Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Can I See the Aurora Tonight in Edinburgh?
Live sky forecast for Edinburgh — Kp 1.3, cloud cover ….
Live Kp Index
1.3
Cloud Cover
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Min. Kp Needed Here
4
NOAA SWPC observation time (Kp): 09:00 UTCPage checked —
How far the aurora reaches Edinburgh
- Geomagnetic latitude
- 58.1° N
- Geographic 56.0° N
- Kp needed to reach here
- about Kp 4
- Low on the northern horizon first; overhead takes more
- Tonight's line
- 63.8° · 5.7° short
- At Kp 1.3 (NOAA, 09:00 UTC)
Geomagnetic latitude, not geographic, decides how often aurora is seen: Earth's magnetic poles are offset from the geographic ones. Approximate (centered-dipole model, typically within a few degrees); clouds, darkness and moonlight still decide what you see. See the live map and NOAA viewlines for both hemispheres.