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Hamilton night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 8:36 PM–5:31 AM NZDT
- Clouds
- 0%average tonight
- Moon
- 38%Waxing Crescent
- Aurora
- Kp 2.0need Kp 8
- Space station
- Noneno visible pass tonight
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 8.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 38% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 61% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 27 min ago. Times in Pacific/Auckland (NZDT).
Photo: Will Standring · CC BY 2.0
Clouds tonight
7:00 PMclouds, % of sky6:00 AM
Aurora australis reach
Kp 8 needed
Magnetic latitude 44.0° S. Look south. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
38% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 61% 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
| Launch | When (NZDT) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) | Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM | 278 km |
| Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) | Wed, Nov 4, 1:00 PM | 278 km |
| Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) | Tue, Nov 10, 1:00 PM | 278 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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Hamilton, New Zealand · -37.78°, 175.28° · population 192,100 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.