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MaybeBilqās night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 7:13 PM–6:06 AM EEST
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- Space station passes at 5:07 AM, up to 32° high, moving W → NE. 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 4% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in Africa/Cairo (EEST).
Clouds tonight
5:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 25.8° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. 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 (EEST) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:04 AM | 32° | 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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Bilqās, Egypt · 31.21°, 31.36° · population 137,080 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.