Tonight in Maracanaú, Brazil · More in Brazil →
Stay inMaracanaú night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 18:11–4:28 GMT-3
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. 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 34% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 43% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 25% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in America/Fortaleza (GMT-3).
Clouds tonight
0:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 3.7° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
34% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 43% 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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Maracanaú, Brazil · -3.88°, -38.63° · population 251,613 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.