Northern lights in St. John's
Can you see the aurora in St. John's tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach St. John's.
Tonight in St. John's
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise 07:58 PM · Moonset 12:17 PM
Sunset 05:48 PM · Sunrise 07:41 AM
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Aurora by place: St. John's
Geomagnetic latitude56.1°
Kp to see it low in the sky4.3
Kp to see it overhead5.9
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)61 / 9
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.