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Stay inRaleigh night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:32 PM–6:27 AM EDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 8.
- Space station passes at 5:04 AM, up to 44° high, moving SW → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 34% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 32% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 85% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.
Updated just now. Times in America/New York (EDT).
Clouds tonight
12:00 AMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 8 needed
Magnetic latitude 44.9° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
34% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 32% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (EDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17, 5:01 AM | 44° | SW → NE |
| Sat, Oct 17, 6:39 AM | 20° | W → N |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
| Launch | When (EDT) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) | Mon, Oct 19, 6:30 AM | 511 mi |
| Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01) | Wed, Oct 28, 8:00 PM | 510 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25 | Sun, Nov 29, 7:00 PM | 511 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D | Wed, Dec 30, 7:00 PM | 517 mi |
| Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telesat Lightspeed 1 | Wed, Dec 30, 7:00 PM | 517 mi |
Launches within 621 mi in the coming days. Night and twilight launches are the ones to watch. Data: The Space Devs.
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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States · 35.77°, -78.64° · population 482,295 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.