Night Sky Alert
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27 OUT OF 100

MaybeLondon night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 19:17–6:15 BST

  • Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 7.
  • Space station passes at 5:30, up to 13° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
  • Moon 33% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 18% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 2% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.

Updated 4 min ago. Times in Europe/London (BST).

Clouds tonight
5:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 7 needed
Magnetic latitude 47.7° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.7. Live map →
Moon
33% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 18% 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 621 mi in the next week or so.

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London, United Kingdom · 51.51°, -0.13° · population 8,961,989 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.