AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 19 March 2006 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 19 March 2006 (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 21 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Fri 17 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Fri 17 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Fri 17 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Fri 17 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Fri 17 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 18 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sat 18 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 18 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 18 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sat 18 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 18 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 18 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 18 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Sun 19 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Sun 19 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sun 19 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 19 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 19 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 19 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 19 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 19 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 20 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 20 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 20 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 18 MarSun 19 MarMon 20 Mar
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

2,765 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,673 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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