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Worth a lookClarksville night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:07 PM–6:02 AM CDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 8.
- Space station passes at 5:40 AM, up to 42° high, moving W → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 27% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 3% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 29 min ago. Times in America/Chicago (CDT).
Clouds tonight
1:00 AMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 8 needed
Magnetic latitude 46.2° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 27% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 5:37 AM | 42° | W → NE |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 621 mi in the next week or so.
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Clarksville, Tennessee, United States · 36.53°, -87.36° · population 166,722 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.