Tonight in Arequipa, Peru · More in Peru →
Stay inArequipa night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 18:33–4:29 GMT-5
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.3. 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 34% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 50% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 12 min ago. Times in America/Lima (GMT-5).
Clouds tonight
3:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 9.6° S, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.3. Live map →
Moon
34% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 50% 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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Arequipa, Peru · -16.40°, -71.54° · population 1,195,700 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.