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MaybeZahedan night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 17:46–4:37 GMT+3:30
- 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.
- Space station passes at 4:05, up to 16° high, moving W → N. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
- Moon 40% lit (Waxing Crescent), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
- Clouds: about 0% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.
Updated 22 min ago. Times in Asia/Tehran (GMT+3:30).
Clouds tonight
15:30clouds, % of sky5:30
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 26.0° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.0. Live map →
Moon
40% lit
Waxing Crescent. Up for 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit
Next visible space station passes
| When (GMT+3:30) | Highest | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 18, 4:03 | 16° | W → N |
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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Zahedan, Iran · 29.50°, 60.86° · population 551,980 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.