Night Sky Alert
Tonight in Cajamarca, Peru · More in Peru →
8 OUT OF 100

Stay inCajamarca night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 18:53–5:05 GMT-5

  • Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.3. 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 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 43% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 49% effective cover during dark hours.

Updated 6 min ago. Times in America/Lima (GMT-5).

Clouds tonight
1:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 8.4° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.3. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 43% 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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Cajamarca, Peru · -7.16°, -78.50° · population 201,329 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.