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Stay inCleveland night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:44 PM–6:40 AM EDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 6.
- Space station passes at 5:05 AM, up to 17° high, moving S → E. 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 61% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in America/New York (EDT).
Clouds tonight
10:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 6 needed
Magnetic latitude 50.6° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. 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 (EDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 5:03 AM | 17° | S → E |
| Sat, Oct 17, 6:38 AM | 58° | 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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Cleveland, Ohio, United States · 41.50°, -81.70° · population 365,379 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.