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Ashton-under-Lyne · November 2026

Northern lights in Ashton-under-Lyne in November 2026

Answer

November gives Ashton-under-Lyne 14.0 hours of civil night on the 15th, the 3rd darkest of its 12 months, under 81% mean cloud. 4% of November days since 1996 reached Kp 6, enough for the oval edge to reach Ashton-under-Lyne.
14.0 h
civil night, average night
SunCalc for 53.49, -2.10; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

November against the rest of the year

November cloud at Ashton-under-Lyne averages 81% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 4 points cloudier than its yearly mean. May is Ashton-under-Lyne's clearest month at 72%. By civil night times clear sky, November scores 2.7 hours at Ashton-under-Lyne, 4th of 12. Manchester, England, 9 km away, averages the same 81%.

Civil night at Ashton-under-Lyne starts November at 13 h 13 min and reaches 14 h 37 min by November 30 as the nights lengthen by 1.4 hours. SWPC's 10 PM to 2 AM window is fully dark on every night. True astronomical darkness, the sun 18 degrees down, lasts 11.2 hours on the 15th.

November night by night

November opens toward a new moon on Nov 9, with full moon on Nov 24, in Europe/London dates. Ashton-under-Lyne gets 219 hours of civil night with the moon below the horizon across the month. The best of them for moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM: Nov 4 (4 h), Nov 5 (4 h), Nov 6 (4 h).

  1. 1

    48% lit

    5.3 h

  2. 2

    37% lit

    6.7 h

  3. 3

    27% lit

    8.2 h

  4. 4

    18% lit

    9.6 h

  5. 5

    11% lit

    10.9 h

  6. 6

    5% lit

    12.3 h

  7. 7

    2% lit

    13.6 h

  8. 8

    0% lit

    13.6 h

  9. 9

    1% lit

    13.7 h

  10. 10

    3% lit

    13.7 h

  11. 11

    7% lit

    13.8 h

  12. 12

    12% lit

    13.3 h

  13. 13

    19% lit

    12.3 h

  14. 14

    27% lit

    11.1 h

  15. 15

    36% lit

    9.9 h

  16. 16

    45% lit

    8.7 h

  17. 17

    55% lit

    7.4 h

  18. 18

    65% lit

    6.2 h

  19. 19

    74% lit

    4.9 h

  20. 20

    83% lit

    3.5 h

  21. 21

    91% lit

    2.1 h

  22. 22

    96% lit

    0.6 h

  23. 23

    99% lit

    0.0 h

  24. 24

    100% lit

    0.0 h

  25. 25

    97% lit

    0.0 h

  26. 26

    92% lit

    0.5 h

  27. 27

    84% lit

    2.0 h

  28. 28

    74% lit

    3.5 h

  29. 29

    64% lit

    5.1 h

  30. 30

    53% lit

    6.5 h

Each cell is the night that starts on that date. Hours are civil-dark time with the moon below the horizon; the green rule scales with them. Green outline: new moon. Bone outline: full moon.

Activity in past Novembers

Ashton-under-Lyne needs Kp 6 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 40 of the 900 November days from 1996 to 2025 (4%) reached it in the GFZ Potsdam record, one of the three most active months for that level; storm days with Kp 5 or more made up 10%. Ashton-under-Lyne sits at 55.6 degrees geomagnetic. By SWPC's rule the average oval edge is overhead at Kp 6, and aurora is usually visible on the northern horizon at G1 (Kp 5) or less.

November across United Kingdom

Ashton-under-Lyne ranks 10th in United Kingdom for civil night on November 15, behind Isle of Lewis at 14.5 hours. Coming from October (12.1 hours at Ashton-under-Lyne), November adds darkness, and the nights keep growing into December (15.0 hours on the 15th).

