Tonight's sky over Beijing: what to see, Sunday 25 October
What is up over Beijing, China tonight (Sunday 25 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 1 ISS pass, a full moon Moon. Truly dark from 19:00 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 19:00 to 05:10 (sunset 17:30, sunrise 06:40).
- Jupiter — visible 01:50–06:00, highest at 06:00, 56° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 17:50–03:40, highest at 22:40, 51° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:10–06:00, highest at 06:00, 63° up in the south-east.
- Moon: full moon, 99% lit — rises 16:30, sets 06:40. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 05:40 — from the north to the north-east, up to 13°.
Computed for Beijing (39.90, 116.41) from the real positions of the Sun, Moon and planets and the current NORAD orbit of the ISS. Planets count once they are 10° above the horizon after dusk. Times are local.
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