Aurora Borealis in Kanata
Canada · 45.30°, -75.92° · geomagnetic 54.6° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Kanata
3%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Kanata needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. 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 Kanata
Kanata is located at 54.6° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible at this latitude during periods of high geomagnetic activity, specifically when the Kp index reaches 7 or higher.
Over the period from 2016 to 2026, there have been an average of 3.2 nights per year with sufficient geomagnetic activity for aurora viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Kanata are May, August, and September. These months offer a good balance of darkness and potential aurora activity.
Kanata experiences a Bortle 7 sky, indicating significant light pollution. For darker skies, areas like Pontiac in Quebec, located 34 km to the north-west, offer Bortle 4 conditions.
Local features such as Haycock Island, Shirleys Bay, Beatty Point, Graham Bay, and Rocky Point are situated within 8.6 km of Kanata.
Nearby geographic features include Haycock Island, an island located 7.5 km north of Kanata. Shirleys Bay, a bay also 7.5 km north of Kanata, is another feature.
Further points of interest include Beatty Point, a headland 8.4 km north-north-east of Kanata, and Graham Bay, a bay 8.6 km north-east of the city.
Rocky Point, a headland situated 8.6 km north-east of Kanata, is also noted in the area.
Between 2015 and 2016, 60 verified aurora reports were made within 300 km of Kanata. The period of record for aurora data in this region spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Notable qualifying nights with high geomagnetic activity (Kp 7.0 or higher) occurred on March 20, 2026; January 20, 2026; January 19, 2026; November 12, 2025; and November 11, 2025.
Sources: Revon location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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