Tonight in Aba, Nigeria · More in Nigeria →
Stay inAba night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:01–5:30 WAT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 48% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 44% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 36 min ago. Times in Africa/Lagos (WAT).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 6.6° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
41% lit
First Quarter. Up for 48% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
No visible passes in the next day or so. They come in runs of several days, a few times a month.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.
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Aba, Nigeria · 5.11°, 7.37° · population 1,160,000 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.