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Apex Rotary Parkout of town · live · for 5:25 a.m.

Worth going out.

Twilight is the main thing in the way. The sun is only 12° below the horizon.

Look overhead.

Issued 17 minutes ago, good for 53 minutes more.

Next call for 5:55 a.m., posted by about 5:38 a.m.

Hour by hour

Outlook for 7:25 p.m.: Worth going out. Latest of 27 since 5:05 a.m.

  • 7:25 p.m.: Worth going out
  • 7:55 p.m.: Worth going out
  • 8:25 p.m.: Worth going out
  • 8:55 p.m.: Worth going out
  • 9:25 p.m.: Worth going out
  • 9:55 p.m.: Worth going out
  • 10:25 p.m.: Go
  • 10:55 p.m.: Worth going out
  • 11:25 p.m.: Worth going out
  • 11:55 p.m.: Go
  • 12:25 a.m.: Go
  • 12:55 a.m.: Go
  • 1:25 a.m.: Worth going out
  • 1:55 a.m.: Go
  • 2:25 a.m.: Go
  • 2:55 a.m.: Worth going out
  • 3:25 a.m.: Worth going out
  • 3:55 a.m.: Worth going out
  • 4:25 a.m.: Worth going out
  • 4:55 a.m.: Worth going out
  • 5:25 a.m.: Worth going out

Later calls appear as they are made.

Chance of seeing it

+7 pts without twilight

92%at 5:25 a.m.

Nowcast, from the live activity reading.

What decides it

Tonight, twilight is the main thing in the way.

Cloud

Helping

Clear sky

0% cover at 5:25 a.m.

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taller bar, more cloud · dashed line, overcast

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Clearing through the night.

Sky darkness

Helping

Dark 4 of 5

town glow · deep dark

Milky Way visible overhead. Most aurora will show clearly.

Estimated

Moon

Helping

Down while it is dark

0% lit, waning.

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  • Dark
  • Twilight
  • Moon

Its light takes nothing from the sky tonight.

Darkness

In the way

Dark from 7:16 p.m. to 5:26 a.m.

Sunset 5:27 p.m. Sunrise 7:16 a.m.

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  • Dark
  • Twilight
  • Sun
  • Dark enough

At 5:25 a.m. the sun is 12° down, just past the line where the sky is dark enough for aurora.

The record

What we called, and what happened

No nights yetSeason starts Oct. 15

Every night so far

Where the numbers come from

Apex Rotary Park, in detail. Issued Saturday 5:05 a.m. Good until Saturday 6:15 a.m. Times are Eastern Daylight Time. Model lnt_score-sha256@16b902fb5962. Cloud: 0% cover, forecast by HRDPS, model run Friday 8:00 p.m. 9 h 5 min old. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (licence). Aurora activity: K 2.7, measured, preliminary. From GFZ Potsdam Hp30 nowcast. 5 min old. CC BY 4.0, see credits. Sun and moon: Sun 12° below the horizon. Moon below the horizon. Sky darkness: Dark, 4 of 5. Estimated from NASA Black Marble VNP46A4, 2025 data, uncalibrated. Horizon: Worked out from terrain, which is what mainly blocks the view here. Trees are not included. Terrain from ArcticDEM and Canada's elevation data, see credits. Where: 63.7248, -68.4464. The forecast is for this spot, not the whole town. Magnetometer: Iqaluit (IQA), Natural Resources Canada. It shows activity that has already arrived, so it is a check for right now, not a forecast, and never part of a call.