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MaybeGreat Falls night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:41 PM–6:40 AM MDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 4.
- Space station passes at 6:14 AM, up to 33° high, moving SW → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 23% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 34% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in America/Denver (MDT).
Clouds tonight
8:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 4 needed
Magnetic latitude 54.7° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
35% 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 (MDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 6:11 AM | 33° | SW → E |
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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Great Falls, Montana, United States · 47.50°, -111.30° · population 59,638 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.