Night Sky Alert
Tonight in Belém, Brazil · More in Brazil →
10 OUT OF 100

Stay inBelém night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 18:49–5:09 GMT-3

  • Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
  • No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
  • Moon 34% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 43% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 37% effective cover during dark hours.

Updated 4 min ago. Times in America/Belem (GMT-3).

Clouds tonight
23:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 6.9° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
34% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 43% 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

LaunchWhen (GMT-3)Distance
Ariane 64 Block 2 | Amazon Leo (LE-04)Sun, Nov 22, 21:00885 km
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B1Wed, Dec 30, 21:00885 km

Launches within 1,000 km in the coming days. Night and twilight launches are the ones to watch. Data: The Space Devs.

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Belém, Brazil · -1.46°, -48.50° · population 1,499,641 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.