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MaybeBenghazi night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:58–5:52 EET
- 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 5:42, up to 14° high, moving NW → N. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 8% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in Africa/Tripoli (EET).
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 24.9° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
41% lit
First Quarter. Up for 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (EET) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:41 | 14° | NW → N |
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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Benghazi, Libya · 32.11°, 20.07° · population 757,490 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.