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G3Peak 1 December 2023 at 09:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 1 December 2023 (Kp 6.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 18 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Thu 30 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Thu 30 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Thu 30 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Thu 30 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Thu 30 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Fri 1 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 1 Dec 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 1 Dec 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 1 Dec 09:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Fri 1 Dec 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Fri 1 Dec 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 1 Dec 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 1 Dec 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 2 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sat 2 Dec 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 2 Dec 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sat 2 Dec 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sat 2 Dec 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sat 2 Dec 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sat 2 Dec 18:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sat 2 Dec 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sun 3 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Fri 1 DecSat 2 DecSun 3 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

2,368 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 1,211 Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Portland Pittsburgh
Canada 403 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa Eastern Passage
United Kingdom 169 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 148 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Finland 123 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Norway 77 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Mandal
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
New Zealand 17 Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Rolleston Rangiora
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
Kazakhstan 3 Kostanay, Petropavl, Kokshetau Kostanay
Ireland 2 Letterkenny, Sligo Sligo
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Svalbard & Jan Mayen 1 Longyearbyen Longyearbyen
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

2,493 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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