Northern lights in Alta
Can you see the aurora in Alta tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Alta.
Tonight in Alta
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise — · Moonset —
Sunset 02:37 PM · Sunrise 07:46 AM
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Aurora by place: Alta
Geomagnetic latitude67.2°
Kp to see it low in the sky0.0
Kp to see it overhead1.4
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)365 / 309
Counts UT days whose maximum Kp reached the level needed here. Clouds and daylight are not included, so the real number of sightings is lower.
Dark enough for aurora
January, February, March, September, October, November, December.
Best months: February, March, September, October.