Tonight in Waukesha, Wisconsin · More in United States →
MaybeWaukesha night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 7:08 PM–6:08 AM CDT
- Clouds
- 0%average tonight
- Moon
- 44%First Quarter
- Aurora
- Kp 2.3need Kp 5
- Space station
- 4:53 AM38° high · SW→E
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.3. From here you'd usually need about Kp 5.
- Space station passes at 4:53 AM, up to 38° high, moving SW → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 44% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 35% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated just now. Times in America/Chicago (CDT).
Photo: Benedikt Markus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Clouds tonight
1:00 AMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 5 needed
Magnetic latitude 52.4° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.3. Live map →
Moon
44% lit
First Quarter. Up for 35% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (CDT) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 4:50 AM | 38° | SW → E |
| Sun, Oct 18, 6:27 AM | 36° | 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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Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States · 43.01°, -88.23° · population 71,970 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.