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Northern Lights in Heilongjiang, China

In Heilongjiang the aurora is visible from about Kp 7, first near Mohe. Mohe has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Heilongjiang

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 7 by eye or Kp 5.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Mohe 7 5.3 N Pristine dark sky 39,310
Daxing’anling 7.3 5.7 N Dark rural sky 520,000
Tahe Town 7.3 5.7 N Pristine dark sky 60,874
Heihe 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 223,832
Aihun 8.7 7 N Pristine dark sky 192,764
Nenjiang 9 7.3 N Rural to suburban 87,236
Harbin 9+ 5.7 N City sky 10,009,854
Daqing 9+ 5.3 N Suburban sky 1,604,027
Qiqihar 9+ 5 N City sky 882,364
Hegang 9+ 5 N Rural to suburban 743,307
Mudanjiang 9+ 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 665,915
Shuangyashan 9+ 5.3 N Rural to suburban 600,000
Jiamusi 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 549,549
Bei'an 9+ 4.3 N Dark rural sky 436,444
Jixi 9+ 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 403,759
Qitaihe 9+ 6 N Bright suburban sky 345,033
Hulan Ergi 9+ 5 N Suburban sky 265,344
Suihua 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 252,245
Anda 9+ 5.3 N Dark rural sky 181,271
Hengshan 9+ 6.3 N Dark rural sky 164,844
Yichun 9+ 5 N Dark rural sky 155,762
Zhaodong 9+ 5.7 N Rural to suburban 154,406
Longfeng 9+ 5.3 N City sky 152,074
Honggang 9+ 5.3 N Suburban sky 147,977
Acheng District 9+ 6 N Rural to suburban 144,665
Hailin 9+ 6.7 N Suburban sky 144,443
Shangzhi 9+ 6 N Pristine dark sky 131,006
Shuangcheng District 9+ 6 N Suburban sky 130,710
Baoshan 9+ 5.7 N Pristine dark sky 123,791
Lianhe 9+ 5.3 N Rural to suburban 121,367
Zhaozhou 9+ 5.7 N Suburban sky 114,009
Hailun 9+ 5 N Dark rural sky 109,881
Didao District 9+ 6.3 N Rural to suburban 109,561
Hulan 9+ 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 109,104
Nehe 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 108,253
Tieli 9+ 5.3 N Rural to suburban 107,621
Longjiang County 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 106,384
Suifenhe 9+ 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 100,000
Wangkui 9+ 5.3 N Dark rural sky 99,617
Boli 9+ 6 N Dark rural sky 95,260
Zhaoyuan 9+ 6 N Suburban sky 93,505
Fujin 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 89,442
Lingdong District 9+ 5.7 N Pristine dark sky 83,636
Youhao 9+ 4.7 N Pristine dark sky 78,402
Fuyu Town 9+ 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 75,147
Lanxi 9+ 5.7 N Dark rural sky 72,528
Yilan 9+ 5.7 N Rural to suburban 71,180
Baiquan Xian 9+ 5 N Suburban sky 70,472
Tailai Town 9+ 5.3 N Rural to suburban 66,623
Huanan 9+ 5.7 N Rural to suburban 66,087
Qinggang 9+ 5.3 N Rural to suburban 64,182
Baoqing County 9+ 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 62,991
Nianzishan District 9+ 4.7 N Dark rural sky 62,131
Bin Xian 9+ 6 N Suburban sky 62,017
Mingshui 9+ 5 N Rural to suburban 59,369
Gannan County 9+ 4.7 N Suburban sky 59,239
Jixian 9+ 5.3 N Suburban sky 59,160
Shanhetun 9+ 6 N Pristine dark sky 57,550
Langxiang 9+ 5.3 N Dark rural sky 57,318
Suiling 9+ 5 N Dark rural sky 57,124
Xinqing 9+ 4.7 N Pristine dark sky 55,415
Dorbod Town 9+ 5 N Rural to suburban 55,316
Bayan Town 9+ 5.7 N Rural to suburban 55,186
Luobei 9+ 5 N Dark rural sky 42,109
Fuyuan 9+ 4.7 N Rural to suburban 30,000

Best months in Heilongjiang

Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.

Activity of Kp 7 or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 0% Aug September: 1% Sept October: 0% Oct November: 0% Nov December: 0% Dec January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 0% Apr May: 0% May June: 0% Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
  2. Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
  3. Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
  4. Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) camera in Mohe Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
  5. Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
  6. Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) eye in Mohe Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
  7. Kp 8 Severe storm (G4) Central Europe to the eye; red sky in photos from northern Italy, Spain, the Balkans and Turkey's Black Sea coast.
  8. Kp 9 Extreme storm (G5) Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

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