Night Sky Alert
Tonight in Olinda, Brazil · More in Brazil →
10 OUT OF 100

Stay inOlinda night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 17:59–4:09 GMT-3

  • 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 43% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 52% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 36% effective cover during dark hours.

Updated 12 min ago. Times in America/Recife (GMT-3).

Clouds tonight
15:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 9.2° S, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
43% lit
First Quarter. Up for 52% 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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Olinda, Brazil · -8.01°, -34.86° · population 364,717 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.