Tonight in Barnaul, Russia · More in Russia →
Stay inBarnaul night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:40–6:41 GMT+7
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 6.
- Space station passes at 6:06, up to 16° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 39% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 22% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 98% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.
Updated 20 min ago. Times in Asia/Barnaul (GMT+7).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 6 needed
Magnetic latitude 50.4° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
39% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 22% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (GMT+7) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 6:04 | 16° | 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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Barnaul, Russia · 53.36°, 83.73° · population 632,372 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.