Northern lights in Minneapolis
Can you see the aurora in Minneapolis tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Minneapolis.
Tonight in Minneapolis
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise 08:32 PM · Moonset 12:22 PM
Sunset 06:05 PM · Sunrise 07:48 AM
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Aurora by place: Minneapolis
Geomagnetic latitude53.5°
Kp to see it low in the sky5.3
Kp to see it overhead6.9
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)21 / 3
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.