Northern lights in Polyarnyye Zori, Russia

Polyarnyye Zori is at 64° magnetic latitude, near the auroral oval’s edge: on an ordinary night the aurora can show in the northern sky, and overhead when activity rises.

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It is too light in Polyarnyye Zori to see the aurora; it gets dark at 18:32.

NOAA’s model gives under 5% overhead right now. It looks only 30 minutes ahead, so check again once it is dark.

NOAA SWPC’s OVATION nowcast for . It ignores cloud and moonlight.

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Polyarnyye Zori and the auroral oval

  • Polyarnyye Zori is at 64.4° magnetic latitude (IGRF-14 at 2026.8). The aurora circles the magnetic poles, so this says more about how often it is seen here than the latitude on a map does.
  • By a rough rule of thumb, the aurora reaches this far when the Kp index is 2 or more.

Good to know

  • NOAA’s model ignores cloud and moonlight: a high chance under cloud means nothing to see.
  • It looks about 30 minutes ahead, so it says nothing about later tonight.
  • Dark here means the sun at least 12° below the horizon; in twilight only a bright aurora shows.

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