Northern lights in Los Angeles
Can you see the aurora in Los Angeles tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Los Angeles.
Tonight in Los Angeles
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 11:21 AM
Sunset 06:02 PM · Sunrise 07:10 AM
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Aurora by place: Los Angeles
Geomagnetic latitude40.2°
Kp to see it low in the sky9.0
Kp to see it overhead9.0
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)0 / 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.