Tonight in Wollongong, Australia · More in Australia →
Stay inWollongong night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 8:08 PM–5:14 AM AEDT
- Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.0. From here you'd usually need about Kp 8.
- No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
- Moon 38% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 58% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 36% effective cover during dark hours.
Updated 36 min ago. Times in Australia/Sydney (AEDT).
Clouds tonight
6:00 PMclouds, % of sky6:00 AM
Aurora australis reach
Kp 8 needed
Magnetic latitude 44.3° S. Look south. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
38% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 58% 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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Wollongong, Australia · -34.42°, 150.89° · population 280,153 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.