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Stay inJalai Nur night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:24–5:24 GMT+8
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 8.
- Space station passes at 3:58, up to 11° high, moving SE → SE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 39% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 23% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 72% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.
Updated just now. Times in Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8).
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora reach
Kp 8 needed
Magnetic latitude 45.2° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
39% 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 (GMT+8) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 3:57 | 11° | SE → SE |
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:30 | 49° | SW → 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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Jalai Nur, China · 49.45°, 117.70° · population 107,828 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.