Tonight in Ballarat, Australia · More in Australia →
Stay inBallarat night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 8:42 PM–5:37 AM AEDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 7.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 38% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 61% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in Australia/Melbourne (AEDT).
Clouds tonight
6:00 PMclouds, % of sky6:00 AM
Aurora australis reach
Kp 7 needed
Magnetic latitude 48.4° S. Look south. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
38% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 61% 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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Ballarat, Australia · -37.57°, 143.85° · population 111,973 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.