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MaybeAbilene night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:58 PM–6:50 AM CDT
- 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.
- Space station passes at 5:37 AM, up to 86° high, moving SW → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 32% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 30 min ago. Times in America/Chicago (CDT).
Clouds tonight
1:00 AMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 41.7° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 32% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 5:34 AM | 86° | SW → NE |
| Sat, Oct 17, 7:13 AM | 11° | NW → N |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 621 mi in the next week or so.
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Abilene, Texas, United States · 32.45°, -99.73° · population 125,182 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.