G2Peak 15 March 2012 at 15:00 UTC
Northern Lights on 15 March 2012 (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 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
3,072 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.
Only in photos
4,437 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.
- PolandWarsaw, Poznań, Gdańsk
- HungaryBudapest, Debrecen, Szeged
- NetherlandsRotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague
- SwitzerlandZürich, Geneva, Basel
- ChinaHarbin, Ürümqi, Daqing
- SloveniaLjubljana, Maribor, Celje
- FranceNantes, Rennes, Angers
- AustriaVienna, Graz, Linz
- CroatiaVaraždin County, Bjelovar, Koprivnica
- SlovakiaBratislava, Petržalka, Nitra
- LiechtensteinSchaan, Triesen, Balzers
- ItalyTrento, Bolzano, Udine
- UkraineKharkiv, Odesa
- South AfricaCape Town, Gqeberha
Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.