Tonight in Pontianak, Indonesia · More in Indonesia →
Stay inPontianak night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:16–4:39 GMT+7
- 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 39% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 48% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 42% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 37 min ago. Times in Asia/Pontianak (GMT+7).
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 10.1° S, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
39% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 48% 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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Pontianak, Indonesia · -0.03°, 109.33° · population 686,019 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.