What's in the sky tonight in Taizhou

Taizhou, China · 28.66° N, 121.42° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:15, rises 06:01 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:44 to 05:39)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:24, sets 05:51
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:34
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 00:54
  • Saturn: up 17:44 to 03:34, highest in the S around 22:14 (63°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 11× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:29, 85° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:14, 55° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:39, 77° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Taizhou

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