Tonight in Barcelona, Spain · More in Spain →
Stay inBarcelona night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 20:07–7:06 CEST
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- Space station passes at 5:41, up to 32° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 42% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 88% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.
Updated just now. Times in Europe/Madrid (CEST).
Clouds tonight
18:00clouds, % of sky8:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 34.9° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
42% lit
First Quarter. Up for 32% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CEST) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:38 | 32° | S → 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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Barcelona, Spain · 41.39°, 2.16° · population 1,686,208 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.