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Tonight over New York · US · Thu 12 Nov

Thick cloud tonight. The Space Station passes at 17:56, but you probably won’t see it.

The International Space Station rises out of the south-west, climbs high (66°) and fades in the east about 4 minutes later. It looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly, with no flashing lights.

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The real sky over New York at 17:56, facing south-east. Gold dots are planets, white dots the brightest stars, and the blue dotted line is the Space Station’s path.
Moon
Waxing crescent, 12% lit. Rises 10:50 tomorrow. Sets 18:48. Full Moon Tue 24 Nov.
Planets
  • Saturn in the evening, from 17:15 until 02:20, 50° up in the south · in Cetus
  • Mars before dawn, best around 06:05, 64° up in the south · in Leo
  • Jupiter before dawn, best around 06:05, 63° up in the south · in Leo
  • Venus before dawn, best around 06:20, 20° up in the south-east · in Virgo
  • Mercury before dawn, best around 06:20, 11° up in the south-east · in Virgo
Space Station
  • 17:56 from the SW, up to 66°, gone in the E by 18:01 · mag -4.3

Next: Fri 17:09 (36° SE); Fri 18:46 (27° NW); Sat 17:57 (44° NW)

Meteors
Leonids peak on the night of 17–18 Nov (in 5 nights), and a few are already about. Up to about 15 an hour under a perfectly dark sky, Moon 56% lit at the peak. TimeandDate gives the peak as 17–18 Nov; the American Meteor Society says 16–17 Nov.
Cloud

Taller bars mean more cloud. 100% at the time above. Clearest around 20:00 (98%).

Aurora
No aurora this far from the poles, except in the rarest storms.
Sun
Sunset 16:40 · properly dark 17:42 · first light 05:38 · sunrise 06:40