Tonight in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · More in Canada →
Stay inDartmouth night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:31 PM–6:28 AM ADT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 6.
- Space station passes at 6:08 AM, up to 53° high, moving SW → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 34% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 23% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 100% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.
Updated 28 min ago. Times in America/Halifax (ADT).
Clouds tonight
3:00 AMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 6 needed
Magnetic latitude 50.6° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.3. Live map →
Moon
34% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 23% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (ADT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 6:05 AM | 53° | SW → NE |
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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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada · 44.67°, -63.58° · population 101,343 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.