What's in the sky tonight in Taipei

Taipei, Taiwan · 25.04° N, 121.56° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:18, rises 05:57 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:43 to 05:38)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:28, sets 05:46
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:33
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 00:53
  • Saturn: up 17:43 to 03:43, highest in the S around 22:13 (66°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 30× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:28, 89° up in the SSW
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:13, 59° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:38, 79° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Taipei

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