Night Sky Alert
Tonight in Bei’an, China · More in China →
20 OUT OF 100

Stay inBei’an night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 17:49–4:49 GMT+8

  • 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 3:59, up to 23° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
  • Moon 38% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 27% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 50% effective cover during dark hours.

Updated 22 min ago. Times in Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8).

Clouds tonight
15:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9 needed
Magnetic latitude 43.5° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
38% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 27% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit

Next visible space station passes

When (GMT+8)HighestPath
Sun, Oct 18, 3:5623°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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Bei’an, China · 48.27°, 126.60° · population 436,444 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.