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MaybeLower Hutt night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 8:45 PM–5:24 AM NZDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 7.
- Space station passes at 11:08 PM, up to 26° high, moving SW → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 38% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 61% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 30% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 10 min ago. Times in Pacific/Auckland (NZDT).
Clouds tonight
6:00 PMclouds, % of sky6:00 AM
Aurora australis reach
Kp 7 needed
Magnetic latitude 47.5° S. Look south. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
38% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 61% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (NZDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 9:28 PM | 14° | SW → SE |
| Sat, Oct 17, 11:05 PM | 26° | SW → E |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
| Launch | When (NZDT) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) | Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM | 332 km |
| Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) | Wed, Nov 4, 1:00 PM | 332 km |
| Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) | Tue, Nov 10, 1:00 PM | 332 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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Lower Hutt, New Zealand · -41.22°, 174.92° · population 114,200 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.