Aurora Borealis in Leduc
Canada · 53.27°, -113.55° · geomagnetic 59.8° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Leduc
48%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Leduc needs Kp 5 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 Leduc
Leduc is located at 59.8° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible when the planetary geomagnetic activity reaches Kp 5.
With an average of 24.5 viable nights per year, patient observers may have opportunities to witness the aurora.
The record span for these observations is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Leduc are September, March, and October.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness, which can impact viewing conditions.
Leduc experiences Bortle 8 light pollution. Areas with Bortle 4 conditions are located 70 km east near Beaver County, and Bortle 5 conditions are 36 km south-east near County of Wetaskiwin.
The horizon features include Saunders Lake, 5.8 km east-north-east; Cawes Lake, 15.4 km north-north-east; Big Island, 20.5 km north-north-west; and Hawrelak Park, 29.4 km north.
Geographic features near Leduc include Saunders Lake, located 5.8 km east-north-east, and Cawes Lake, 15.4 km north-north-east.
Further afield, Big Island is situated 20.5 km north-north-west, and Hawrelak Park is 29.4 km north of Leduc.
There have been 227 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Leduc between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The period from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026, includes several nights with significant geomagnetic activity, such as March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), March 21, 2026 (Kp 6.0), and March 22, 2026 (Kp 6.67).
Sources: Revon location dataset · 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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