Northern lights in Indianapolis
Can you see the aurora in Indianapolis tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Indianapolis.
Tonight in Indianapolis
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise 09:26 PM · Moonset 12:29 PM
Sunset 06:46 PM · Sunrise 08:11 AM
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Aurora by place: Indianapolis
Geomagnetic latitude48.7°
Kp to see it low in the sky7.2
Kp to see it overhead8.8
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)2 / 0
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.