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MaybeMobile night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:11 PM–6:03 AM CDT
- 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.
- Space station passes at 5:39 AM, up to 20° high, moving W → N. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 36% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in America/Chicago (CDT).
Clouds tonight
9:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 40.8° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 32% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 5:36 AM | 20° | W → N |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
| Launch | When (CDT) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) | Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 AM | 472 mi |
| Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01) | Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM | 471 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25 | Sun, Nov 29, 6:00 PM | 472 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D | Wed, Dec 30, 6:00 PM | 477 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telesat Lightspeed 1 | Wed, Dec 30, 6:00 PM | 477 mi |
Launches within 621 mi in the coming days. Night and twilight launches are the ones to watch. Data: The Space Devs.
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Mobile, Alabama, United States · 30.69°, -88.04° · population 183,289 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.