Tonight in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico · More in Mexico →
Stay inCuauhtémoc night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 19:27–6:18 CST
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- Space station passes at 6:12, up to 10° high, moving NW → NW. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 100% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.
Updated just now. Times in America/Chihuahua (CST).
Clouds tonight
21:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 36.9° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 32% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CST) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 6:12 | 10° | NW → NW |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.
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Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico · 28.41°, -106.87° · population 168,482 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.