Tonight in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo · More in Democratic Republic of the Congo →
Stay inUvira night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:39–4:57 CAT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. 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 41% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 48% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 62% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated just now. Times in Africa/Lubumbashi (CAT).
Clouds tonight
16:00clouds, % of sky5:00
Aurora australis reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 13.7° S, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
41% lit
First Quarter. Up for 48% 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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Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo · -3.40°, 29.14° · population 407,092 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.