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Columbia night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:26 PM–6:22 AM CDT
- Clouds
- 0%average tonight
- Moon
- 35%Waxing Crescent
- Aurora
- Kp 2.0need Kp 7
- Space station
- 5:39 AM82° high · SW→NE
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 7.
- Space station passes at 5:39 AM, up to 82° high, moving SW → 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 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 8 min ago. Times in America/Chicago (CDT).
Photo: Benedikt Markus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Clouds tonight
3:00 AMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 7 needed
Magnetic latitude 48.5° 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, 5:36 AM | 82° | SW → NE |
| Sun, Oct 18, 4:49 AM | 45° | SW → 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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Columbia, Missouri, United States · 38.95°, -92.33° · population 129,330 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.