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MaybeGilgit night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 6:20 PM–5:16 AM GMT+5
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- Space station passes at 4:01 AM, up to 81° high, moving SW → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 40% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 28% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 2 min ago. Times in Asia/Karachi (GMT+5).
Clouds tonight
4:00 PMclouds, % of sky6:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 32.6° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
40% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (GMT+5) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 3:58 AM | 81° | SW → NE |
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:37 AM | 15° | NW → N |
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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Gilgit, Pakistan · 35.92°, 74.31° · population 216,760 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.