Tonight in Porto, Portugal · More in Portugal →
Stay inPorto night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:50–6:49 WEST
- 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 42% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 11% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 15 min ago. Times in Europe/Lisbon (WEST).
Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 34.4° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
42% lit
First Quarter. Up for 32% 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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Porto, Portugal · 41.15°, -8.61° · population 252,687 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.