Aurora Borealis in Livingston
United Kingdom · 55.90°, -3.52° · geomagnetic 58.2° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Livingston
47%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Livingston needs Kp 5 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.9. 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 Livingston
Aurora activity is measured by the Kp index, with Kp 5 considered a minimum for viewing. Livingston is at a geomagnetic latitude of 58.2°.
On average, there are 22.6 nights per year with sufficient aurora activity for viewing in Livingston. The record span for this data is from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Livingston are September, March, and October. These months offer a good balance of darkness and aurora activity.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness due to the high latitude, which can impact viewing opportunities.
Livingston experiences a Bortle 7 light pollution level. Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4 near East Lothian and Bortle 5 near Selkirkshire, are located to the east-north-east.
The horizon to the north is marked by Binny Craig, a hill 4.7 km away, and the Riccarton Hills, hills 5.8 km to the north-north-west. To the north-east, the historical Abercorn Light is 11.2 km away, and Blackness Bay is 11.4 km to the north.
North of Livingston, Binny Craig is a hill located 4.7 km away. Further north-north-west are the Riccarton Hills, a range of hills 5.8 km distant.
To the north-east, the historical Abercorn Light is situated 11.2 km away. Blackness Bay lies 11.4 km to the north, and the historical Blackness Light is 11.6 km to the north.
There have been 249 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Livingston between 2015 and 2016.
The data indicates that nights with Kp values of 5.0 or higher occurred on March 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, 2026.
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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