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Ellicott City night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 7:23 PM–6:21 AM EDT
- Clouds
- 0%average tonight
- Moon
- 44%First Quarter
- Aurora
- Kp 2.7need Kp 7
- Space station
- 5:55 AM43° high · W→NE
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 7.
- Space station passes at 5:55 AM, up to 43° high, moving W → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 44% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in America/New York (EDT).
Photo: Benedikt Markus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Clouds tonight
5:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 7 needed
Magnetic latitude 48.0° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
44% lit
First Quarter. Up for 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (EDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:51 AM | 43° | W → 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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Ellicott City, Maryland, United States · 39.27°, -76.80° · population 65,834 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.