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Tonight's Sky from Shanghai, China

31.22°N, 121.46°E · Asia/Shanghai · Sun, Jun 14 · 02:57 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening. ☁️ Overcast — visibility may be limited tonight, including ISS.

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Shanghai, China · 7 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

85° pass — but likely hidden by cloud cover. Moves from southwest, passes nearly overhead, exits northeast

High
Where to look
Look southwest
When
6 min pass (20:56 UTC)
Visibility score
60/100
7 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mercury — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Venus — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Mars — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Jupiter — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Saturn — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Uranus — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Neptune — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
100%
Overcast
Moon
New Moon
2% lit — Moon visible, but no impact in daylight
Light pollution
Inner city
Bortle 9 — measured

Light pollution

Bortle scale · catalogued
9/9
Inner city
1 · Pristine5 · Suburban9 · Inner city

Inner-city sky. Only Moon, planets, and the very brightest stars. No stellar limiting magnitude worth reporting.

Naked-eye limit
mag 4.0

Next eclipse

Solar · total
59
days away

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Visible: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, North Africa. Confirm viewability from Shanghai on the detail page.

Duration
2m 18s
Magnitude
1.04

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

The sky is overcast — outdoor viewing is not recommended tonight.

The Moon is nearly dark — ideal for faint objects.

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
75.1°
Sun is up
Azimuth
119° ESE
Next sunrise
Sun, Jun 14 · 20:49 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, Jun 14 · 10:59 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
New Moon
1.6% illuminated
Altitude
85°
Azimuth
203° SSW
Next moonrise
Sun, Jun 14 · 20:22 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sun, Jun 14 · 04:17 UTC
    peak 17°
    in 1 hourrises N → sets ENE4m 29s
  • Sun, Jun 14 · 05:53 UTC
    peak 38°
    in 3 hoursrises WNW → sets SSE6m 15s
  • Sun, Jun 14 · 20:56 UTC
    peak 85°
    in 18 hoursrises SW → sets NE6m 44s
  • Sun, Jun 14 · 22:35 UTC
    peak 10°
    in 20 hoursrises NW → sets NNW1m 24s
  • Mon, Jun 15 · 03:31 UTC
    peak 11°
    tomorrowrises NNE → sets NE1m 38s
Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag 0.5
    53.2°Not visible
  • Venusmag -4.0
    40.3°Not visible
  • Marsmag 1.3
    66.1°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -1.8
    44.1°Not visible
  • Saturnmag 0.8
    31°Not visible
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    77.4°Not visible
  • Neptunemag 7.8
    22.4°Not visible
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