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An aurora night log. Every figure is computed from a named input with its timestamp, or quoted from NOAA with a verified date.

Sources last verified 2026-09-30

Tools: tonight

Aurora chance at my location
Live auroral oval map
How far south is the aurora tonight
Distance to the aurora
Cloud cover during tonight's dark hours
Dark hours calculator
Solar midnight and darkest time

Tools: this month

Aurora moon planner
Best nights this month
Aurora season finder
Best month for my town

Tools: where and when

Geomagnetic latitude calculator
What Kp or storm level reaches me
Storm reach at my location
Towns under the oval at a Kp
Compare two aurora destinations

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Fairbanks
Anchorage
Seattle
Minneapolis
Duluth
Portland
Buffalo
Reykjavik
Tromsø
Yellowknife

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