Tonight in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo · More in Democratic Republic of the Congo →
Stay inBunia night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:31–4:56 CAT
- 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.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 48% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 77% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.
Updated 11 min ago. Times in Africa/Lubumbashi (CAT).
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 8.3° S, 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 48% 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
No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.
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Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1.56°, 30.25° · population 399,282 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.