AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 8 December 1993 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 8 December 1993 (Kp 6.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 49.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 18 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Mon 6 Dec 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 7 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Tue 7 Dec 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Tue 7 Dec 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 7 Dec 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Tue 7 Dec 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 7 Dec 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 7 Dec 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 7 Dec 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 8 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Wed 8 Dec 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Wed 8 Dec 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 8 Dec 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 8 Dec 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 8 Dec 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 8 Dec 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 8 Dec 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Thu 9 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Thu 9 Dec 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Thu 9 Dec 06:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Thu 9 Dec 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Thu 9 Dec 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Thu 9 Dec 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Tue 7 DecWed 8 DecThu 9 Dec
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

2,838 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,653 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.

Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.

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