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Night sky over Shanghai tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (49% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT+8).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

Drag the picture to look around, and slide through the night from dusk to dawn.

Facing southwest
9:30 PM
4:45 PM11:30 PM6:15 AM

The Moon (49% lit) is up in the southwest. Planets up: Saturn.

Drawn from star and planet positions for this city; clouds and real light pollution are not included.

Moon

First quarter

49% lit · 7.3 days since new moon

402,965 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 1:18 PM
Moonset
Sun, Oct 18 10:51 PM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
5:19 PM
Fully dark
6:40 PM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
When the ISS is visible over Shanghai →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 7:58 AM · Sets 6:17 PM · magnitude 0.0

    Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low

  • VenusRises 6:47 AM · Sets 5:11 PM · magnitude -4.2

    Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low

  • MarsRises 12:13 AM · Sets 1:52 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 5:30 AM, southeast, 66° up

  • JupiterRises 1:06 AM · Sets 2:22 PM · magnitude -1.9

    Best around 5:30 AM, east, 55° up

  • SaturnRises 4:42 PM · Sets 4:52 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 10:50 PM, south, 60° up

Coming up in the sky

The next 12 months, with what can be seen from Shanghai.

  • Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Oct 26 12:12 PMFull moon
  • Tue, Nov 17Leonids meteor shower peakUp to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Sat, Nov 21 7:35 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky20° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Tue, Nov 24 10:54 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Dec 14Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, Dec 24 9:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Mon, Jan 4 1:56 AMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Mon, Jan 4Quadrantids meteor shower peakUp to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Fri, Jan 22 8:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 2:20 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky18° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Feb 6 11:59 PMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Shanghai
  • Thu, Feb 11 8:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 11:44 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sun, Feb 21 7:12 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Shanghai
  • Sun, Feb 21 7:24 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 2:56 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky28° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Mon, Mar 22 6:44 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Apr 21 6:27 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Apr 22Lyrids meteor shower peakUp to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Thu, May 6Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakUp to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, May 20 6:59 PMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 6:01 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Jun 19 8:45 AMFull moon
  • Fri, Jul 16 3:29 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky21° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Sun, Jul 18 11:45 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Jul 19 12:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Shanghai
  • Mon, Aug 2 6:06 PMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Shanghai
  • Fri, Aug 13Perseids meteor shower peakUp to about 100 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Tue, Aug 17 3:13 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Shanghai
  • Tue, Aug 17 3:29 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Sep 16 7:04 AMFull moon
  • Sat, Sep 25 6:06 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky26° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 9:47 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 8:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).