Tonight in Tauranga, New Zealand · More in New Zealand →
Stay inTauranga night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 8:33 PM–5:27 AM NZDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. 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 37% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 61% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 8% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 11 min ago. Times in Pacific/Auckland (NZDT).
Clouds tonight
6:00 PMclouds, % of sky6:00 AM
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9 needed
Magnetic latitude 43.7° S. Look south. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
37% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 61% 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
| Launch | When (NZDT) | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) | Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM | 229 km |
| Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) | Wed, Nov 4, 1:00 PM | 229 km |
| Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) | Tue, Nov 10, 1:00 PM | 229 km |
Launches within 1,000 km in the coming days. Night and twilight launches are the ones to watch. Data: The Space Devs.
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Tauranga, New Zealand · -37.69°, 176.17° · population 161,000 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.