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Worth a lookBudapest night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:59–5:59 CEST
- 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 5:44, up to 52° high, moving SW → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 26% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 13% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 15 min ago. Times in Europe/Budapest (CEST).
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9 needed
Magnetic latitude 43.2° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
41% lit
First Quarter. Up for 26% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CEST) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:41 | 52° | SW → 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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Budapest, Hungary · 47.50°, 19.04° · population 1,741,041 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.