Mo i Rana · February 2027
Northern lights in Mo i Rana in February 2027
Answer
February against the rest of the year
February cloud at Mo i Rana averages 80% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, close to its yearly mean of 80%. January is Mo i Rana's clearest month at 78%. By civil night times clear sky, February scores 2.7 hours at Mo i Rana, 4th of 12. Bodø, 108 km away, averages 83%, cloudier by 3 points.
Civil night at Mo i Rana starts February at 15 h 9 min and reaches 12 h 12 min by February 28, 3.0 hours shorter. SWPC's 10 PM to 2 AM window is fully dark on every night. True astronomical darkness, the sun 18 degrees down, lasts 9.6 hours on the 15th.
February night by night
February opens toward a new moon on Feb 6, with full moon on Feb 21, in Europe/Oslo dates. Mo i Rana gets 209 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: Feb 1 (4 h), Feb 2 (4 h), Feb 3 (4 h).
- 1
19% lit
15.2 h
- 2
12% lit
15.1 h
- 3
7% lit
14.9 h
- 4
3% lit
14.8 h
- 5
0% lit
14.8 h
- 6
0% lit
14.6 h
- 7
2% lit
14.3 h
- 8
5% lit
12.6 h
- 9
10% lit
10.9 h
- 10
17% lit
9.1 h
- 11
26% lit
7.3 h
- 12
35% lit
5.2 h
- 13
46% lit
1.6 h
- 14
57% lit
0.0 h
- 15
68% lit
0.0 h
- 16
78% lit
0.0 h
- 17
87% lit
0.0 h
- 18
94% lit
0.0 h
- 19
99% lit
0.0 h
- 20
100% lit
0.0 h
- 21
99% lit
0.5 h
- 22
95% lit
2.3 h
- 23
89% lit
4.2 h
- 24
81% lit
6.2 h
- 25
72% lit
8.8 h
- 26
62% lit
12.4 h
- 27
53% lit
12.3 h
- 28
43% lit
12.2 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 Februarys
Quiet activity already puts the oval edge over Mo i Rana, so storm days matter more: 67 of the 848 February days from 1996 to 2025 (8%) reached Kp 5, one of the three quietest months for that level. Mo i Rana sits at 65.2 degrees geomagnetic, inside SWPC's 60 to 75 degree band, where aurora can be seen on more than half of all nights. No storm is needed: by SWPC's rule the average oval edge is overhead at Kp 1.
February across Norway
Mo i Rana ranks 5th in Norway for civil night on February 15, behind Alta at 14.1 hours. Coming from January (16.7 hours at Mo i Rana), February loses darkness, and March brings shorter nights (10.4 hours on the 15th).
Darkness and moon, every night
| Night | Civil | Astronomical | Moon-free dark | Moon-free, 10 PM to 2 AM | Moon lit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Feb 1 | 15 h 9 min | 11 h | 15 h 9 min | 4 h | 19% |
| Tue Feb 2 | 15 h 3 min | 10 h 55 min | 15 h 3 min | 4 h | 12% |
| Wed Feb 3 | 14 h 57 min | 10 h 50 min | 14 h 57 min | 4 h | 7% |
| Thu Feb 4 | 14 h 51 min | 10 h 44 min | 14 h 51 min | 4 h | 3% |
| Fri Feb 5 | 14 h 45 min | 10 h 39 min | 14 h 45 min | 4 h | 0% |
| Sat Feb 6 | 14 h 38 min | 10 h 33 min | 14 h 38 min | 4 h | 0% |
| Sun Feb 7 | 14 h 32 min | 10 h 27 min | 14 h 20 min | 4 h | 2% |
| Mon Feb 8 | 14 h 26 min | 10 h 22 min | 12 h 35 min | 4 h | 5% |
| Tue Feb 9 | 14 h 19 min | 10 h 16 min | 10 h 53 min | 4 h | 10% |
| Wed Feb 10 | 14 h 13 min | 10 h 10 min | 9 h 8 min | 3 h 44 min | 17% |
| Thu Feb 11 | 14 h 6 min | 10 h 4 min | 7 h 16 min | 1 h 56 min | 26% |
| Fri Feb 12 | 14 h | 9 h 58 min | 5 h 10 min | 0 min | 35% |
| Sat Feb 13 | 13 h 53 min | 9 h 51 min | 1 h 34 min | 0 min | 46% |
| Sun Feb 14 | 13 h 47 min | 9 h 45 min | 0 min | 0 min | 57% |
| Mon Feb 15 | 13 h 40 min | 9 h 39 min | 0 min | 0 min | 68% |
| Tue Feb 16 | 13 h 34 min | 9 h 32 min | 0 min | 0 min | 78% |
| Wed Feb 17 | 13 h 27 min | 9 h 26 min | 0 min | 0 min | 87% |
| Thu Feb 18 | 13 h 20 min | 9 h 19 min | 0 min | 0 min | 94% |
| Fri Feb 19 | 13 h 14 min | 9 h 12 min | 0 min | 0 min | 99% |
| Sat Feb 20 | 13 h 7 min | 9 h 6 min | 0 min | 0 min | 100% |
| Sun Feb 21 | 13 h | 8 h 59 min | 27 min | 0 min | 99% |
| Mon Feb 22 | 12 h 54 min | 8 h 52 min | 2 h 20 min | 0 min | 95% |
| Tue Feb 23 | 12 h 47 min | 8 h 45 min | 4 h 12 min | 5 min | 89% |
| Wed Feb 24 | 12 h 40 min | 8 h 37 min | 6 h 9 min | 2 h 4 min | 81% |
| Thu Feb 25 | 12 h 33 min | 8 h 30 min | 8 h 48 min | 4 h | 72% |
| Fri Feb 26 | 12 h 26 min | 8 h 23 min | 12 h 26 min | 4 h | 62% |
| Sat Feb 27 | 12 h 19 min | 8 h 15 min | 12 h 19 min | 4 h | 53% |
| Sun Feb 28 | 12 h 12 min | 8 h 8 min | 12 h 12 min | 4 h | 43% |
Questions
- Can you see the northern lights in Mo i Rana in February?
- On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 28 of 28 nights at Mo i Rana have civil darkness, and 8% of past February days reached Kp 5.
- How dark is Mo i Rana in February?
- Mo i Rana averages 13.7 hours of civil night a night in February 2027, from 15 h 9 min on the 1st to 12 h 12 min on the last night.
- How cloudy is Mo i Rana in February?
- NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Mo i Rana's 1 degree cell 80% mean cloud in February, against 80% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
- What is the best night in February 2027 for aurora in Mo i Rana?
- By darkness and moon alone, Feb 1, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Mo i Rana. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
- Is February or March better in Mo i Rana?
- By civil night times the clear share, February scores 2.7 hours at Mo i Rana and March 2.2. February comes out ahead.
Sources and verification
- SunCalchttps://github.com/mourner/suncalc
- NASA POWER climatologyhttps://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/climatology/
- GFZ Potsdam Kp indexhttps://kp.gfz.de/en/data
- NOAA SWPC, Tips on viewing the aurorahttps://www.spaceweather.gov/content/tips-viewing-aurora
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.