Tonight in Laayoune, Western Sahara · More in Western Sahara →
Stay inLaayoune night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:12–6:03 WET
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 42% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 41% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 38% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in Africa/El Aaiun (WET).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 9.0° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
42% lit
First Quarter. Up for 41% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
No visible passes in the next day or so. They come in runs of several days, a few times a month.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.
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Laayoune, Western Sahara · 27.14°, -13.19° · population 196,331 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.