Tonight in Port Louis, Mauritius · More in Mauritius →
Stay inPort Louis night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:01–4:48 GMT+4
- 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 40% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 55% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 26% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in Indian/Mauritius (GMT+4).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 30.1° S, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
40% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 55% 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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Port Louis, Mauritius · -20.16°, 57.50° · population 155,226 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.