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Worth a lookWinnipeg night sky · Fri, Oct 16, dark 7:45 PM–6:43 AM CDT

  • Aurora possible. Kp is forecast to reach 3.3 tonight. From here it usually takes about Kp 3 to see it low on the northern horizon.
  • Space station passes at 5:41 AM, up to 13° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
  • Moon 35% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 18% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 11% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.

Updated just now. Times in America/Winnipeg (CDT).

Clouds tonight
10:00 PMclouds, % of sky7:00 AM
Aurora reach
Kp 3 needed
Magnetic latitude 58.6° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 3.3. Live map →
Moon
35% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 18% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit

Next visible space station passes

When (CDT)HighestPath
Sat, Oct 17, 5:39 AM13°S → E
Sat, Oct 17, 7:14 AM56°SW → E

Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.

Launches within view

No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · 49.88°, -97.15° · population 749,607 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.