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Hobart · June 2027

Southern lights in Hobart in June 2027

Answer

June gives Hobart 13.8 hours of civil night on the 15th, the darkest month of its year, under 59% mean cloud. 0% of June days since 1996 reached Kp 9, enough for the oval edge to reach Hobart.
13.8 h
civil night, average night
SunCalc for -42.88, 147.33; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

June against the rest of the year

June cloud at Hobart averages 59% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 4 points clearer than its yearly mean. No month at Hobart is clearer. That makes June the best month of Hobart's year by civil night times clear sky, 5.7 hours. Anadyr, 12,252 km away, averages 69%, cloudier by 10 points.

Civil night at Hobart starts June at 13 h 37 min and reaches 13 h 46 min by June 30 as the nights lengthen by 0.1 hours. SWPC's 10 PM to 2 AM window is fully dark on every night. True astronomical darkness, the sun 18 degrees down, lasts 11.5 hours on the 15th.

June night by night

June opens toward a new moon on Jun 5, with full moon on Jun 19, in Australia/Hobart dates. Hobart gets 202 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: Jun 1 (4 h), Jun 2 (4 h), Jun 3 (4 h).

  1. 1

    14% lit

    11.0 h

  2. 2

    7% lit

    12.3 h

  3. 3

    2% lit

    13.6 h

  4. 4

    0% lit

    13.7 h

  5. 5

    1% lit

    13.7 h

  6. 6

    5% lit

    13.2 h

  7. 7

    11% lit

    11.9 h

  8. 8

    19% lit

    10.6 h

  9. 9

    29% lit

    9.3 h

  10. 10

    40% lit

    8.0 h

  11. 11

    52% lit

    6.8 h

  12. 12

    62% lit

    5.6 h

  13. 13

    72% lit

    4.5 h

  14. 14

    81% lit

    3.3 h

  15. 15

    89% lit

    2.2 h

  16. 16

    94% lit

    1.1 h

  17. 17

    98% lit

    0.1 h

  18. 18

    100% lit

    0.0 h

  19. 19

    100% lit

    0.0 h

  20. 20

    98% lit

    0.3 h

  21. 21

    94% lit

    1.3 h

  22. 22

    89% lit

    2.4 h

  23. 23

    82% lit

    3.4 h

  24. 24

    75% lit

    4.4 h

  25. 25

    66% lit

    5.5 h

  26. 26

    56% lit

    6.5 h

  27. 27

    46% lit

    7.6 h

  28. 28

    36% lit

    8.7 h

  29. 29

    26% lit

    9.9 h

  30. 30

    17% lit

    11.1 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 Junes

Hobart needs Kp 9 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 0 of the 900 June days from 1996 to 2025 (0%) reached it in the GFZ Potsdam record, 4th of 12 months; storm days with Kp 5 or more made up 8%. Hobart sits at 49.6 degrees geomagnetic. The lowest NOAA storm level whose typical viewing latitude reaches it is G4 (Kp = 8, including a 9-). By SWPC's rule the average oval edge is overhead only at Kp 9.

June across Australia

Coming from May (13.2 hours at Hobart), June adds darkness, and July brings shorter nights (13.5 hours on the 15th). The June solstice falls on June 22, 00:07 Hobart time.

Darkness and moon, every night

Hobart, June 2027: each night from local noon to the next noon
NightCivilAstronomicalMoon-free darkMoon-free, 10 PM to 2 AMMoon lit
Tue Jun 113 h 37 min11 h 19 min11 h 2 min4 h14%
Wed Jun 213 h 38 min11 h 20 min12 h 18 min4 h7%
Thu Jun 313 h 39 min11 h 20 min13 h 36 min4 h2%
Fri Jun 413 h 40 min11 h 21 min13 h 40 min4 h0%
Sat Jun 513 h 41 min11 h 22 min13 h 41 min4 h1%
Sun Jun 613 h 42 min11 h 23 min13 h 13 min4 h5%
Mon Jun 713 h 43 min11 h 24 min11 h 55 min4 h11%
Tue Jun 813 h 44 min11 h 24 min10 h 35 min4 h19%
Wed Jun 913 h 44 min11 h 25 min9 h 16 min4 h29%
Thu Jun 1013 h 45 min11 h 25 min8 h2 h 58 min40%
Fri Jun 1113 h 46 min11 h 26 min6 h 48 min1 h 45 min52%
Sat Jun 1213 h 46 min11 h 26 min5 h 38 min34 min62%
Sun Jun 1313 h 47 min11 h 27 min4 h 28 min0 min72%
Mon Jun 1413 h 47 min11 h 27 min3 h 19 min0 min81%
Tue Jun 1513 h 48 min11 h 28 min2 h 11 min0 min89%
Wed Jun 1613 h 48 min11 h 28 min1 h 5 min0 min94%
Thu Jun 1713 h 48 min11 h 28 min4 min0 min98%
Fri Jun 1813 h 48 min11 h 28 min0 min0 min100%
Sat Jun 1913 h 49 min11 h 28 min0 min0 min100%
Sun Jun 2013 h 49 min11 h 28 min16 min0 min98%
Mon Jun 2113 h 49 min11 h 28 min1 h 18 min0 min94%
Tue Jun 2213 h 49 min11 h 28 min2 h 21 min0 min89%
Wed Jun 2313 h 49 min11 h 28 min3 h 24 min0 min82%
Thu Jun 2413 h 48 min11 h 28 min4 h 26 min0 min75%
Fri Jun 2513 h 48 min11 h 28 min5 h 27 min47 min66%
Sat Jun 2613 h 48 min11 h 28 min6 h 30 min1 h 49 min56%
Sun Jun 2713 h 48 min11 h 28 min7 h 34 min2 h 54 min46%
Mon Jun 2813 h 47 min11 h 27 min8 h 42 min4 h36%
Tue Jun 2913 h 47 min11 h 27 min9 h 54 min4 h26%
Wed Jun 3013 h 46 min11 h 26 min11 h 8 min4 h17%
Moon lit: SunCalc illuminated fraction at the middle of the 10 PM to 2 AM window.

Questions

Can you see the southern lights in Hobart in June?
On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 30 of 30 nights at Hobart have civil darkness, and 0% of past June days reached Kp 9.
How dark is Hobart in June?
Hobart averages 13.8 hours of civil night a night in June 2027, from 13 h 37 min on the 1st to 13 h 46 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Hobart in June?
NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Hobart's 1 degree cell 59% mean cloud in June, against 63% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in June 2027 for aurora in Hobart?
By darkness and moon alone, Jun 1, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Hobart. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
Is June or July better in Hobart?
By civil night times the clear share, June scores 5.7 hours at Hobart and July 5.1. June 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.