What's in the sky tonight in Tainan

Tainan, Taiwan · 22.99° N, 120.19° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:25, rises 06:00 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:49 to 05:39)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:35, sets 05:49
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:39
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:09
  • Saturn: up 17:49 to 03:49, highest in the S around 22:19 (68°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 21× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:34, 89° up in the NNW
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:19, 61° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:39, 79° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Tainan

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