Northern lights in Detroit
Can you see the aurora in Detroit tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Detroit.
Tonight in Detroit
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise 09:02 PM · Moonset 12:27 PM
Sunset 06:29 PM · Sunrise 08:03 AM
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Aurora by place: Detroit
Geomagnetic latitude51.4°
Kp to see it low in the sky6.2
Kp to see it overhead7.8
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)7 / 1
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
All year.
Best months: February, March, September, October.