Beijing, China
First Quarter · Illumination: 26%
Moon age: 5 days · Moon in Libra
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Solar
Sunrise
05:27
72° azimuth
Solar noon
12:18
64° altitude
Sunset
19:08
288° azimuth
Day length: 13h 41m
Sun in Leo
Morning golden hour: 05:10 – 06:04
Evening golden hour: 18:31 – 19:24
Moon is resting below the horizon — Time to plan tomorrow
Lunar
🌛 Illumination: 26%
Moon age: 5 days · Moon in Libra
Moonrise
10:18
105° azimuth
Culmination
15:48
37° altitude · 180° azimuth
Moonset
21:10
252° azimuth
Planets
Mercury
In Cancer
Leo
Magnitude: 0.0
Culmination: 11:37 (68°)
Distance: 1.24 AU
Elongation: 10.9°
Venus
In Virgo
Libra
Magnitude: -5.2
Culmination: 15:07 (45°)
Distance: 0.67 AU
Elongation: 45.9°
Mars
In Gemini
Cancer
Magnitude: -0.1
Culmination: 08:49 (74°)
Distance: 1.93 AU
Elongation: 50.5°
Jupiter
In Cancer
Leo
Magnitude: -5.4
Culmination: 11:24 (68°)
Distance: 6.27 AU
Elongation: 13.8°
Saturn
In Pisces
Aries
Magnitude: -4.2
Culmination: 03:30 (53°)
Distance: 8.77 AU
Elongation: 129.9°
Retrograde motion
Uranus
In Taurus
Gemini
Magnitude: -0.7
Culmination: 06:47 (71°)
Distance: 19.62 AU
Elongation: 78.9°
Neptune
In Pisces
Aries
Magnitude: 0.4
Culmination: 02:50 (50°)
Distance: 29.09 AU
Elongation: 140.3°
Retrograde motion
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