Tonight in Balkh, Afghanistan · More in Afghanistan →
MaybeBalkh night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:19–5:16 GMT+4:30
- 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.
- Space station passes at 5:07, up to 26° high, moving W → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 40% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in Asia/Kabul (GMT+4:30).
Clouds tonight
15:30clouds, % of sky5:30
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 33.5° 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 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (GMT+4:30) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:04 | 26° | W → NE |
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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Balkh, Afghanistan · 36.76°, 66.90° · population 114,883 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.