Civil night on November 15 and November cloud, month-page towns in United Kingdom
TownCivil nightCloud
Isle of Lewis14.5 h88%
Aberdeen14.4 h76%
Dundee14.3 h80%
Glasgow14.2 h76%
Edinburgh14.2 h76%
Belfast14.1 h80%
Newcastle upon Tyne14.1 h78%
Sunderland14.1 h78%
Middlesbrough14.1 h78%
Ashton-under-Lyne14.0 h81%
Manchester, England14.0 h81%
Sheffield14.0 h73%

Darkness and moon, every night

Ashton-under-Lyne, November 2026: each night from local noon to the next noon
NightCivilAstronomicalMoon-free darkMoon-free, 10 PM to 2 AMMoon lit
Sun Nov 113 h 13 min10 h 29 min5 h 15 min31 min48%
Mon Nov 213 h 16 min10 h 32 min6 h 44 min1 h 59 min37%
Tue Nov 313 h 20 min10 h 36 min8 h 10 min3 h 23 min27%
Wed Nov 413 h 23 min10 h 39 min9 h 33 min4 h18%
Thu Nov 513 h 27 min10 h 42 min10 h 54 min4 h11%
Fri Nov 613 h 30 min10 h 45 min12 h 15 min4 h5%
Sat Nov 713 h 33 min10 h 48 min13 h 33 min4 h2%
Sun Nov 813 h 37 min10 h 52 min13 h 37 min4 h0%
Mon Nov 913 h 40 min10 h 55 min13 h 40 min4 h1%
Tue Nov 1013 h 43 min10 h 58 min13 h 43 min4 h3%
Wed Nov 1113 h 47 min11 h13 h 47 min4 h7%
Thu Nov 1213 h 50 min11 h 3 min13 h 18 min4 h12%
Fri Nov 1313 h 53 min11 h 6 min12 h 18 min4 h19%
Sat Nov 1413 h 56 min11 h 9 min11 h 8 min4 h27%
Sun Nov 1513 h 59 min11 h 12 min9 h 55 min4 h36%
Mon Nov 1614 h 2 min11 h 14 min8 h 40 min3 h 46 min45%
Tue Nov 1714 h 5 min11 h 17 min7 h 26 min2 h 29 min55%
Wed Nov 1814 h 8 min11 h 19 min6 h 11 min1 h 13 min65%
Thu Nov 1914 h 10 min11 h 22 min4 h 54 min0 min74%
Fri Nov 2014 h 13 min11 h 24 min3 h 33 min0 min83%
Sat Nov 2114 h 16 min11 h 26 min2 h 8 min0 min91%
Sun Nov 2214 h 18 min11 h 29 min37 min0 min96%
Mon Nov 2314 h 21 min11 h 31 min0 min0 min99%
Tue Nov 2414 h 24 min11 h 33 min0 min0 min100%
Wed Nov 2514 h 26 min11 h 35 min0 min0 min97%
Thu Nov 2614 h 28 min11 h 37 min31 min0 min92%
Fri Nov 2714 h 31 min11 h 39 min1 h 59 min0 min84%
Sat Nov 2814 h 33 min11 h 41 min3 h 32 min0 min74%
Sun Nov 2914 h 35 min11 h 43 min5 h 5 min0 min64%
Mon Nov 3014 h 37 min11 h 44 min6 h 32 min1 h 11 min53%
Moon lit: SunCalc illuminated fraction at the middle of the 10 PM to 2 AM window.

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in Ashton-under-Lyne in November?
On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 30 of 30 nights at Ashton-under-Lyne have civil darkness, and 4% of past November days reached Kp 6.
How dark is Ashton-under-Lyne in November?
Ashton-under-Lyne averages 14.0 hours of civil night a night in November 2026, from 13 h 13 min on the 1st to 14 h 37 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Ashton-under-Lyne in November?
NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Ashton-under-Lyne's 1 degree cell 81% mean cloud in November, against 77% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in November 2026 for aurora in Ashton-under-Lyne?
By darkness and moon alone, Nov 4, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Ashton-under-Lyne. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
Is November or December better in Ashton-under-Lyne?
By civil night times the clear share, November scores 2.7 hours at Ashton-under-Lyne and December 2.7. December comes out ahead.

Sources and verification

Quoted figures last checked against their sources on 2026-09-30; next review 2026-12-31. Computed figures come from SunCalc and the IGRF-14 dipole as described in the methodology. Every quote is listed in the sources ledger.