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G1Peak 19 April 1996 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 19 April 1996 (Kp 5): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 56.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 52.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Thu 18 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 18 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 18 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 19 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 19 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 19 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 19 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 19 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 19 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 19 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 19 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 20 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 20 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 20 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 20 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 20 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 20 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sat 20 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Fri 19 AprSat 20 Apr
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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
Finland 122 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Sweden 112 Stockholm, Malmö, Uppsala, Örebro Oxie
Norway 68 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Grimstad
Denmark 39 Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Hvidovre, Avedøre Køge
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Lithuania 18 Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Mažeikiai Utena
New Zealand 7 Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Gore Oamaru
Australia 5 Hobart, Launceston, Bruny Island (Alonnah), Southport / Cockle Creek Launceston
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
United Kingdom 4 Isle of Lewis, Thurso, Kirkwall, Lerwick Isle of Lewis
Iceland 2 Höfn, Vík í Mýrdal Vík í Mýrdal
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

710 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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