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South Peabody night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 6:59 PM–5:59 AM EDT
- Clouds
- 0%average tonight
- Moon
- 43%First Quarter
- Aurora
- Kp 2.7need Kp 6
- Space station
- 5:56 AM48° high · W→NE
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 6.
- Space station passes at 5:56 AM, up to 48° high, moving W → NE. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 43% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in America/New York (EDT).
Photo: Benedikt Markus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Clouds tonight
4:00 PMclouds, % of sky6:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 6 needed
Magnetic latitude 50.1° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
43% lit
First Quarter. Up for 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (EDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 4:17 AM | 23° | S → E |
| Sun, Oct 18, 5:53 AM | 48° | W → NE |
Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.
Launches within view
No scheduled launches within 621 mi in the next week or so.
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South Peabody, Massachusetts, United States · 42.51°, -70.95° · population 50,293 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.