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MaybeOtaru night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 17:52–4:50 GMT+9
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
- Space station passes at 3:23, up to 21° high, moving S → 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 27% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 34% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 33 min ago. Times in Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9).
Clouds tonight
15:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 37.4° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
38% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 27% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (GMT+9) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 3:21 | 21° | S → E |
| Sun, Oct 18, 4:57 | 56° | W → NE |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.
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Otaru, Japan · 43.19°, 141.00° · population 115,333 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.