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Sutton in Ashfield · March 2027

Northern lights in Sutton in Ashfield in March 2027

Answer

March gives Sutton in Ashfield 10.9 hours of civil night on the 15th, the 6th darkest of its 12 months, under 73% mean cloud. 3% of March days since 1996 reached Kp 6, enough for the oval edge to reach Sutton in Ashfield.
10.8 h
civil night, average night
SunCalc for 53.13, -1.26; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

March against the rest of the year

March cloud at Sutton in Ashfield averages 73% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, close to its yearly mean of 74%. May is Sutton in Ashfield's clearest month at 71%. By civil night times clear sky, March scores 2.9 hours at Sutton in Ashfield, 6th of 12. Mansfield, 4 km away, averages the same 73%.

Civil night at Sutton in Ashfield starts March at 11 h 52 min and reaches 9 h 45 min by March 31, 2.1 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 8.1 hours on the 15th.

March night by night

March opens toward a new moon on Mar 8, with full moon on Mar 22, in Europe/London dates. Sutton in Ashfield gets 188 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: Mar 1 (4 h), Mar 2 (4 h), Mar 3 (4 h).

  1. 1

    33% lit

    10.3 h

  2. 2

    25% lit

    10.8 h

  3. 3

    17% lit

    11.2 h

  4. 4

    11% lit

    11.5 h

  5. 5

    5% lit

    11.6 h

  6. 6

    2% lit

    11.5 h

  7. 7

    0% lit

    11.4 h

  8. 8

    0% lit

    11.4 h

  9. 9

    3% lit

    10.3 h

  10. 10

    7% lit

    8.9 h

  11. 11

    14% lit

    7.5 h

  12. 12

    22% lit

    6.0 h

  13. 13

    32% lit

    4.6 h

  14. 14

    42% lit

    3.3 h

  15. 15

    54% lit

    2.2 h

  16. 16

    65% lit

    1.5 h

  17. 17

    76% lit

    0.9 h

  18. 18

    85% lit

    0.5 h

  19. 19

    92% lit

    0.2 h

  20. 20

    97% lit

    0.0 h

  21. 21

    100% lit

    0.0 h

  22. 22

    99% lit

    0.0 h

  23. 23

    97% lit

    1.4 h

  24. 24

    92% lit

    2.7 h

  25. 25

    86% lit

    4.1 h

  26. 26

    78% lit

    5.3 h

  27. 27

    69% lit

    6.5 h

  28. 28

    60% lit

    7.3 h

  29. 29

    51% lit

    8.0 h

  30. 30

    41% lit

    8.4 h

  31. 31

    32% lit

    8.7 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 Marchs

Sutton in Ashfield needs Kp 6 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 30 of the 930 March days from 1996 to 2025 (3%) reached it in the GFZ Potsdam record, 6th of 12 months; storm days with Kp 5 or more made up 12%. Sutton in Ashfield sits at 55.1 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.

March across United Kingdom

No month-page town in United Kingdom has more civil night on March 15 than Sutton in Ashfield; the national median is 10.9 hours. Coming from February (12.8 hours at Sutton in Ashfield), March loses darkness, and April brings shorter nights (8.6 hours on the 15th). The March equinox falls on March 20, 20:25 Sutton in Ashfield time, inside the weeks SWPC links with larger storms.

Civil night on March 15 and March cloud, month-page towns in United Kingdom
TownCivil nightCloud
Sutton in Ashfield10.9 h73%
Manchester, England10.9 h76%
Sheffield10.9 h73%
Leeds10.9 h73%
Liverpool10.9 h76%
Belfast10.9 h76%
Kingston upon Hull10.9 h73%
Preston10.9 h76%
Stoke-on-Trent10.9 h76%
St Helens10.9 h76%
Mansfield10.9 h73%
York10.9 h73%

Darkness and moon, every night

Sutton in Ashfield, March 2027: each night from local noon to the next noon
NightCivilAstronomicalMoon-free darkMoon-free, 10 PM to 2 AMMoon lit
Mon Mar 111 h 52 min9 h 11 min10 h 17 min4 h33%
Tue Mar 211 h 48 min9 h 7 min10 h 49 min4 h25%
Wed Mar 311 h 44 min9 h 2 min11 h 12 min4 h17%
Thu Mar 411 h 40 min8 h 58 min11 h 28 min4 h11%
Fri Mar 511 h 36 min8 h 54 min11 h 36 min4 h5%
Sat Mar 611 h 31 min8 h 49 min11 h 31 min4 h2%
Sun Mar 711 h 27 min8 h 45 min11 h 27 min4 h0%
Mon Mar 811 h 23 min8 h 41 min11 h 23 min4 h0%
Tue Mar 911 h 19 min8 h 36 min10 h 16 min4 h3%
Wed Mar 1011 h 15 min8 h 32 min8 h 55 min4 h7%
Thu Mar 1111 h 11 min8 h 27 min7 h 30 min3 h 40 min14%
Fri Mar 1211 h 6 min8 h 22 min6 h 3 min2 h 15 min22%
Sat Mar 1311 h 2 min8 h 18 min4 h 36 min51 min32%
Sun Mar 1410 h 58 min8 h 13 min3 h 18 min0 min42%
Mon Mar 1510 h 54 min8 h 8 min2 h 14 min0 min54%
Tue Mar 1610 h 50 min8 h 3 min1 h 28 min0 min65%
Wed Mar 1710 h 45 min7 h 59 min56 min0 min76%
Thu Mar 1810 h 41 min7 h 54 min32 min0 min85%
Fri Mar 1910 h 37 min7 h 49 min14 min0 min92%
Sat Mar 2010 h 32 min7 h 44 min0 min0 min97%
Sun Mar 2110 h 28 min7 h 39 min0 min0 min100%
Mon Mar 2210 h 24 min7 h 34 min0 min0 min99%
Tue Mar 2310 h 19 min7 h 29 min1 h 22 min0 min97%
Wed Mar 2410 h 15 min7 h 24 min2 h 44 min0 min92%
Thu Mar 2510 h 11 min7 h 19 min4 h 5 min1 h 10 min86%
Fri Mar 2610 h 6 min7 h 13 min5 h 21 min2 h 28 min78%
Sat Mar 2710 h 2 min7 h 8 min6 h 28 min3 h69%
Sun Mar 289 h 58 min7 h 3 min7 h 20 min4 h60%
Mon Mar 299 h 53 min6 h 57 min7 h 58 min4 h51%
Tue Mar 309 h 49 min6 h 52 min8 h 24 min4 h41%
Wed Mar 319 h 45 min6 h 46 min8 h 42 min4 h32%
Moon lit: SunCalc illuminated fraction at the middle of the 10 PM to 2 AM window.

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in Sutton in Ashfield in March?
On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 31 of 31 nights at Sutton in Ashfield have civil darkness, and 3% of past March days reached Kp 6.
How dark is Sutton in Ashfield in March?
Sutton in Ashfield averages 10.8 hours of civil night a night in March 2027, from 11 h 52 min on the 1st to 9 h 45 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Sutton in Ashfield in March?
NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Sutton in Ashfield's 1 degree cell 73% mean cloud in March, against 74% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in March 2027 for aurora in Sutton in Ashfield?
By darkness and moon alone, Mar 1, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Sutton in Ashfield. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
Is March or April better in Sutton in Ashfield?
By civil night times the clear share, March scores 2.9 hours at Sutton in Ashfield and April 2.4. March 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.