Tonight in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic · More in Dominican Republic →
Stay inPuerto Plata night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 19:06–5:50 AST
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.3. 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 34% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 2% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in America/Santo Domingo (AST).
Clouds tonight
2:00clouds, % of sky6:00
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 28.4° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.3. Live map →
Moon
34% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 36% 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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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic · 19.79°, -70.69° · population 146,000 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.