Tonight in Townsville, Australia · More in Australia →
Stay inTownsville night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 7:03 PM–4:52 AM AEST
- 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 38% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 50% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 52% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 30 min ago. Times in Australia/Brisbane (AEST).
Clouds tonight
5:00 PMclouds, % of sky5:00 AM
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 29.0° S, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
38% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 50% 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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Townsville, Australia · -19.27°, 146.81° · population 201,313 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.