Northern lights in Edinburgh
Can you see the aurora in Edinburgh tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Edinburgh.
Tonight in Edinburgh
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise 05:54 PM · Moonset 12:26 PM
Sunset 04:39 PM · Sunrise 07:15 AM
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Aurora by place: Edinburgh
Geomagnetic latitude58.1°
Kp to see it low in the sky3.4
Kp to see it overhead5.0
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)108 / 21
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, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Best months: February, March, September, October.