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Tonight in Saratov, Russia · More in Russia →
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Saratov night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:11–6:12 GMT+4
Clouds
53%average tonight
Moon
40%First Quarter
Aurora
Kp 2.7need Kp 7
Space station
Noneno visible pass tonight
  • Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 7.
  • No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
  • Moon 40% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 22% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 53% effective cover during dark hours.

Updated 29 min ago. Times in Europe/Saratov (GMT+4).

Photo: ESO/H.H. Heyer · CC BY 4.0

Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 7 needed
Magnetic latitude 48.5° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
40% lit
First Quarter. Up for 22% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit

Next visible space station passes

When (GMT+4)HighestPath
Sun, Oct 18, 6:0933°SW → E

Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.

Launches within view

No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.

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Saratov, Russia · 51.54°, 45.99° · population 844,858 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.