What's coming · over New York

The sky has plans.

Shower windows come from the annual meteor catalog; aurora strength, tonight's shower outlook, and ISS passes are computed live over the New York sky — peak dates and Kp apply everywhere, and it all refreshes through the night.

The months ahead

• Tonight

  11:52 PM

  ISS pass

  Good

  The station appears in the WSW at 11:52 PM, climbs to 46° in the NNW, and slips away NE at 11:58 PM — a bright, steady star gliding across the New York sky.

  WSW → NE · 7 min · 46° peak · naked eye
• Tonight

  1:30 AM

  ISS pass

  Skip

  The station appears in the NW at 1:30 AM, climbs to 15° in the N, and slips away NNE at 1:34 AM — a bright, steady star gliding across the New York sky.

  NW → NNE · 4 min · 15° peak · naked eye
• Tonight

  3:08 AM

  ISS pass

  Skip

  The station appears in the NNW at 3:08 AM, climbs to 14° in the N, and slips away NE at 3:12 AM — a bright, steady star gliding across the New York sky.

  NNW → NE · 4 min · 14° peak · naked eye
• Tonight

  4:45 AM

  ISS pass

  Fair

  The station appears in the NW at 4:45 AM, climbs to 36° in the NNE, and slips away E at 4:51 AM — a bright, steady star gliding across the New York sky.

  NW → E · 6 min · 36° peak · naked eye
• Now

  next 24 h

  Aurora outlook

  At Kp 5.7 the visible oval reaches Anchorage, AK among the cities we cover — farther north always improves the odds. Rough guide: Kp 5+ reaches the northern-border states, Kp 7+ the mid-latitudes.

  Kp 2.7 now · Kp 5.7 forecast max · NOAA SWPC
• Jul 30

  in 27 nights

  Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower

  Active Jul 12 – Aug 23, from the debris of Comet 96P/Machholz. Up to ~25 meteors an hour under ideal dark rural skies at peak — city lights cut that to a fraction.

  peaks Jul 30 · naked eye
• Aug 12

  in 40 nights

  Perseids meteor shower

  Active Jul 17 – Aug 24, from the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Up to ~100 meteors an hour under ideal dark rural skies at peak — city lights cut that to a fraction.

  peaks Aug 12 · naked eye
• Oct 10

  in 99 nights

  Southern Taurids meteor shower

  Active Sep 10 – Nov 20, from the debris of Comet 2P/Encke. Up to ~5 meteors an hour under ideal dark rural skies at peak — city lights cut that to a fraction.

  peaks Oct 10 · naked eye
• Oct 21

  in 110 nights

  Orionids meteor shower

  Active Oct 2 – Nov 7, from the debris of Comet 1P/Halley. Up to ~20 meteors an hour under ideal dark rural skies at peak — city lights cut that to a fraction.

  peaks Oct 21 · naked eye