Northern lights in Edmonton
Can you see the aurora in Edmonton tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Edmonton.
Tonight in Edmonton
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise 08:00 PM · Moonset 01:44 PM
Sunset 06:06 PM · Sunrise 08:29 AM
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Aurora by place: Edmonton
Geomagnetic latitude60.0°
Kp to see it low in the sky2.7
Kp to see it overhead4.3
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)175 / 61
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.