Tonight in Belleville, Ontario · More in Canada →
MaybeBelleville night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:26 PM–6:24 AM EDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 5.
- Space station passes at 5:06 AM, up to 19° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 34% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 23% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 3% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in America/Toronto (EDT).
Clouds tonight
2:00 AMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 5 needed
Magnetic latitude 52.7° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.3. Live map →
Moon
34% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 23% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (EDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 5:04 AM | 19° | S → E |
| Sat, Oct 17, 6:39 AM | 67° | W → NE |
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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Belleville, Ontario, Canada · 44.17°, -77.38° · population 50,716 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.