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Petropavl night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:38–5:39 GMT+5
- Clouds
- 37%average tonight
- Moon
- 40%Waxing Crescent
- Aurora
- Kp 2.7need Kp 5
- Space station
- Noneno visible pass tonight
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 5.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 40% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 17% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 37% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in Asia/Almaty (GMT+5).
Photo: ESO/H.H. Heyer · CC BY 4.0
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora reach
Kp 5 needed
Magnetic latitude 52.1° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
40% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 17% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (GMT+5) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:37 | 20° | S → E |
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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Petropavl, Kazakhstan · 54.87°, 69.15° · population 200,920 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.