Night Sky Alert
Tonight in Ébolowa, Cameroon · More in Cameroon →
4 OUT OF 100

Stay inÉbolowa night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:47–5:13 WAT

  • 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.
  • No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
  • Moon 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 48% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 70% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.

Updated just now. Times in Africa/Douala (WAT).

Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 3.8° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
41% lit
First Quarter. Up for 48% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit

Next visible space station passes

No visible passes in the next day or so. They come in runs of several days, a few times a month.

Launches within view

No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.

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Ébolowa, Cameroon · 2.90°, 11.15° · population 101,363 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.