AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 23 January 2004 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 23 January 2004 (Kp 6): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 54.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Thu 22 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 7.00 Thu 22 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Thu 22 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 22 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 22 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 23 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 23 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 23 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 23 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 23 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 23 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Fri 23 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Fri 23 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sat 24 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 24 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 24 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 24 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 24 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 24 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 24 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 24 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 25 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 23 JanSat 24 JanSun 25 Jan
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

1,455 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,976 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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