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MaybeDingxi night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:19–6:14 GMT+8
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- Space station passes at 5:29, up to 47° high, moving SW → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 39% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 37% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 31.7° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
39% 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 (GMT+8) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:26 | 47° | SW → NE |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
| Launch | When (GMT+8) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Long March 4B | Unknown Payload | Sat, Oct 24, 2:00 | 708 km |
| Long March 12A | Flight 2 | Sat, Oct 31, 8:00 | 706 km |
Launches within 1,000 km in the coming days. Night and twilight launches are the ones to watch. Data: The Space Devs.
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Dingxi, China · 35.57°, 104.62° · population 420,614 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.