Tonight in Irkutsk, Russia · More in Russia →
Stay inIrkutsk night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:18–6:18 GMT+8
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 7.
- Space station passes at 5:32, up to 15° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 39% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 22% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 14% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 18 min ago. Times in Asia/Irkutsk (GMT+8).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 7 needed
Magnetic latitude 48.8° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
39% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 22% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (GMT+8) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:30 | 15° | S → E |
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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Irkutsk, Russia · 52.30°, 104.29° · population 623,869 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.