · 24.14° N, 120.68° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:23, rises 06:00 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:47 to 05:37)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:32, sets 05:48
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:37
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:07
  • Saturn: up 17:47 to 03:47, highest in the S around 22:17 (67°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 24× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:32, 89° up in the W
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:17, 60° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:37, 79° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Taichung

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