What's in the sky tonight in Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou, China · 34.75° N, 113.66° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Zhengzhou's clock (Asia/Shanghai, GMT+8). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:39, rises 06:40 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:05 to 06:15)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:49, sets 06:34
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:55
- Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:15
- Saturn: up 18:05 to 04:05, highest in the S around 22:45 (57°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 26× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:05, 79° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:50, 49° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:15, 73° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Zhengzhou
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.