Marquette, Michigan, USA
Can I See the Aurora Tonight in Marquette?
Live sky forecast for Marquette — Kp 0.7, cloud cover ….
Live Kp Index
0.7
Cloud Cover
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Min. Kp Needed Here
5.5
NOAA SWPC observation time (Kp): 12:00 UTCPage checked —
How far the aurora reaches Marquette
- Geomagnetic latitude
- 55.4° N
- Geographic 46.5° N
- Kp needed to reach here
- about Kp 5.5
- Low on the northern horizon first; overhead takes more
- Tonight's line
- 65.2° · 9.8° short
- At Kp 0.7 (NOAA, 12:00 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.