Night Sky Alert
Tonight in Kirov, Russia · More in Russia →
8 OUT OF 100

Stay inKirov night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 17:57–4:57 GMT+3

  • Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 4.
  • No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
  • Moon 40% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 14% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 45% effective cover during dark hours.

Updated 7 min ago. Times in Europe/Kirov (GMT+3).

Clouds tonight
15:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora reach
Kp 4 needed
Magnetic latitude 55.7° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
40% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 14% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit

Next visible space station passes

When (GMT+3)HighestPath
Sun, Oct 18, 5:1214°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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Kirov, Russia · 58.60°, 49.66° · population 507,155 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.