Tonight in Alchevsk, Ukraine · More in Ukraine →
MaybeAlchevsk night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:40–5:40 EEST
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 8.
- Space station passes at 5:11, up to 35° high, moving SW → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 26% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 29% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in Europe/Kyiv (EEST).
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora reach
Kp 8 needed
Magnetic latitude 45.2° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
41% lit
First Quarter. Up for 26% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (EEST) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:08 | 35° | SW → E |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.
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Alchevsk, Ukraine · 48.47°, 38.80° · population 106,062 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.