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Northern lights in Moskenes

In Moskenes the aurora can show from about Kp 2.5. Tonight's forecast is Kp 2.3, and right now it is 0.3. Tonight there are 12 hours of proper darkness. It looks best from 00:00 to 02:00, with 45 % cloud cover, so the chance is low.

Chance tonightLowBest 00:00–02:00 · 45 % cloud coverDarkness tonight12 hSunset 15:36Best nightNone yetA low chance for the nights the Kp forecast coversKp tonight2.3Visible here from Kp 2.5 · now 0.3
Sunrise 08:05Drag through the daySunset 15:36

Moskenes and the northern lights

Moskenes is a municipality in Nordland, Norway, with 976 inhabitants. The municipal centre lies at 67.9° N, 11 metres above sea level. What counts for the aurora is the magnetic latitude, 66.8° here: under the auroral oval. Here the aurora can show from about Kp 2.5, against Kp 6 in Oslo. Activity was that high in 26% of the hours in 2014–2025.

It gets dark enough for the aurora from 27 August to 15 April, with up to 16 hours of proper darkness a day in midwinter. The polar night, when the sun does not rise, lasts from 10 December to 1 January. Counting the darkness, that makes about 680 hours in a typical year with both darkness and enough activity, most of them in December. The clouds decide how many of them bring an aurora.

Tonight in Moskenes, hour by hour

When it is dark enough, how cloudy it is, and the chance each hour from the Kp forecast and the cloud cover. Hours already gone have no forecast.

  1. 18:0094 %
  2. 19:0094 %
  3. 20:0089 %
  4. 21:0088 %
  5. 22:0088 %
  6. 23:0072 %
  7. 00:0044 %
  8. 01:0045 %
  9. 02:0068 %
  10. 03:0082 %
  11. 04:0099 %
  12. 05:00100 %
Dark enoughToo lightHigh chanceModerateLowMoonlight (82 % full) dims a faint auroraBest 00:00–02:00

The next seven nights in Moskenes

Darkness, cloud and the chance for each night. The Kp forecast reaches three nights; the dashed nights after rest on NOAA’s long-range outlook and are only a pointer.

  1. tonightLow12 hours darkBest 00:00–02:0045 % cloud coverKp max 2.3
  2. tomorrowLow12 hours darkOvercast all night100 % cloud coverKp max 5.0
  3. the day after tomorrowLow12 hours darkOvercast all night97 % cloud coverKp max 4.5
  4. SundayModerate12 hours darkBest 18:00–20:0049 % cloud coverKp about 3.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
  5. MondayLow12 hours darkOvercast all night81 % cloud coverKp about 2.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
  6. TuesdayLow12 hours darkOvercast all night100 % cloud coverKp about 2.0Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
  7. WednesdayLow12 hours darkOvercast all night99 % cloud coverKp about 2.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook

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The next four weeks, night by night: activity, darkness and moon

  • 30 Oct–1 NovGood conditions · Kp ≈ 5.0 · moon 61 %
  • 16 Nov–18 NovGood conditions · Kp ≈ 4.0 · moon 56 %
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When can you see the northern lights in Moskenes?

The aurora needs both darkness and enough activity on the sun. Each column is a day: dark blue is the hours that are dark enough, green those of them when activity has been high enough here, on average 2014–2025.

Best here: December, November and February. Activity peaks around the March and September equinoxes, the nights are longest in midwinter.

  1. 3.2 hJan
  2. 3.5 hFeb
  3. 2.4 hMar
  4. 0 hApr
  5. 0 hMay
  6. 0 hJun
  7. 0 hJul
  8. 0 hAug
  9. 2.1 hSep
  10. 3.1 hOct
  11. 4.0 hNov
  12. 4.3 hDec
Light or twilightDark enough (dark blue and green together)Of those, with enough activity (Kp 2.5 or more), average 2014–2025Best months

Clouds are left out: on average cloud cover varies little from month to month, while it decides each single night. See the forecast above.

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Questions about the northern lights in Moskenes

Can I see the northern lights in Moskenes today?

In Moskenes the aurora can show from about Kp 2.5. Tonight's forecast is Kp 2.3, and right now it is 0.3. Tonight there are 12 hours of proper darkness. It looks best from 00:00 to 02:00, with 45 % cloud cover, so the chance is low.

When is the northern lights season in Moskenes?

In Moskenes it gets dark enough for the aurora from 27 August to 15 April, with up to 16 hours of proper darkness a day in midwinter. The polar night, when the sun does not rise, lasts from 10 December to 1 January. The best months are December, November and February, going by darkness and activity in 2014–2025.

What Kp do you need to see the northern lights in Moskenes?

In Moskenes the aurora can show from about Kp 2.5, against Kp 6 in Oslo. Activity was that high in 26% of the hours in 2014–2025. Counting the darkness, that makes about 680 hours in a typical year with both darkness and enough activity, most of them in December. The clouds decide how many of them bring an aurora.

When is it darkest in Moskenes?

It is darkest in December, with 16 hours on average per day. The whole year by month: Jan 15 h, Feb 12 h, Mar 8 h, Apr 0 h, May 0 h, Jun 0 h, Jul 0 h, Aug 0 h, Sep 6 h, Oct 10 h, Nov 14 h, Dec 16 h.

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