What's in the sky tonight in Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang, China · 21.20° N, 110.40° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Zhanjiang's clock (Asia/Shanghai, GMT+8). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:06, rises 06:38 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:33 to 06:18)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:17, sets 06:27
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:23
- Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:43
- Saturn: up 18:33 to 04:23, highest in the S around 23:03 (70°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 8.9× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:03, 87° up in the NNE
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:03, 63° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:18, 79° up in the E
Live: tonight's sky over Zhanjiang
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.