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MaybePalma night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 20:05–7:03 CEST
- 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 5:41, up to 43° high, moving SW → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 42% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 44% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 17 min ago. Times in Europe/Madrid (CEST).
Clouds tonight
18:00clouds, % of sky8:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 32.5° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
42% lit
First Quarter. Up for 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CEST) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:37 | 43° | SW → 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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Palma, Spain · 39.57°, 2.65° · population 438,234 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.