Tonight in Helsinki, Finland · More in Finland →
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Helsinki night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:36–6:35 EEST
- Clouds
- 3%average tonight
- Moon
- 41%First Quarter
- Aurora
- Kp 2.7need Kp 3
- Space station
- Noneno visible pass tonight
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 3.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 14% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 3% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 2 min ago. Times in Europe/Helsinki (EEST).
Photo: Rafal Konieczny · CC BY 2.5
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 3 needed
Magnetic latitude 57.2° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
41% lit
First Quarter. Up for 14% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (EEST) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 6:46 | 11° | S → SE |
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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Helsinki, Finland · 60.17°, 24.94° · population 658,864 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.