G3Peak 20 January 1989 at 15:00 UTC
Northern Lights on 20 January 1989 (Kp 6.7): Where They Were Visible
Kp reached 6.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 12 hours.
Kp 0–3 Kp 4 Kp 5–6 (G1–G2) Kp 7+ (G3+) Times in UTC; faded bars are forecasts.
Three-hourly Kp from GFZ, one day either side of the storm.
Where the aurora could be seen
1,278 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.
Only in photos
2,288 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.
- HungaryBudapest, Debrecen, Szeged
- NetherlandsRotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague
- ChinaHarbin, Ürümqi, Daqing
- SloveniaLjubljana, Maribor, Celje
- SwitzerlandZürich, Geneva, Basel
- FranceNantes, Rennes, Angers
- AustriaVienna, Graz, Linz
- CroatiaOsijek, Slavonski Brod, Varaždin County
- SlovakiaBratislava, Petržalka, Nitra
- CzechiaLiberec, Hradec Králové, Mladá Boleslav
- LiechtensteinSchaan, Triesen, Balzers
- ItalyTrento, Bolzano, Udine
- UkraineKyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa
- South AfricaCape Town, Gqeberha
- SerbiaBelgrade
Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.