Tonight in Kostanay, Kazakhstan · More in Kazakhstan →
MaybeKostanay night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:00–6:01 GMT+5
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 6.
- Space station passes at 5:39, up to 20° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 40% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 22% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 25 min ago. Times in Asia/Qostanay (GMT+5).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 6 needed
Magnetic latitude 50.4° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
40% 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+5) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:37 | 20° | S → E |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
| Launch | When (GMT+5) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-36 (97P) | Tue, Nov 24, 10:03 | 803 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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Kostanay, Kazakhstan · 53.21°, 63.62° · population 210,000 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.