Aurora Borealis in Beltline

Canada · 51.04°, -114.07° · geomagnetic 57.6° · needs Kp 7

Tonight's aurora forecast for Beltline

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Beltline needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.7. Short of the threshold, which is what most nights look like here.

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Updated 2026-09-08 10:35 UTC

Local aurora guide for Beltline

Beltline is at a geomagnetic latitude of 57.6°.

Auroras visible at Kp 7 occur about 2.7 times per year.

This is based on data from 2016 to 2026.

The best months for aurora viewing in Beltline are September, August, and November.

June and July experience no full darkness, which can impact viewing conditions.

Beltline has a Bortle scale rating of 8, indicating significant light pollution.

Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4, can be found 46 km east-north-east near Rocky View County.

Darker skies, Bortle 5, are available 32 km north-east near Rocky View County.

Confederation Park is a park located 4.0 km north-north-west of Beltline.

Edworthy Park, a park, is situated 6.5 km west-north-west of Beltline.

Nose Hill, a hill, is 9.7 km north-north-west of Beltline. Spy Hill, another hill, is 17.1 km north-west of Beltline. Chestermere Lake is 17.6 km east of Beltline.

There were 230 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Beltline between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

Notable qualifying nights with high Kp values include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67).

Additional qualifying nights occurred on November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33) and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).

Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports

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