Tonight in Al Hufūf, Saudi Arabia · More in Saudi Arabia →
Stay inAl Hufūf night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:02–4:51 GMT+3
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. 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 40% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 41% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in Asia/Riyadh (GMT+3).
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 21.6° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
40% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 41% 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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Al Hufūf, Saudi Arabia · 25.36°, 49.59° · population 293,179 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.